(archived) eTEN Events before 2009

As the "e-Inclusion: be part of it!" campaign reached its conclusion, the 2008 e-Inclusion Ministerial Conference showcased the best of e-Inclusion initiatives and shaped the future European e-Inclusion agenda. The event hosted e-inclusion leaders from industry, academia and voluntary sector and addressed topics as diverse as shaping European e-Accessibility environments, investing in information technology for sustainable elderly care, digital literacy and insights into future technology perspectives. European Ministers came together to measure progress, refresh the Riga vision, and gain valuable insights from cutting-edge initiatives. The European Commission has founded the e-Inclusion Award to set focus on the innovative use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to help digitally and socially excluded Europeans. The winner of the e-Accessibility Award was the former eTEN project, RoboBraille. RoboBraille is an email-based service capable of translating electronic documents into either synthetic speech or contracted Braille.

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The eChallenges e-2008 Conference took place on 22-24 October 2008, in Stockholm, Sweden. This was the eighteenth in a series of annual conferences, which regularly attracts over 650 delegates from leading commercial, government and research organisations around the world. The goal of e-2008 was to stimulate rapid take-up of Research and Technology Development (RTD) results by industry and in particular SMEs.

The European Commission had a stand at the exhibition, which featured - amongst others - the PEPPOL Large Scale Pilot project on electronic procurement. A separate stand has been designated to the eTEN HealthWare project. Healthwear is validating the European market in Greece, Italy and Spain for remote health condition monitoring through wearable medical sensors. The VOICE eParticipation Preparatory Action project was also featured at an exhibition stand. VOICE aims to increase transparency and public participation in EU policy-making with the help of ICTs. A parallel session on eGovernment eServices Case Studies saw a presentation from the FASTeTEN project.

Since June 2005, the guiding theme of EISCO conferences has been the implementation of the Digital Local Agenda (DLA), a strategic plan for good governance and the development of the information society in Europe’s municipalities, cities and regions. EISCO 2008 will assess the progress of the DLA in Europe, its contribution to innovation, governance and e-Inclusion by means of digital networks and communication instruments. The aim of the conference is to showcase the development of local networks and inter-regional cooperation to foster progress of the Digital Local Agenda.

ePractice.eu organised its Mid-term Workshop on 19 May 2008 in Brussels. This interactive portal follows the path of other successful web 2.0 initiatives like Facebook, offering a good practice exchange scheme with a number of additional services – such as communities, news, events, library, etc. - for the professional community of eGovernment, eInclusion and eHealth practitioners.

Started less than a year ago, ePractice today has become a world-wide reference for good practice exchange for ICT practitioners with more than 860 good practice cases and some 13,200 members from 46 countries. The new functionality of "ePractice Communities" is also kicking off; some 12 communities have already been set up on various topics on the portal. The thematic discussions started by keynote speeches on each of the three ePractice main policy areas, followed by parallel working sessions, presenting and discussing ePractice cases on these topics: one-stop-shops (eGovernment session), local authorities agenda (eInclusion session) and eHealth improving quality of health care systems (eHealth session)

Stockholm,
Sweden

eChallenges e-2008 Conference & Exhibition takes place in Stockholm, Sweden 22 - 24 October. The International Programme Committee for e-2008 is now inviting extended abstracts (1,200 - 1,500 words) for technical papers, visionary papers, business and government case studies. Proposals to arrange workshop sessions are also welcome. Related themes and suggestions for papers and sessions are outlined in the Call for Papers www.echallenges.org/e2008/default.asp?page=c4p

eChallenges e-2008 will focus on Applied ICT research topics addressing major societal and economic challenges. The programme will combine strategic keynote presentations, technical and policy papers, case studies, workshops, an exhibition and social activities. The programme will showcase results from projects funded at national and regional level as well as those funded by European Commission Research Programmes.

All abstracts must be submitted online and workshop proposals must also be registered by 29 February.

More: http://www.eChallenges.org

Brdo,
Slovenia

The forthcoming Slovenian Presidency of the EU is organising a conference on e-Government entitled "Alliance with Users". The conference will be held on 11 February 2008 in Brdo, Slovenia followed by the "eGovernment Services Conference: IDABC and beyond" on 12 -13 February 2008 at the same location. The title of the conference symbolises a tighter connection between eGovernment as a provider of public services and users; suggesting that their cooperation should eventually result in better services. The conference programme is set around three policy priorities of the forthcoming Slovenian Presidency in the field of eGovernment interoperability, reduction of administrative burden and eParticipation & Inclusive eGovernment. These policy priorities will be discussed within four plenary sessions, from different perspectives of the main motto "Alliance with Users".

For further information as well as the preliminary programme please visit the conference web page at http://egov2008.gov.si

Participation at the conference is by invitation only, so in case of interest, please contact the organisers with a clear indication of your motivation at egov2008@gov.si

On the occasion of the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2008 the Slovenian Government and the European Commission jointly organised the eGovernment Days, consisting in two events: a Conference entitled 'Alliance with Users', on 11 February 2008, which highlighted the Slovenian Presidency policy priorities in eGovernment and the the 2008 IDABC Conference entitled 'European eGovernment Services Conference: IDABC and Beyond' on 12-13 February 2008.

The conference also hosted an exhibition, which featured amongst others, the CIDRE, FAST, HANDS and RISER eTEN projects.

CIDRE aims at bringing a mobile citizen prototype service existing in Germany (German acronym: 'MoBüD') into the trans-European market. By means of mobile technology, eGovernment services are brought directly to the citizens, e.g. at shopping malls, libraries, homes of the elderly etc. Thus citizens can use public services at more convenient places with lowered access barriers, reducing the administrative burden and leading to a more citizen-friendly public administration. The field trials have already started in Estonia and Sweden. They will start soon in the Netherlands.

FASTeTEN, will examine how the FAST (Fournisseur d'Accès Sécurisés Transactionnels or Secure Access Gateway) secure electronic document exchange system, developed in France, can be deployed for the benefit of administrations and citizens across Europe. In order to do this, FASTeTEN is preparing two pilot deployments; in educational services in the city of Sheffield, United Kingdom, and in eProcurement in the region of Valencia, Spain. FASTeTEN will streamline the administration of certain aspects of these public services by introducing applications that will allow secure, fully trackable electronic document exchange. This is expected to result in considerable time, effort and money savings. The potential deployers' group includes public authorities from Belgium, Bulgaria, Hungary, Italy, Malta and Spain.

HANDS is an on-line communication service designed to facilitate and ameliorate communication between citizens and Public Bodies, allowing citizens to use their everyday language, thereby obtaining a direct pre-structured and, at the same time, richer interaction. 

The Registry Information Service on European Residents (RISER Service) is an eGovernment Service facilitating the retrieval of information from official population registers for the purpose of cross-border address verification via Internet. The service is supplied by national or local authorities with data from population registers all over Europe.

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Lisbon,
Portugal

In June 2006, European Ministers met in Riga, Latvia and agreed on a series of actions and targets in their Ministerial Declaration on e-Inclusion. While many organisations and individuals are actively working towards an all inclusive digital society, progress is only half as fast as it should be. That is why the European Commission has adopted a European initiative on e-Inclusion setting out key actions like "e-Inclusion, be part of it!", an awareness and dissemination campaign for 2008 and the preparation of e-Accessibility legislation.

In this respect, a Ministerial event, co-organised by the Portuguese Presidency of the European Union and the European Commission was held on 2-3 December 2007 in Lisbon, Portugal. The event provided the opportunity to discuss this new policy, and the key steps to be taken by stakeholders to accelerate progress towards the Riga targets. Its interactive exhibition allowed delegates to experience at first hand how technology can help people enhance their lives, as well as personally experience some of the restrictions that being excluded can bring.

The former eTEN projects, Seniority and MobilAlarm were among those invited to participate in the exhibition. Seniority market validated a quality control system and tele-monitoring for elderly residences, with pilots in Spain, France, Italy and Portugal. The MobilAlarm device is designed for people seeking more security when on the move, allowing them to connect to a dedicated call centre whenever and wherever in need of emergency, health or other services. A built-in GPS locator allows for exact location on electronic maps to direct police, ambulances or others as needed.

Riga,
Latvia

The Sixth Regno Conference will take place in Riga, Latvia on 26 and 27 November 2007. The Conference is organised by the Secretariat of Special Assignments Minister for Electronic Government Affairs of Latvia and by the Population Register Centre of Finland. It will focus on the development of eGovernement services (situation of base registers, development of e-archiving, implementation of e-signature and legislation on e-documents) and will analyse interoperability and security issues related to the information exchange between the registers and service providers in Europe.

The Hague,
The Netherlands

eChallenges e-2007 took place in The Hague between 24 and 26 October 2007. This event provided governments, leading commercial and research organizations around the world the opportunity to not only to share their knowledge and experience in a common platform but also to identify potential partners in information and communication technologies.

Several eTEN projects were on the agenda (Caselex, EULIS Plus, EU pay, EuroPriSe, Eureauweb, Navigabile, Netcards and RISER) some of them were also exhibiting either on their separate stand (EULIS Plus, Netcards) or at that of the European Commission eGovernment stand (Caselex, EU Pay / Carmen / W-SPES).

Brussels,
Belgium

The Broadband Gap Conference 2007 "Benefits of broadband for rural areas and less developed regions" will investigate how the strategic use of ICT can support regional and local development, ease infrastructure and geographical handicaps and make these areas more attractive to business and individuals alike. The event will bring together for the first time very different communities concerned with information society, regional policy, rural development and state aid legislation.

Luxexpo,
Luxembourg

The Med-e-Tel international educational and networking forum will focus on eHealth, telemedicine applications and a wide range of other medical ICT applications. The event will provide visitors with hands-on experience and an opportunity to discover and evaluate new products, systems and technologies. Med-e-Tel will feature an extensive educational and conference programme with more than 120 presentations and workshops.

Berlin,
Germany

Haemeenlinna,
Finland

Hradec Kralov,
Czech Republic

The conference will focus mainly on the i2010 initiatives (European Information Society for growth and employment) and its implementation on local and regional level according to the eGovernment Action Plan. The participants will discuss the use of EU funds for the development of some ICT projects. They will also deal with the networking, the development of e-tourism, eInclusion, eDemocracy, Infrastructure and issues of security and interoperability. The winner for the best internet web pages of towns, municipalities and regions in Europe within the international competition EuroCrest will also be announced during a gala evening.

Barcelona,
Spain

Berlin,
Germany

Brussels,
Belgium

On the one hand, the conference attempted to consolidate the results of over 10 years of research in the area of Personal Health Systems (including telemedicine and home care) and demonstrated how applications can be expanded at European level. Further, the scope of this event extended to demonstrate the impact of eHealth, and in particular of Personal Health Systems. By bringing together healthcare professionals, industrial representatives as well as European, national and regional authorities, the conference aimed to stimulate market development and support Member States and regions in deploying eHealth systems and services that enable better care for people in an ageing society.

Among the exhibitors, two of the stands demonstrated the practical solutions resulting from the Health eLife and Health Service 24 former eTEN projects. These two services were also introduced during the conference, along with the former MobilAlarm as well as current MCC and Linkcare projects.

Brussels,
Belgium

Helsinki,
Finland

Geneva,
Switzerland

Rome,
Italy

Thessaloniki,
Greece

Espoo,
Finland

Sophia Antipolis,
France

Brussels,
Belgium

Ljubljana,
Slovenia