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Rural Inclusion e-Government Lowering Administrative Burdens for Rural Businesses www.rural-inclusion.eu. Contents. Overview Rationale Objectives Technology Semantic eGov eGovTune RuralObservatory2.0 Overall Architecture Training and Living Labs in Rural Inclusion

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  1. Rural Inclusione-Government Lowering AdministrativeBurdens for Rural Businesseswww.rural-inclusion.eu Rural Inclusion: e-Government Lowering Administrative Burdens for Rural Business. Funded by Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme – ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP)

  2. Contents • Overview • Rationale • Objectives • Technology • Semantic eGov • eGovTune • RuralObservatory2.0 • Overall Architecture • Training and Living Labs in Rural Inclusion • Project Partners and Roles • Affiliate with Rural Inclusion Rural Inclusion: e-Government Lowering Administrative Burdens for Rural Business. Funded by Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Progrmme – ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP)

  3. Overview Rural Inclusion: e-Government Lowering Administrative Burdens for Rural Business. Funded by Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Progrmme – ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP)

  4. Rural Inclusion …adopting a state-of-art infrastructure (i.e. modelling approach and software environment) that will facilitate the offering of innovative services by public administration in rural areas Rural Inclusion: e-Government Lowering Administrative Burdens for Rural Business. Funded by Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Progrmme – ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP)

  5. The numbers • Project Acronym: Rural Inclusion • Contract no :238900 • Project Type: CIP-ICT PSP • Start Date: 01/07/2009 • Duration: 36 Months • Total Budget: 4.800.000€ • EU Funding: 2.400.000 € • Web Site: www.rural-inclusion.eu Rural Inclusion: e-Government Lowering Administrative Burdens for Rural Business. Funded by Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Progrmme – ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP)

  6. Rationale • Addressing a longstanding challenge: • What: reducing the administrative burden of enterprises in rural areas • How: by reducing the information elicitation process of businesses Rural Inclusion: e-Government Lowering Administrative Burdens for Rural Business. Funded by Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Progrmme – ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP)

  7. Rationale • Reducing the administrative burden is a priority for the EU • Target  25 % reduction by the year 2012 • i2010 guidelines • research alone is not enough for ICT adoption • actions needed: embedding ICT into products and services and the adoption of new business models, organisational change and skills. Rural Inclusion: e-Government Lowering Administrative Burdens for Rural Business. Funded by Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Progrmme – ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP)

  8. Rationale • In such a context: • SMEs in particular have difficulties adopting ICT • The problem SMEs face is even grater in rural areas • To this end: • Rural Inclusion examines and proposes solutions regarding the adoption of ICT from rural SMEs • it introduces services that take advantage of the ICT infrastructure in order to reduce the administrative burdens for rural SMEs Rural Inclusion: e-Government Lowering Administrative Burdens for Rural Business. Funded by Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Progrmme – ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP)

  9. Objectives Principal Objective To reduce the administrative burdens (ABs) of rural SMEs, by reducing the information elicitation process of businesses when they want to use a particular instance of some public service, or making more effective use of the resources Rural Inclusion: e-Government Lowering Administrative Burdens for Rural Business. Funded by Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Progrmme – ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP)

  10. Objectives Study and analyze ABs facing businesses in rural areas Identify public services that could be provided through e-government (eGov) Follow an analysis and modeling approach for such services, that will in turn lead to the semantic analysis and ontological representation of their stages, criteria, requirements, and outcomes Rural Inclusion: e-Government Lowering Administrative Burdens for Rural Business. Funded by Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Progrmme – ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP)

  11. Objectives To deploy a number of innovative eGov services that will complement the provision of the selected public services, and will facilitate the interaction between the rural SMEs and the regional authorities To adopt and implement an innovative approach for the training of both staff of the regional public agencies and SME communities on the use of the deployed eGov services, aiming at a cultural change towards the use of online public services Rural Inclusion: e-Government Lowering Administrative Burdens for Rural Business. Funded by Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Progrmme – ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP)

  12. Technology Rural Inclusion: e-Government Lowering Administrative Burdens for Rural Business. Funded by Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Progrmme – ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP)

  13. Technology • Rural Inclusion Platform: • Incubator of three different, independent and well-defined components • Semantic eGov • eGovTube • RuralObservatory2.0 Rural Inclusion: e-Government Lowering Administrative Burdens for Rural Business. Funded by Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Progrmme – ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP)

  14. Semantic eGov The main bundle of semantic eGov services that helps reducing the administrative burden for rural SMEs, in regard to their transactions with regional public authorities [designed by NUIG & CERTH] Rural Inclusion: e-Government Lowering Administrative Burdens for Rural Business. Funded by Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Progrmme – ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP)

  15. Semantic eGov Helps citizens and businesses find the specific version of the public services which addresses their needs and matches their profiles among a large number of service versions that a public service type has, through a user-friendly, self-explanatory interface that offers them the necessary guidance throughout the process. Informs citizens and businesses whether they are eligible for a specific public service. Provides complete and well-structured information for the identified service The component has been developed and deployed in the context of SemanticGov by the Digital Enterprise Research Institute (NUIG), Ireland and CERTH http://www.semantic-gov.org/ Rural Inclusion: e-Government Lowering Administrative Burdens for Rural Business. Funded by Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Progrmme – ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP)

  16. Semantic eGov • Incorporating semantic web technologies gives the following potential to Semantic eGov and Rural Inclusion • Make use of the power provided by ontologies and reasoning. Thus the online structured dialogue does not have to comprise of predefined paths, but each time the next step is defined on the fly depending on the answers of the user. • Update the content in a plug-n-play way. Once a new ontology is added, a new public service is made available through the Portal. • Reuse ontologies already available online as building blocks for SemanticGov ontologies, for example ontologies that model citizens or public services etc. Rural Inclusion: e-Government Lowering Administrative Burdens for Rural Business. Funded by Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Progrmme – ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP)

  17. eGovTube A semantically interactive web platform for knowledge and experience exchange between users related to facilitating the gradual adoption of the innovations proposed (i.e. the eGov services proposed by Semantic eGov and Observatory 2.0) in the target communities [designed and developed by CEDEP] Rural Inclusion: e-Government Lowering Administrative Burdens for Rural Business. Funded by Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Progrmme – ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP)

  18. eGovTube • Evolution of CMTube, designed and developed by CEDEP • based on latest web trends • makes extensive usage of video, profiling, game dynamics, agents and network visualizations • captures the attention and involvement of community members Rural Inclusion: e-Government Lowering Administrative Burdens for Rural Business. Funded by Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Progrmme – ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP)

  19. eGovTube • generates a high level of user value by connecting members to each other and relevant knowledge assets (e.g. experiences in setting up and deploying advanced eGov services) • the system appears as a set of four coupled environments • a Video Exchange Channel • a Network Visualization and Navigation Tool • a Profiles Space • other mechanisms supporting connection and collaborative learning Rural Inclusion: e-Government Lowering Administrative Burdens for Rural Business. Funded by Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Progrmme – ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP)

  20. RuralObservatory 2.0 Rural Inclusion: e-Government Lowering Administrative Burdens for Rural Business. Funded by Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Progrmme – ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP) The carrier of training content , also provisioning for some additional eGov services [designed and developed by GRNET]

  21. RuralObservatory2.0 Online observatory that has been developed in the context of the Rural-eGov (http://rural-egov.eu) Leonardo da Vinci (LdV) initiative Monitors and assesses the e-Government services that are being deployed in a number of rural areas around Europe. Rural Inclusion: e-Government Lowering Administrative Burdens for Rural Business. Funded by Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Progrmme – ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP)

  22. RuralObservatory2.0 Two types of information resources (or objects) are stored, shared and accessed online via RuralObservatory2.0 Digital Training Objects (DTOs) e-Government Resource Objects (eGROs) Rural Inclusion: e-Government Lowering Administrative Burdens for Rural Business. Funded by Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Progrmme – ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP)

  23. RuralObservatory2.0 • Digital Training Objects (DTOs) • support a variety of training scenarios for the rural SMEs • include different types of educational material (such as lectures, best practice guides, self-assessment forms, etc.) • stored as electronic files in the form of Powerpoint presentations, Word documents, PDF documents, short demo videos, and others Rural Inclusion: e-Government Lowering Administrative Burdens for Rural Business. Funded by Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Progrmme – ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP)

  24. RuralObservatory2.0 • e-Government Resource Objects (eGROs) • lists eGov services relevant to the ones to be supported by Rural Inclusion scenarios • allows users search through the listings of services and identify ones that may be useful for their needs • eGRO service descriptions are structured in such a way that it allows searching and browsing according to various properties such as their geographical coverage, their business sectors, and others Rural Inclusion: e-Government Lowering Administrative Burdens for Rural Business. Funded by Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Progrmme – ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP)

  25. Rural Inclusion Overall Architecture Rural Inclusion: e-Government Lowering Administrative Burdens for Rural Business. Funded by Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Progrmme – ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP)

  26. Training and Living Labs in Rural Inclusion Rural Inclusion: e-Government Lowering Administrative Burdens for Rural Business. Funded by Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Progrmme – ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP)

  27. Training and Living Labs in Rural Inclusion • Major aspect of the overall Rural Inclusion approach  a collaborative training and networking approach • What? adopt and implement an innovative approach for the training • Who? • staff of the regional public agencies • SME communities • On What? on the use of the deployed eGov services, aiming at a cultural change towards the use of online public services • Why? to accomplish a cultural change towards the usage of online public services Rural Inclusion: e-Government Lowering Administrative Burdens for Rural Business. Funded by Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Progrmme – ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP)

  28. Living Labs in Rural Inclusion • The project aims to set up and run a number of Living Labs demonstrators to facilitate the creation of communities of learning and practice of rural stakeholders, cultivating a lifelong learning oriented digital culture • The goal is to have these Rural Living Labs remain active even after the project funding, becoming thus regional innovation poles facilitating the cooperation between regional public authorities and SMEs Rural Inclusion: e-Government Lowering Administrative Burdens for Rural Business. Funded by Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Progrmme – ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP)

  29. Living Labs and Rural Inclusion • It is expected that five (5) Rural Living Labs will be set up and operate in the participating user regions • In the Greek island of Chios • In the Spanish autonomous region La Rioja • In the French area of Lammote - Beuvron • In the area of Latvia • In the Communauté de Communes du Nord Martinique (overseas France) Rural Inclusion: e-Government Lowering Administrative Burdens for Rural Business. Funded by Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Progrmme – ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP)

  30. Chios Living Lab In the Greek island of CHIOS, a Living Lab demonstrator will be set up during the project and maintained after its completion. The importance of deploying and maintaining such a demonstrator in a chamber of commerce is further emphasized by the critical role of the specific partner, which, apart from the typical chamber services, serves as a liaison between central Government and local businesses by facilitating the exchange of mutually beneficial views regarding critical business issues Rural Inclusion: e-Government Lowering Administrative Burdens for Rural Business. Funded by Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Progrmme – ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP)

  31. La Rioja Living Lab In the Spanish autonomous region La Rioja, a Living Lab demonstrator will be set up during the project and maintained after its completion. The specific Living Lab will enable the adoption of sophisticated eGov services in the area, since SRE serves as a mediator between citizens and local authorities, by being the instrument for the implementation of employment policies and training in the Autonomous Community of La Rioja to allow unemployed Rural Inclusion: e-Government Lowering Administrative Burdens for Rural Business. Funded by Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Progrmme – ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP)

  32. GHN Living Lab(Lammote – Beuvron) In the French area of Lammote-Beuvron, a Living Lab demonstrator will be set up during the project and maintained after its completion. The GHN Living Lab will play an important role in the adoption of the Rural Inclusion services by SMEs and equestrian establishments, thus, expanding significantly the outreach of the project. Rural Inclusion: e-Government Lowering Administrative Burdens for Rural Business. Funded by Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Progrmme – ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP)

  33. TDF Living Lab (Latvia) In the Latvian city of Riga, a Living Lab demonstrator will be set up during the project and maintained after its completion. The role of the TDF Living Lab will be mainly to engage researchers and eGov practitioners in the project progress, by exploiting TDF’s role as a key enabler of innovation in the region of Latvia Rural Inclusion: e-Government Lowering Administrative Burdens for Rural Business. Funded by Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Progrmme – ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP)

  34. Communauté de Communes du Nord Martinique (overseas France) In the Communauté de Communes du Nord Martinique (overseas France) a Living Lab demonstrator will be set up during the project and maintained after its completion. The Martinique Living Lab will mainly enable the interaction of public authorities and SMEs’ stakeholders with Rural Inclusion, by bringing the local communities close to the Living Lab concept and the project tools and methodologies. Rural Inclusion: e-Government Lowering Administrative Burdens for Rural Business. Funded by Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Progrmme – ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP)

  35. Rural Inclusion Living Labs around the world Rural Inclusion: e-Government Lowering Administrative Burdens for Rural Business. Funded by Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Progrmme – ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP)

  36. Rural Inclusion Networking & Affiliation Program Rural Inclusion: e-Government Lowering Administrative Burdens for Rural Business. Funded by Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Progrmme – ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP)

  37. Rural Inclusion Networking & Affiliation Program Every relevant institution / organization / researcher can become affiliated to the project Affiliated contacts will receive newsletters and press releases An “Affiliation Package” will be sent to each affiliated partner, comprising Project Logo / Project Banner / Project Brochure / Project Poster / Project Presentation (.ppt) / Project Description (textual) etc Rural Inclusion: e-Government Lowering Administrative Burdens for Rural Business. Funded by Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Progrmme – ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP)

  38. Rural Inclusion Networking & Affiliation Program • Affiliated organizations will be invited to participate in RI workshops • Affiliated organizations will be invited to participate in the evaluation process (RI “Open Call) • Establish Partnership with the project consortium in the view of deploying Rural Inclusion Services on their own portals Rural Inclusion: e-Government Lowering Administrative Burdens for Rural Business. Funded by Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Progrmme – ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP)

  39. Rural Inclusion Networking & Affiliation Program • 4 affiliation subnetworks: • SMEs • Public Authorities • Living Labs • eGov researchers / practitioners • How to become affiliated: • Special section to be created in project website • Invitations will be sent to selected partners Rural Inclusion: e-Government Lowering Administrative Burdens for Rural Business. Funded by Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Progrmme – ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP)

  40. Partners and Roles Rural Inclusion: e-Government Lowering Administrative Burdens for Rural Business. Funded by Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Progrmme – ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP)

  41. Partners & Roles / Coordinator • ATOS Origin Sociedad Anonima Espanola (ATOS) [Spain] - http://www.atosorigin.eu/ Rural Inclusion: e-Government Lowering Administrative Burdens for Rural Business. Funded by Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Progrmme – ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP)

  42. Partners & Roles / Technical • Greek Research & Technology Network S.A. (GRNET) [Greece] - www.grnet.gr • Centre For Research And Technology Hellas – Informatics & Telematics Institute (CERTH - ITI) [Greece] - http://www.certh.gr/ Rural Inclusion: e-Government Lowering Administrative Burdens for Rural Business. Funded by Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Progrmme – ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP)

  43. Partners & Roles / Technical • National University Of Ireland, Galway (NUIG) [Ireland] - http://www.deri.ie/ • Centre Europeen d´Education Permanente (CEDEP ) [France] - http://www.cedep.fr/ • Baltic Open Solutions Centre (BOSC) [Latvia] Rural Inclusion: e-Government Lowering Administrative Burdens for Rural Business. Funded by Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Progrmme – ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP)

  44. Partners & Roles / Training • Partners & Roles / Administrative Burdens Assessment • Agricultural University of Athens (AUA) [Greece] • - www.aua.gr • Ellinogermaniki Agogi Scholi Panagea Savva AE (EA) [Greece] - www.ea.gr Rural Inclusion: e-Government Lowering Administrative Burdens for Rural Business. Funded by Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Progrmme – ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP)

  45. Partners & Roles / User (Trial) Partners • Chios Chamber of Commerce (CHIOS) [Greece] - www.chioschamber.gr • Communauté de Communes du Nord Martinique (CCNM) [France] - http://www.ccnm.fr Rural Inclusion: e-Government Lowering Administrative Burdens for Rural Business. Funded by Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Progrmme – ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP)

  46. Partners & Roles / User (Trial) Partners • Tehnologiju Attistibas Forums (TDF) [Latvia] - www.tdf.lv • Servicio Riojano de Empleo (SRE) [Spain] - www.larioja.org • Groupement Hippique National (GHN) [France] - www.ghn.com.fr Rural Inclusion: e-Government Lowering Administrative Burdens for Rural Business. Funded by Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Progrmme – ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP)

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