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7 th BSSSC Conference Kaunas. Information Society and Regional Development LOCREGIS www.locregis.net Anders Elmevik Federation of Swedish County Councils tel: +46-8-702 4549 e-mail: anders.elmevik@lf.se. Local and Regional Information Society LOCREGIS.
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7th BSSSC ConferenceKaunas Information Society and Regional Development LOCREGIS www.locregis.net Anders Elmevik Federation of Swedish County Councils tel: +46-8-702 4549 e-mail: anders.elmevik@lf.se
Local and Regional Information Society LOCREGIS • Local and regional information society projects and regional development • Inventory of the projects • Regional analyses • Development of the evaluation methods • Networking and awareness • European Regional Development Fund (art. 7) LOCREGIS I 1996-1998 LOCREGIS II 1999-2000 • http://www..locregis.net/
Primary Targets:Objective 1 and 6 Regions in Austria, Finland and Sweden
Matching Regional hopes and needs Hopes and needs of the Commission LOCREGIS matching
LOCREGIS II • Initiative of the original LOCREGIS partners • deepening the LOCREGIS results • enlargement • co-operation with regional decision-making • European co-operation
Inventory and benchmarking • Participating regions; highest possible quality • Other regions in the target countries; best possible comparability • Other regions; based mainly on the transregional projects • Adjustment of the existing criteria, user-friendly tools, new database • Regional profile one of the main products • Combination of database, evaluation, different regional indicators, Internet links and other information
Best Practice Criteria • Attractiveness • Innovations • Partnership • Strategic Planning • Regional Development Policy LOCREGIS Working Group 1
LOCREGIS Regions andNew Regions Lappi Kainuu Norrbotten Pohjois-Karjala Jämtland Varsinais-Suomi Etelä-Savo Valga Blekinge Valka Gotland Jihoceský kraj Klaipeda Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg Niederösterreich Trencin Norte Steiermark Budapest Burgenland Murchia West-Transdanubia Andalucia Sardegna Attiki
Final seminar • LOCREGIS Final seminar in Eisenstadt in Austria 13.4.-14.4.2000 • Draft objectives: • support networking of the regions • regions and Commission • regional best practice • more "visible" database=>projects and projects leaders physically • regional IS 2000-2006 (examples)
1. Attractiveness The project increases local and regional attractiveness • 1.1 creating new telecommunication infrastructure that is not yet available or providing better access to the existing infrastructure • 1.2 creating demand for the use of existing infrastructure and services • 1.3 higher quality of life • 1.4 enhancing economic resources • 1.5 increase of skilled potential on the area • 1.6 improved image and enhanced credibility
2. Innovations The project is innovative concerning • 2. 1 the content and tools in relative terms • 2.2 the content and tools in absolute terms • 2.3 objectives for the specified target group • 2.4 reengineering the existing structures • 2.5 the implementation includes potential • 2.6 the project implementation
3. Partnership The partnership in the project • 3.1 involves all natural/important partners • 3.2 has private-public balance • 3.3 creates new networking platforms during the project • 3.4 optimises the competencies of the about • 3.5 is transregional • 3.6 has a potential to continue after the project
4. Strategic planning There are plans for • 4.1 market analysis • 4.2 commitment of the end-users • 4.3 motivation and commitment of the partners • 4.4 an ongoing controlling system • 4.5 a sustainable development of the produced results, • 4.6 dissemination
5. Regional Development Policy The project • 5.1 fits with the regional development strategies • 5.2 is connected to the national or regional clusters • 5.3 is transferable • 5.4 is a regional or local spearhead/key project • 5.5 is covering the whole region • 5.6 has a potential leverage effect