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Presentation of the project to BSSSC BOARD H ämeenlinna, Finland June 14, 2003

Presentation of the project to BSSSC BOARD H ämeenlinna, Finland June 14, 2003. Background. Initiative. City of Stockholm Economic Development Agency Baltic Alliance of Regional Development Institutions. Background. Model. The Bangemann Challenge 1994

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Presentation of the project to BSSSC BOARD H ämeenlinna, Finland June 14, 2003

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  1. Presentation of the projecttoBSSSC BOARDHämeenlinna, FinlandJune 14, 2003

  2. Background Initiative • City of Stockholm Economic Development Agency • Baltic Alliance of Regional Development Institutions

  3. Background Model • The Bangemann Challenge 1994 • Six editions of the Stockholm Challenge so far

  4. Background The Bangemann Report 1993 - “The Bangemann Report, Europe and the Global Information Society” is published by the European Commission. The report singles out ten areas related to IT in which Europe has to become stronger in order to catch up with the United States.

  5. Background Areas in the Bangemann Report 1) Teleworking 2) Distance learning 3) A network for universities and research centres 4) Telematic services for SMEs 5) Road traffic management 6) Air traffic control 7) Healthcare networks 8) Electronic tendering 9) Trans-european public administration network 10) City information highways

  6. Background The Bangemann Challenge 1994 - The City of Stockholm initiates the Bangemann Challenge • a challenge between cities and regions in Europe; • ten categories (one for each area in the Bangemann report).

  7. Background The Stockholm Challenge The Bangemann Challenge continues annually as the Stockholm Challenge: • competition becomes global; • from 2001 onwards, the number of categories is reduced to six.

  8. Background The Stockholm Challenge • the 5th competition was held in 2002, gathering nearly 600 projects from 78 countries; • total of more than 3000 projects have joined the Stockholm Challenge so far.

  9. Fromthe Stockholm Challengetothe Baltic Challenge

  10. Key Values The Spirit of the Challenge • Bridging the digital divide • Sharing of knowledge and experiences • Openness and democratic approach • Focuses the benefits and positive changes that IT can bring the users rather than on the sophistication of the technology itself • Simple applications - same chances for winning

  11. Basic framework Categories • e-Government • Culture • Health • Education • e-Business • Environment • Project Ideas

  12. Categories e-Government • Striving for a more democratic information society, built on empowerment and participation among citizens; • IT provides new possibilities for governments, local and regional public services’ providers to create democratic platforms with online citizen services 24-hours a day, cyber voting, on-line discussions, and wide access to community information.

  13. Categories Culture • making culture more open and accessible to all using IT tools; • preserving cultural heritage and identity in the global society.

  14. Categories Health • telemedicine care lets hospitals provide remote consultation and diagnosis and more accurate, accessible patient records, enabling improved service and treatment; • the internet lets the disabled interact with each other and the rest of the society, supporting them by applications that diminish their disabilities; • using the internet for preventive care and information, thus umproving general health.

  15. Categories e-ducation • Thanks to e-learning, education can be brought to more people, regardless to distance, disability or other barriers; • IT facilitates sophisticated stimulation for technical and vocational training; • through media and interactivity, creative lifelong learning is helping to close the digital divide.

  16. Categories e-Business • IT opens new opportunities and new markets for businesses; • new activities, ranging from home shopping and mobile marketing to business-to-business transactions, create a need for modern ICT tools in day-to-day operations.

  17. Categories e-nvironment • IT can help improving the understanding of issues such as climate change and biodiversity, as well as help to monitor and survey ecological conditions and respond to environmental diseasters; • IT is an effective tool to spread information in order to preserve the environment and enhance environmental awareness.

  18. Categories Project Ideas • The aim of introducing this category is to support and promote new innovative ideas and facilitate their implementing.

  19. Basic framework Evaluation criteria • Innovation • User Need • Transferability • Accessibility • Local impact

  20. Purpose Why a Baltic Challenge? • Enhance regional growth • Promote co-operation within the region • Facilitate the accession to the European Union • Access to an international network of entrepreneurs and IT expertise • Create a Source of Inspiration!

  21. Networking A region in transition • Co-operation between new EU members and neighbours increases regional strenght • Harmonisation of governments increases similarities • A possibility to facilitate co-operation between projects from participating countries in a systematic way

  22. Networking Network of Partners Project management SNK + BARDI Jury Belarus Project Manager Ukraine Project Manager Latvia Project Manager TASK FORCE Estonia Project Manager Lithuania Project Manager Poland Project Manager North-West Region of Russia Project Manager

  23. Goals What do we want to achieve? • A meeting between companies, universities and organisations in the Baltic Sea Region • Promotion of a wider use of IT, showcasing economically sustainable models and examples of how IT can be used within all society sectors • Numerical goal - number of competing projects

  24. Organisation Local strategy and implementation • Structuring local networks • Link with local companies, organisations, government, universities, schools etc. • Local marketing • Develop information material • Translations • Evaluation

  25. 7 steps Project process • Preparation and construction of web site • Launch of the competition • Project search • Jury evaluation process • Selection and announcement of finalists • Preparation for the final events • Final Events and Prize-Giving Ceremony

  26. Financing Financing • Interreg III B • Interreg III C • Phare • Tacis • Public-private funding

  27. Latest developments Latest developments • BSR Interreg III B Seed Money grant • Partnership Meeting in Gdansk, April 28-29, 2003. • Establishment of the Task Team

  28. Latest developments Latest developments -financing • Application to Baltic Sea Billion has been recently submitted by SNK • Application to Phare 2001 CBC SPF was submitted by BARDI at the end of May

  29. Project Launch Event On the occasion of 5th Annual Baltic Development Forum Riga, 5-7 October 2003

  30. Promotion Baltic Challenge will be presented and promoted during Baltic Round Table Conference (Gdansk, June 17-19, 2003) co-organised by BARDI and BSSSC

  31. Creating regional opportunities!

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