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Programme Friday 13th June 2008

 

PLENARY_SESSION_5

09.00

09.05

Opening of day 2

09.05

09.15

New Paradigms: Transforming Regions and Enterprises
Gareth Hughes, Chief Executive Officer, eris@

PARALLEL SESSIONS

Transformative Uses of ICT for Regional Development

(CAERNARFON SUITE)

09.15

09.30

Opening & Introduction to TRANSFORM project
Karsten Gareis, TRANSFORM Project Director, empirica GmBH, Germany

09.30

10.15

Regional Innovation Culture and Transformative use of ICT
James Confornd, TRANSFORM Project, CURDS University of Newcastle, UK

10.15

11.00

Measuring & Benchmarking Transformative use of ICT at regional level
Karsten Gareis,  TRANSFORM Project Director, empirica GmBH, Germany

11.00

11.30

Coffee Break & Networking

11.30

12.00

TRANSFORM Policy Recommendations

Gareth Hughes, TRANSFORM Project, IRISI Ltd., UK

12.00

12.45

Open Discussion with the Audience

12.45

13.45

Lunch Break & Networking

13.45

14.40

Roundtable on Transformative Use of ICTs: perspectives from Regions
Chaired by Andy Gillespie, CURDS University of Newcastle

  • Jan Pinkerton, East of England Development Agency, UK 
  • Stefan Vratny, Bratislava Business and Innovation Centre, Slovakia
  • Sandra Lotti, Coordinator of the Regional ICT Programme, Regione Emilia-Romagna, Italy
  • Jeremy Millard, Danish Technological Institute, Denmark

14.40

14.45

Conclusions
Andy Gillespie, CURDS University of Newcastle

Digital Ecosystems of Knowledge, Business and Culture     

(BEAUMARIS 1 & 2)        

09.15

09.20

Introduction & Opening
Gareth Hughes, peardrop Project Manager

09.20

9.50

Digital Ecosystems: concept & framework
Francesco Nachira, Networked Enterprises & RFID Unit, DG INFSO, EC

9.50

10.20

Citizen Ecosystems: the Nuenen Experience
Kees Rovers, "Close the Gap" , Netherlands

10.20

10.50

Digital Ecosystems of Culture in Brazil and Venezuela
Francesca Bria, Social scientist, political consultant, researcher and journalist, Italy

10.50

11.00

Digital Business Ecosystems in Wales 
Geralt Llewelyn Jones, Wales, United Kingdom

11.00

11.30

Coffee Break & Networking

11.30

11.45

Digital Business Ecosystems: peardrop Toolkit
Patrick Sullivan, peardrop Project, CMI 

11.45

12.45

RoundTable of Regions Planning DBE Deployment

Chaired by Irina Zálišová, peardrop Project, EPMA

12.45

13.45

Lunch Break & Networking

13.45

14.20

Open Discussion
Chaired: Oumeira Tegally, peardrop Project, AEC, France

14.20

14.40

“Digital Ecosystems” - Future steps
Francesco Nachira, Networked Enterprises & RFID Unit, DG Information Society & Media, EC

14.40

14.45

Conclusions
Manu Setälä, peardrop Project, TCH, Finland

14.45

15.00

Coffee Break & Networking

PLENARY SESSION 6: New Paradigms for Regional Development

15.00

15.10

Success Factors for Transforming Regions through ICTs (Conclusions of TRANSFORM parallel session)
Andy Gillespie
, TRANSFORM Project

15.10

15.20

Digital Ecosystems of Knowledge, Business and Culture (Conclusions of PEARDROP parallel session)
Rosemary O’Connor
, peardrop Project, CMI

15.20

16.15

Round Table Discussion: Priorities and Paradigms for Regional Development
Chaired by
Henry Ryan
Francesco Nachira, Networked Enterprises & RFID Unit, DG INFSO, European Commission 
Ken Howard, Wales, United Kingdom__________________________________________      
Krzysztof Glomb, President of Cities on Internet Association, Poland                                                                        Simona Romiti, Abruzzo Region, Italy

Closing Session

16.15

16.30

Conclusions & Recommendations
Gareth Hughes, Chief Executive, eris@

16.30

 

Closing Ceremony
Luis Casas Luengo, President of eris@
Sharon Linnard, Director Operations and Invest Wales, Welsh Assembly Government

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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