Ministerial Debate on e-Inclusion Policy

The role of Regions in delivering eInclusion Hervé LE GUYADER Vice President, eris@ Managing Director, AEC Lisbon, 3 December 2007

Inter-regional network No techno determinism Public Sector intervention Role of Civil Society

Inter-regional network

No techno determinism

Public Sector intervention

Role of Civil Society

Aquitaine 41 308 km² ~3 M people 5 départements 2295 communes

The six Riga topics Active aging Geographical digital divide Accessibility Digital literacy and competences Cultural diversity Inclusive eGovernment All citizens

Active aging

Geographical digital divide

Accessibility

Digital literacy and competences

Cultural diversity

Inclusive eGovernment

The gap

Digital literacy and competences TV awareness raising campaign in Wallonie

TV awareness raising campaign in Wallonie Digital literacy and competences

Inclusive eGovernment Balancing regional position ... between fragmentation - and top down Governance

Geographical Digital Divide

Geographical Digital Divide

Geographical Digital Divide Gironde Numérique an innovative approach to the GD² issue Syndicat mixte Public private partnership

and so on, and so on … In other words, Regions and local authorities are: Necessary ( it won’t work otherwise ) Quite conveniently positioned ( global dual shift in terms of competence ) to deliver and implement the eInclusion agenda BUT

In other words, Regions and local authorities are:

Necessary ( it won’t work otherwise )

Quite conveniently positioned ( global dual shift in

terms of competence )

to deliver and implement the eInclusion agenda

“ eInclusion ” requires some serious explanation “ eInclusion ” is, at first, often seen as an add-on cost “ eInclusion ” has to fight its way through other policies “ eInclusion ” needs PPP, and then some more! “ eInclusion ” needs some serious governance model “ eInclusion ” needs some serious networking This won‘t be enough !

“ eInclusion ” requires some serious explanation

“ eInclusion ” is, at first, often seen as an add-on cost

“ eInclusion ” has to fight its way through other policies

“ eInclusion ” needs PPP, and then some more!

“ eInclusion ” needs some serious governance model

“ eInclusion ” needs some serious networking

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Regions, an opportunity for eInclusion ! Right governance level Contact with citizens / communities at risk Maturing SWAT “attitude” But eInclusion needs some catalyst that will Make it more visible Provide a mid to long term incentive environment Make it “interoperable” with mainstream Regional Development

Right governance level

Contact with citizens / communities at risk

Maturing SWAT “attitude”

But eInclusion needs some catalyst that will

Make it more visible

Provide a mid to long term incentive environment

Make it “interoperable” with mainstream

Regional Development

Introducing Regional Operational Programmes (ROP‘s) ERDF criteria are explicitly Lisbon earmarked Regions use the ERDF exercise as a template for their development Chances are, there are “Riga seeds” in many ROP’s, especially those which have an explicit (ICT) eAxis

ERDF criteria are explicitly Lisbon earmarked

Regions use the ERDF exercise as a template for their development

Chances are, there are “Riga seeds” in many ROP’s, especially those which have an explicit (ICT) eAxis

An example: the Aquitaine ROP Active aging Geographical digital divide Accessibility Digital literacy and competences Cultural diversity Inclusive eGovernment

Active aging

Geographical digital divide

Accessibility

Digital literacy and competences

Cultural diversity

Inclusive eGovernment

∑ EU ROP‘s Active aging Geographical digital divide Accessibility Digital literacy and competences Cultural diversity Inclusive eGovernment

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