LOCAL AND REGIONAL INFORMATION SOCIETY
SEMINAR IN KUUSAMO, FINLAND ON 23-25 JANUARY 1997
Working Groups in Kuusamo: First Impressions
(PowerPoint)
Pictures from the seminar
Place:
Kuusamo Tropiikki
Municipality of Kuusamo
OVERALL AIM OF THE SEMINAR:
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CREATE NETWORKS OF EXPERTS AND PROJECTS
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HELP REGIONS TO BENEFIT FROM THE OPPORTUNITIES
OF THE INFORMATION SOCIETY
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HEAR AND LEARN ABOUT LOCAL AND REGIONAL EXPERIENCES
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TEST THE PRELIMINARY LOCREGIS BEST PRACTICE CRITERIA
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HELP IN PLANNING OF NEXT STEPS OF THE LOCREGIS
PROJECT
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GET INFORMATION ON THE EUROPEAN IS POLICY AND
ACTIVITIES
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THURSDAY, 23 JANUARY
Objectives:
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get together with LOCREGIS seminar participants
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recognise status of Structural Funds in the development of European Information
Society
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introduce contents and objectives of LOCREGIS project
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recognise parities and disparities in situation of the new Member States
15.00
Opening of the seminar
Mr Juha Talvitie, Head of the Structural Policy unit,The Association
of Finnish Local Authorities
15.15
Coffee
15.30
Kuusamo presentation
15.45
Information Society and Structural Funds
Mr Robert Shotton, Head of unit, European Commission, DG XVI.B.4
16.15
Presentation of LOCREGIS project
Mrs Auli Strandh, Senior advisor, Federation of Swedish County Councils
17.00-18.00
Information Society policies in new Member States;
Austria/ Mr Dieter Graschitz, Director, Wirtschaftservice Burgenland
- WiBAG
Sweden/ Mr Gunnar Hedborg,IT-Strategist, Swedish Association of
Local Authorities
Finland/ Mr Antti Rainio, Counsellor, Ministry of Finance
19.00
Outdoor programme, dinner
FRIDAY, 24 JANUARY
Objectives:
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get general idea of contents of present core projects
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get more detailed information on some of the core projects and of methods
employed in them
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test identified best practice criteria and bring new substance into them
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define needs of the core projects in the future phases of LOCREGIS
9.00
Overview on LOCREGIS core projects with discussion:
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AGENDUM
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Agriculture on Internet
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Northern Central Finland Information Highway
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Co-operation project Torsby
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GMOA
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Internetix
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Koillismaa Information Network
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IT-Blekinge
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LEVI/MeHu
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Infobahn-Station Arctica
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PAIDEIA
10.15
Coffee
10.30
Various levels of Information Society
Mr Antti Rainio, Counsellor, Ministry of Finance
11.00
Overview on LOCREGIS core projects continues:
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IT Triangle
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NetNews
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Matve
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AC-Direkt
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Northern Finland Information Highway
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Sametinget
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SOS municipalities
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Service Shop
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Torsby hospital
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Terve
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Video on demand
12.15
LOCREGIS best practice criteria, Mr Manuel Gigot, Managing
Director, Arco
12.30
Lunch
13.30-17.00
Evaluation of LOCREGIS core projects in 4 working groups:
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project presentations
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identification of the best practice features in the contents of projects
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areas of focus in the next phases of LOCREGIS
Coffee at 14.30
17.00
Time for bathing and sauna
18.30
Telematic evening
Finnish IS projects
Mr Pekka Takala, Director, Telecom Finland
Koillismaa Information Network
Mr Pekka Kantola, Municipality of Kuusamo
20.00
Dinner
SATURDAY, 25 JANUARY
Objectives:
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summarise and analyse best practice criteria and the contents of them
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get information on regional IS plans of the EU
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aim next phases of LOCREGIS in accordance with needs of the core projects
9.00
Information Society and Regional Policy
Mr Jose Cotta, Head of unit, European Commission, DG XIII.A.6
9.30
European content of the best practice criteria, round table discussion
Mr Johann Binder LOCREGIS
Mr Thanassis Cfrissafis DGIII
Mr Jose Cotta DGXIII
Mr Kurt Vander Eecken DGXVI
10.15
Coffee
10.30
Best practice criteria from a local viewpoint
Mr Gunnar Hedborg, IT-Strategist, Swedish Association of Local Authorities
11.00
Best practice criteria and core projects
Mr Johann Binder, WiBAG
11.30
European initiatives supporting regional Information Society
Mr Thanassis Chrissafis, European Commission, DG III.F.1
12.00
Vacation of hotel rooms
12.30
Lunch
13.30
Core projects and Information Society strategies
Mr Esko Hurme, Advisor, The Association of the Finnish Local Authorities
14.00
Next steps of LOCREGIS
Mr Heikki Lunnas, Senior Advisor, The Association of the Finnish
Local Authorities
14.30
Closing of the seminar
Mr Juha Talvitie, Head of the Structural Policy unit, The Association
of Finnish Local Authorities