DREAM+ CCRE 21 sept 06

Slide 1: D R E A M + , p a r tic ip a tio n c ito y e n n e e t T IC A c t io n r é g io n a le p o u r l’u s a g e d e s T IC d a n s le s p r a t iq u e s d é m o c r a tiq u e s lo c a le s From DREAM 2 t o DREAM + : Nord - Pa s de Ca la is re giona l council support t o e Pa rt icipa t ion de ve lopm e nt Brusse ls, CCRE - 2 1 se pt e m be r 2 0 0 6 N ord Pa s d e Ca la is a ct ion in e Pa r t icip a t ion slid e 1 /7

Slide 2: D R E A M + , p a r tic ip a tio n c ito y e n n e e t T IC A c t io n r é g io n a le p o u r l’u s a g e d e s T IC d a n s le s p r a t iq u e s d é m o c r a tiq u e s lo c a le s From a n e xplora t ory proje ct t o a ke y policy Since 1994 a t eam devot ed t o ICT developm ent and use for all : – support t o eHealt h, eEducat ion… project s – st rong support t o local aut horit ies, – developm ent of a net work of 180 int ernet access point s in 2002 t he will t o explore eDem ocracy, t he ERDF RIAP opport unit y: – an explorat ory project – t hree quest ions t o answer N ord Pa s d e Ca la is a ct ion in e Pa r t icip a t ion slid e 2 /7

Slide 3: D R E A M + , p a r tic ip a tio n c ito y e n n e e t T IC A c t io n r é g io n a le p o u r l’u s a g e d e s T IC d a n s le s p r a t iq u e s d é m o c r a tiq u e s lo c a le s W ha t ( e ) de m ocra cy do w e w ant ICT added value, t he benefit s we expect ? – ICT not a m agic t ool, it won ’ t change all – But ICT correct ly int egrat ed in exist ing pract ices m ay influence t he gam e – No eVot e, no prom ot ional uses… ePart icipat ion Exam ples : – Débat -At rébat ie – ANRU Grande Synt he – Tourcoing N ord Pa s d e Ca la is a ct ion in e Pa r t icip a t ion slid e 3 /7

Slide 4: D R E A M + , p a r tic ip a tio n c ito y e n n e e t T IC A c t io n r é g io n a le p o u r l’u s a g e d e s T IC d a n s le s p r a t iq u e s d é m o c r a tiq u e s lo c a le s Lim it a t ions, obst acle s A w ork in progress : – t here is no hands on recipes, no cert aint y on long t erm im pact , – t he problem is not t echnical, few financial, – t he key blocking fact or is t he polit ical will , – t he crit ical point on t he way is t he rigour in m et hod – we m ust t ake care of : digit al divide & new t echnology t em pt at ion, The key challenges : – A need for inform at ion t oward local aut horit ies, – A support for project engineering, for expert ise use, – Give t im e t o t im e favouring qualit y t o quant it y N ord Pa s d e Ca la is a ct ion in e Pa r t icip a t ion slid e 4 /7

Slide 5: D R E A M + , p a r tic ip a tio n c ito y e n n e e t T IC A c t io n r é g io n a le p o u r l’u s a g e d e s T IC d a n s le s p r a t iq u e s d é m o c r a tiq u e s lo c a le s W ha t ne xt ? For Nord - Pas de Calais regional council, DREAM+ , an act ion plan for ePart icipat ion (2006-2009), aft er t he explorat ory project : – level 1 : To pursue and enlarge t he inform at ion and prom ot ion about ICT ut ilit y t oward local aut horit ies (sem inars, web sit e and let t er, part icipat ion t o local aut horit ies sem inars…), – level 2 : To support less favoured local aut horit ies helping t hem in t he definit ion of t he ICT use project s (by paying t hem som e m an-days of expert s, on base of a call for expression of int erest ), – level 3 : To support som e project s leading t o good and exem plary uses of ICT (subsidies t o select ed project s, on base of a call for project s), – level 4 : To enlarge t he t arget of t he policy t oward non inst it ut ional organisat ion (local associat ions, local cit izens N ord Pa s d e Ca la is a ct ion in e Pa r t icip a t ion slid e 5 /7 consult at ive councils…, by using t he net work of 175 local

Slide 6: D R E A M + , p a r tic ip a tio n c ito y e n n e e t T IC A c t io n r é g io n a le p o u r l’u s a g e d e s T IC d a n s le s p r a t iq u e s d é m o c r a tiq u e s lo c a le s Cont a ct s : – Alexandre Desrousseaux, project officer – Nouvelles Technologie Unit , DG Research, Universit ies, Healt h and ICT – Nord – Pas de Calais regional Council, Lille – Nort hern France – e-m ail: a.desrousseaux@nordpasdecalais.fr phone: + 33(0) 328827684 – In Brussels : St éphane Gerbaud, Nord – Pas de Calais Office – e-m ail : s.gerbaud@skynet .be phone : + 32 (0) 2 234 30 80 N ord Pa s d e Ca la is a ct ion in e Pa r t icip a t ion slid e 6 /7