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Introduction to IST4BALT Information Society Technologies Promotion in Baltic States (IST4Balt) IST-2-511331-CA Dr. Ale

Introduction to IST4BALT Information Society Technologies Promotion in Baltic States (IST4Balt) IST-2-511331-CA Dr. Alexander E. Beriozko Project manager ber@ednes.org. IST4Balt summary.

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Introduction to IST4BALT Information Society Technologies Promotion in Baltic States (IST4Balt) IST-2-511331-CA Dr. Ale

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  1. Introduction to IST4BALT Information Society Technologies Promotion in Baltic States (IST4Balt) IST-2-511331-CADr. Alexander E. Beriozko Project manager ber@ednes.org

  2. IST4Balt summary • IST4Balt is a multi-partner action that intends to promote the IST innovation activities in Baltic States entering the EU • This coordination action (2.3.6), being focused at Strategic Objective 2.3.2.6 Applications and services for the mobile user and worker, at the same time targets other IST activity areas: 2.3.2.3 Open development platforms for software and services, 2.3.2.7 Cross-media content for leisure and entertainment, 2.3.2.9 Improving Risk management, 2.3.2.10 e-Inclusion • IST4Balt promotes the IST Priority in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia by dissemination and awareness actions, including conferences and workshops, technology studies, demonstrations, training • The project will unite the leading Baltic telematic organizations and will result in creation of Trans-Baltic IST association

  3. IST4Balt objectives • Promote the FP6 IST Priority to Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia • Select and demonstrate in the Baltic countries IST developed services and tools • Develop a system of three goal oriented Information Dissemination Centers (IDCs) • Develop a system of IST4Balt Web-sites • Publish three issues of IST4Balt News Journal • Provide coordination, support and co-organize Baltic ICT events - three INFOBALT-IST4Balt conferences in Vilnius in October 2005, 2006, 2007, three Baltic IT&T-IST4Balt conferences in Riga in April 2005, 2006, 2007, and organize IST training day inside the conference “Logistics and information technologies in international trade” in Tallinn in December 2005. • Provide training measures to promote IST Priority and the FP6 • Create Trans-Balt IST Association uniting the leading Baltic ICT organizations

  4. IST4Balt consortium • Project coordinator: • Earth Data Network for Education and Scientific Exchange (EDNES) – Strasbourg, France • Project participants: • United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) – Vienna, Austria • Riga Technical University (RTU) – Riga, Latvia • Latvian Information Technology and Telecommunications Association (LITTA) – Riga, Latvia • Association “INFOBALT” – Vilnius, Lithuania • Visoriai Information Technology Park (VITP) – Vilnius, Lithuania • Company “Infiring AS” – Johvi, Estonia • Company “Bi-Info AS” – Tallinn, Estonia

  5. Contact information: EDNES Maison des Associations 1A, place des Orphelins, F-67000 Strasbourg France Tel.: +33 3 90 24 00 32; Fax: +33 3 90 24 02 91 www.ednes.org EDNES

  6. Contact information: UNIDO 5, Wagramerstrasse, 1400 Vienna Austria Tel.: +43 1 260264755; Fax: +33 1 260266802 www.unido.org UNIDO • United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is an international non-profitmaking organization (specialized agency of the United Nations) established by a United Nations General Assembly resolution in 1966. UNIDO has 35 field offices worldwide. • The estimated volume of UNIDO operations for 2004-2005 (2 years) is $356 million. • Within UNIDO's network are: • 14 Investment and Technology Promotion Offices (ITPOs) • four Investment Promotion Units (IPUs) • 30 National Cleaner Production Centres (NCPCs) • 60 Subcontracting Exchange Offices • 10 International Technology Centres

  7. Contact information: RTU 1, Kalku, 1658 Riga Latvia Tel.: +371 951 40 66; Fax: +371 708 95 72 www.rtu.lv RTU • Riga Technical University (RTU) is the main technical university in Latvia. It offers advanced study programs in Engineering (Civil, Computer Science, Electronics and Telecommunication), Chemistry, Architecture, Business Management, with the total number of about 12,000 students and 1,500 staff members. • Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology is well experienced in: • systems theory • informatics and software engineering • computer networks and graphics • modelling and simulation

  8. Contact information: LITTA 47-1, Stabu, LV-1011 Riga Latvia Tel.: +371 731 18 21; Fax: +371 731 55 67 www.litta.lv LITTA • The Latvian Information Technology and Telecommunications Association (LITTA) is a Non-Governmental Organization, founded in 1998, that regroups the majority of significant software companies and telecoms, as well as about 100 individual professional members in the ICTE industry sector in Latvia: • electronics • computer hardware and software • telecommunication infrastructure • service providers • LITTA member organizations employ • over 15,000people.

  9. Contact information: INFOBALT 28/17-16, Vokieciu, LT-2001 VilniusLithuania Tel.: +370 5 2622623; Fax: +370 5 2622629 www.infobalt.lt INFOBALT • 150 members of association Infobalt include: • Lithuanian information technologies, telecommunications andoffice equipment companies • higher education institutions and other education institutions • public organizations and concultancy firms • Activities of association Infobalt: • Representation of business interests of INFOBALT members in Lithuania and abroad • Development of Lithuanian ITT market • Services and assistance to INFOBALT members • Development of Lithuanian information society: • Events • IS projects • International activity

  10. Contact information: VITP 2 Akademijos, LT-09412 VilniusLithuania Tel.: +370 5 2109256; Fax: +370 5 2109257 www.vitp.lt VITP Visoriai Information Technology Park (VITP) was established in 2002 as the result of close cooperation among government, academic, scientific and business communities • VITP is a business support and technology transfer initiative that: • provides an environment for business • encourages and supports the start up of innovations • strengthens cooperation

  11. Contact information: Inforing AS 20, Uss, 41533 Johvi Estonia Tel.: +372 33 70 305, Fax: +372 33 26 102 in English: +372 52 15 988 www.inforing.net Inforing AS Activities: newspapers, magazines, posters, books, computer design Founded in 1991, Inforing today is one of the most popularpublishing houses in Estonia. The company issues newspapers, magazines andbooks andnow isengagedin Internet business.

  12. Contact information: Bi-Info AS 42, Narva, 10150Tallinn Estonia Tel.: +372 62727 50, Fax: +372 627 27 71 www.bi-info.ee Bi-Info AS • Activities: information, consulting and IT services • Founded in 1991, Bi-Info has three departments: • Transport and Logistics Department • IT Department • Legal Department

  13. RTU Latvian manager (IDC and other IST4Balt activities in Latvia) UNIDO LITTA (Baltic IT&T conferences) EDNES Coordinator Manager Steering Committee INFOBALT Lithuanian manager (IDC and INFOBALT conferences) Inforing (Other IST4Balt activities in Estonia) VITP (Other IST4Balt activities in Lithuania) Bi-Info Estonian manager (IDC and Estonian conference) IST4Balt management

  14. WP 2. IST information dissemination in Baltic States WP 1. Project management WP 3. INFOBALT-IST4Balt conferences and workshops WP 6. IST training for Baltic States WP 4. Baltic IT&T-IST4Balt conferences and workshops WP 5. IST tools for EU-Baltic States team work WP 7. Project evaluation IST4Balt presentation brochure IST4Balt News Journals IST4Balt Information Dissemination Centres and Web system Trans-Balt IST Association Project workplan List of the project partner organizations Steering Committee (SC) Selection by SC of IST tools for demonstration Demo and adaptation of pilot telematic tools selected for EU-Baltic States team work Implementation of IST e-signature systems Annual review reports IST4Balt Estonian conference (Tallinn) and training workshop(Kohtla-Yarve) Training course on the IST Priority of the FP6 Three INFOBALT-IST4Balt conferences Three IST4Balt technical workshops (Vilnius) Three Baltic IT&T-IST4Balt conferences Three IST4Balt technical workshops (Riga) IST4Balt workpackages

  15. IST4Balt dissemination actions (WP 2) • IST4Balt on the Web system: • six Web-sites in Baltic countries • main Web-site at EDNES • SME-oriented Web-resource at UNIDO • April 2005 • Project presentation brochure: • October 2004 • 2000 copies in English, Latvian, Lithuanian and Estonian • Three volumes of IST4Balt News Journal: • February 2005, February 2006, February2007 • 1500 copies in English with resumes in Baltic languages

  16. IST4Balt IDCs (WP 2) • System of three IST4Balt goal-oriented IDCs: • October 2006 • RTU, Riga, Latvia: • 2.3.2.3 Open development platforms for software and services • 2.3.2.7 Cross-media content for leisure and entertainment • INFOBALT, Vilnius, Lithuania: • 2.3.2.6 Applications and services for the mobile user and worker • Bi-Info, Tallinn, Estonia: • 2.3.2.9 Improving Risk management • 2.3.2.10 e-Inclusion

  17. IST4Balt conferences (WP 3, WP 4) • IST4Balt supports and co-organizes major Baltic IT&T events • INFOBALT-IST4Balt conferences, • Vilnius, Lithuania: • October 2005 • October 2006 • October 2007 • Baltic IT&T-IST4Balt conferences, • Riga, Latvia: • April 2005 • April 2006 • April 2007 • Bi-Info-IST4Balt conference, Tallinn, Estonia: • December 2005

  18. INFOBALT-IST4Balt conferences (WP 3) • INFOBALT-IST4Balt conferences, Vilnius, Lithuania: • Last week of October 2005, 2006 and 2007 • Affiliated with Yearly Trade Fair INFOBALT • 1800 telematic users, developers, vendors and service providers in Baltic countries are expected • Major thematic areas: • 2.3.2.6 Applications and services for the mobile user and worker • 2.3.2.9 Improving Risk management

  19. Baltic IT&T-IST4Balt conferences (WP 4) • Baltic IT&T-IST4Balt conferences, Riga, Latvia: • First week of April 2005, 2006 and 2007 • Affiliated with Yearly Baltic IT&T Forum • 1800 telematic users, developers, vendors and service providers in Baltic countries are expected • Major topics: • Mobile Communications (Mobile User and Worker) • eServices (eGovernment, eBusiness, eSociety) • eHealth (Pacient IS, Telemedicine, Infrastructure) • eSecurity (Risks, Solutions, Applications) • ICT Partneriat (Contacts, Experience, Cooperation) • Expo Baltic IT&T (Technologies, Products, Implementations)

  20. IST telematic tools (WP 5) • Reinforcement of EU - Baltic States team working and development of a community capable to operate efficiently in modern information society: • Selection of the most innovative IST developed non-commercial tools applicable for EU-Baltic States team work • Demonstration of the selected EU telematic products at the project conferences, workshops, Web-sites, training courses, News Journal, etc. • Adaptation of the selected tools for IST4Balt project management activities and every day working collaboration between the partners • Introduction in Baltic countries of UNIDO system of e-certificates • IST telematic tools to be selected: • designed to be directly used by SMEs team work • applicable in present computer networking situation • inexpensive • can be localized

  21. IST4Balt training (WP 6) • IST4Balt training course on FP6 and IST Priority: • October 2005 • 5-6 lectures • To be presented at IST4Balt conferences and technical work shops • To be delivered at IST4Balt training workshops • To be implemented at IST4Balt Web-sites • IST training day, Tallinn, Estonia: • December 2005 • In the frame of bi-annual IST4Balt/Bi-Info conference “Logistics and information technologies in international trade” • IST4Balt training workshop, Kohtla-Jarve, Estonia: • June 2006 • 2 days long

  22. IST Event 2004 (1) • IST Event 2004, 15-17 November 2004, The Hague: • The Conference - with 30 sessions - will look at ways to harness information and communication technology (ICT) to enhance the prosperity, security and quality of life for all Europeans. • The Exhibition - with around 130 stands on an area of 8500 sq. m - will show how ICT enables new ways of living, working together, communicating, entertaining, and ensuring that every citizen benefits from the knowledge-based economy. • The European IST Prize will showcase a selection of 20 innovative information technology driven products. • The Networking Sessions - about 80 sessions - will bring participants together to discuss project ideas, research activities and business partnership. • IST Work Programme 2005-06 and Proposal Submission - this session will present the IST Work Programme for 2005-06: the Strategic Objectives, the priorities, the instruments and the details of how to make a proposal.

  23. IST Event 2004 (2) • IST Event 2004 should appeal to: • Industry, SMI and SME • Businesses • Public sector decision-makers • The research community and academics • Interested citizens, including young people and students

  24. IST4Balt at IST Exhibition 2004 (1) • Exhibition stand: • The Baltic Experience in Shaping the Future of IST - the New IST4BALT Project • Objectives: • strengthen links between the EU and the three Baltic EU NMS • impact integration of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia into Information Society of the EU through coordination actions • promote goals of European integration • Demonstration: • interactive slide-show • Newsletters

  25. IST4Balt at IST Exhibition 2004 (2) • Expected impact: • familiarize the visitors with telematic situation in three Baltic States • enlarge the geographical region of application of the researches and developments • create working contacts • stimulate the submission of the new EU FP6 and FP7 proposals

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