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Donegal Tech: Best Practice Do European Regions Network for the Application of Communications Technology Genoa 12 Nov 2012.
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Donegal Tech: Best PracticeDoEuropean Regions Network for the Application of Communications Technology Genoa 12 Nov 2012 Working Group 2 - inter-sector & inter-regional co-operation, promote triple helix cooperation among digital media enterprises, research and educational Institution and public policy makers
Project Aim: Transfer best practice between regions to help…… • ….Embed Digital Media into the "traditional" audio-visual sector. • ….."traditional" audio-visual sector diversify into emerging digital markets • …… regions to help create new business and jobs by exploiting media skills and changing business models in other markets and sectors • …..embed digital media technologies into traditional sectors • ESTABLISHING Digital Media SMEs
Aim & Objectives Aim: Transfer best practice between regions to help create new business and jobs by exploiting media skills and changing business models in other markets and sectors. Objectives: • Document best practice implemented by different regions to stimulate the digital media sector. • Adapt and transfer these best practices for use in other regions • Develop Action Plans, incorporating suitable best practices from other regions, to stimulate development of the digital media sector in each region. • Develop a Digital Media Observatory to disseminate project results to a wider European audience.
Silver Economy Embed Digital & ICT Smart Specialisation Priorities
Digital Tech. == Other Sectors Tour ism Manu Fact Educ ion Bus Serv Health Care Green Energy Food Digital Tech.
Digital Innovation • Digital Cluster • Context • Crossborder • Development Sector • Community, Natural & Built Environment • Dynamics • Outward Connections • 3rd Level Education & Training • Tech Parks & Broadband
Best Practice – TeamWorker • TeamWorker is a website for staff from different organisations and regions working together as a team in the same project. • Allows the team to plan, develop and carryout the joint project.
Descriptionof Best Practice • Specify the regions, organisations and staff members in the project • Describethe project, its aims and objectives; as well as all contact and branding information • Set-up the different teamsthat will work in the project • Specify and monitor the project’s workplan • Store and access documentsused in the project • Plan, manage and report the project’s eventsand meetings. • Distribute project newsto keep all organisations and staff.
core aims and objectives • Aim: Provide an integrated web-based service to enable organisations from different regions to work effectively together across distance to develop and deliver joint projects. • Objective: Provide a cohesive and integrated view of the project • Improve the productivity of staff working on it.
operational details • Service is running and hosted on ERNACT servers within the Government Network System (GNS) • New projects and participating regions, partners and their staff can be added as required. • The service can be presented to the user in her/his language of choice and there is scope to brand different projects.
new technologies The service is built using Microsoft • Web • Database • Programming technologies.
transferable elements • The method or approach. • Mediatic partners could experiment with the service. but……needs to be documented
particular innovative elements • The service is particularly strong in the way it assists projects to organise eventsincluding workshops, steering group meeting or routine project meetings. • This was a deliberate design decision as events are important tools for knowledge exchange and decision-making and the overall staff effort and cost to properly plan, manage, conduct and report on project events is considerable – this is particularly the case with multi-partner and inter-regional meetings.
evidence of success • Previous versions of Teamworker have been used for over 5 years • Facilitating co-operation in projects between organisations working together on both an inter-sector and inter-regional basis. • Included 7 projects, over 60 organisations and over 200 people. • Has also included public authorities, universities and some private companies.
ColmMcColgan, General Manager Contact Information ERNACT NetworkUnit 150, CoLabLYIT, Port Road Letterkenny Co. DonegalIreland email: colm.mccolgan@ernact.eu mobile: +353 87 2211 204 tel: +353 74 91 68212 web: www.ernact.eu