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Subject: Information Society Newsroom Update 11-02-2004
INFORMATION SOCIETY NEWSROOM UPDATE
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--------------------------------------- Economy and Work
http://europa.eu.int/information_society/newsroom/library/theme/ecowor/index
_en.htm
-- EVENT
14 - 15 June 2004
Systems Integration 2004
Prague, Czech republic
This conference targets the exchange of knowledge and experience of the
management of companies and institutions with the support of modern
information and communication technologies (ICT). One conference track is
also focused on E-government and E-governance in the European Union and the
Czech Republic.
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-- EVENT
1 - 3 March 2004
E-Government Europe
Noordwijk aan Zee, The Netherlands
The conference brings together senior decision-makers from government
organisations across Europe to discuss e-Government and the possible ways to
improve the take up and participation of the citizens of Europe. Paul
Timmers, Head of Unit for e-Government in Information Society Directorate
General of the European Commission, will be a keynote speaker on the subject
"e-Government Policy in the European Union" on Wednesday 3 March
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--------------------------------------- IS Industry
http://europa.eu.int/information_society/newsroom/library/theme/isind/index_
en.htm
-- NEWS ARTICLE
Relaunched : C-Through newsletter on applications and enabling technologies
(10/02/2004)
The first edition of C-Through, the relaunched newsletter of Directorate C
of DG Information Society, has been released. The newsletter covers
applications (eHealth, eGovernment and eSafety), enabling technologies
(micro- and nano-technology, embedded systems) and other issues. The first
edition includes articles on smart tyres, assuring food quality through
micro- and nano-technology, and the newly announced European Platform for
Embedded Systems
--------------------------------------- IS Research
http://europa.eu.int/information_society/newsroom/library/theme/isres/index_
en.htm
-- EVENT
14 - 16 April 2004
ICECCS 2004 - Workshop on Software and Complex Systems
Florence, Italy
During the IEEE International Conference on Engineering of Complex Computer
Systems a Workshop on Software and Complex Systems will be organised on
April 14th This workshop will concentrate on how Software Technologies and
Distributed Systems can help in the design and management of complex
systems, linking industrial and academic partners, research and application
(co-organised by the University of Florence and the European Commission)
-- NEWS ARTICLE
5-year assessment of IST-research programme kicked off (9/02/2004)
The independent panel that was set up for the five-year evaluation of the
Information Society Technologies (IST) priority of the European research
framework programmes is now up and running. The panel held its first meeting
on January 27, and in the coming months it will conduct an extensive
consultation with stakeholders in order to assess the impact, efficiency and
implementation of the IST-priority and find guidelines for the next research
programme. The evaluation panel consists of five high-level experts and is
chaired by Jose Mariano Gago, former Portuguese minister for Science and
Technology. The final report will contain a set of recommendations and is
expected in October 2004. An interim version of the report is planned for
circulation in late April. The results and recommendations from the Panel
will feed into the independent overall evaluation of research and
technological development activities that was decided as a part of the
decision on the latest research programme of the EU - the 6th framework
programme.
-- NEWS ARTICLE
The sharpest view in the Universe thanks to GEANT (9/02/2004)
For the first time, astronomers led by JIVE, the European Joint Institute
for Very Long Baseline Interferometry,
used GÉANT, the world's most advanced international research network, to
combine data from radio telescopes in the UK, Sweden and the Netherlands,
generating images of a jet of gas moving at nearly the speed of light close
to the edge of the visible Universe. Thanks to GÉANT's bandwidth, Europe's
astronomers got the image they were looking for in hours, rather than
months. Without GÉANT, they would have had to wait for up to six months to
see the result of their labours. And
would have missed most of the show anyway.
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-- 12 - 13 February 2004
eDemocracy Seminar
Brussels, Belgium
The eDemocracy Seminar will be organised by the European Commission (DG
Information Society, eGovernment unit). The seminar is both a follow-up to
the eGovernment Cernobbio Conference 2003 and to the eGovernment
Communication (COM (2003) 567). The event will consist of plenary sessions
and break-out sessions around eVoting and eParticipation. The seminar
provides a platform in which to take stock of eDemocracy experiments and
exchange opinions on the role of ICT for reinforcing participation in
democratic decision-making. This is also an opportunity to highlight
achievements and landmark national projects, as well as look forward to
challenges and priorities for future eDemocracy research. The draft agenda
and registration form can be found on the website.
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-- 25 February 2004
Access to the Information Society for deaf and hard of hearing people
Brussels, Belgium
The conference will bring together decision-makers at the highest level to
discuss the problems and potential solutions to open up the Information
Society for all deaf, hard of hearing and speech-impaired people. The aim of
the conference is to move towards a common European strategy in broadcasting
and telecommunications and to start removing some of the barriers to
opportunity and fulfilment.
Enterprise and Information Society Commissioner Erkki Liikanen will be a
keynote speaker at the event and Per Blixt, Head of Unit for Disability and
Elderly People at Directorate General of the Information Society will chair
the last of the plenary session.
-- 26 - 27 February 2004
European Ministerial Conference On Information Society
Budapest, Hungary
This two-day pan-European Ministerial Conference is headlined "New
Opportunities for Growth in an Enlarged Europe". Ministers from new and
current member states, candidate countries and South Eastern European
Countries will discuss and review the progress in the joint Information
Society challenges for the whole of Europe. The expected 450 participants
will also include high-level representatives of international institutions,
the private sector, academics and civil society.
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