The document outlines a regional strategy for addressing e-inclusion challenges in Aquitaine, emphasizing the critical need for internet access for one-third of the population. It discusses the establishment of an information and decision support system to enhance local digital policies and promote innovative practices. The document also highlights the importance of regional governance and collaboration among stakeholders to foster sustainable development in the face of globalization.

2. Hervé LE GUYADER Managing Director, AEC V.P., eris@ Vienna, 1st December 2008 Regions at the sharp end of globalisation: taking the bull by the horns

3. A regional strategy for tackling eInclusion? A first set of certainties A second set of certainties Regions in the driver‘s seat The main issue The (need for an) appropriate compass Impact and illustrations The way forward Vienna, 1st December 2008 Aquitaine: A strategic approach to respond to the globalization challenge

4. A regional strategy for tackling eInclusion? Strategy an elaborate and systematic plan of action wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn a long term plan of action designed to achieve a particular goal, most often "winning". Strategy is differentiated from tactics or immediate actions with resources at hand by its nature of being extensively premeditated, and often practically rehearsed. ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategy

5. 2 A first set of certainties 1/3 of the population not using the internet This is not acceptable, neither socially, nor economically The potential negative effects are not going to vanish Multiple and overlapping causes for e-exclusion Double blow against the European model

6. A second set of certainties  PPP, for sure, but that won‘t be enough!  PA‘s, who‘s in charge ?( the subsidiarity issue ) Second conclusion: Regions are a logical, privileged level to deliver sustainable eInclusion

7. Regions in the driver’s seat on eInclusion For addressing the 6 Riga topics For hard wiring eInclusion in their mainstream development policies (SF, ERDF, …) For sowing seeds of eInclusion innovative products and practises that reach their intended public Having said that…

8. The main (bag of) issues Uncertain, fickle financial and economical floods Changing and intimidating lingo Competing priorities

9. 6 The (need for an) appropriate compass An Information and Decision Support System (IDSS)

10. Why and what? Assessing and driving action on the territory Observation and description tools, turning factual data and/or statistics into decision making facilitators And the ability to: Identifying warnings/alerts Following trends Zooming in on specific situations

11. For whom? Its governance (State and Regional Council), Its members (42 main public stakeholders), Its « Engine Room »

12. Cellule instruction Comité Technique Thématique TIC COTTIC CG-TPG-Etat-Région avis Comité Régional de Programmation CRP proposition Préfet de Région Décision SGAR – REGION Services Instructeurs Conventionnement (projet validé) AIDE AU DEMARRAGE DU PROJET CIRCUIT d’INSTRUCTION des dossiers FEDER FOURNIR UNE INFORMATION TRAITÉE - Système d’information d’aide à la décision - Veille ORGANISER LA CONCERTATION - Animation stratégique - Groupes de travail - Etudes ANIMER OPÉRATIONNELLEMENT - Animation « de l’idée au projet » Conduite de projet Sensibilisation, rencontres 10 groupes de travail 1 - Très haut débit (FTTX, …) 2 - Zones blanches haut débit 3 - Cohérence des réseaux d’initiative publique 4 - Services publics de proximité 5 - Séniors et dépendance 6 - E-Administration 7 - E-Tourisme 8 - Usages 9 - Filière TIX 10 - Système d’information d’aide à la décision REFERENCES 1 - Le PO 2007-2013 2 - Le schéma de cohérence actualisé 3 - Le document de mise en œuvre DOMOTIC

13. What and how ? Which message, How to convey it? Evidence of the impact of public e-policies? Looking for clues, proof, IMPACT

14. Information and Decision Support Sytem Based upon a web portal http://siad.aecom.org giving access to: A dashboard A set of Publications A set of (interactive) maps A resource centre

15. A dashboard showing Aquitaine ICT ERDF assessment indicators Interregional benchmarking indicators

16. A set of publications A yearly synthesis: « Diagnostic 2008 de la Société de l’information en Aquitaine » Sectoral studies « AnalyTIC, l’Aquitaine mesure et analyse sa société de l’information »

18. Maps, Maps, Maps Atlas of the Digital Aquitaine , 44 maps depicting « e »districts, e-tourism, e-education… Geographical Information System on ICT [+ a Telco GIS]

19. 7 Impact: Tangible evidences an IDSS will provide Evaluation of local digital policies (1) Broadband network in Pyrénées-Atlantiques One year after its opening, data collected shows a steep increase in broadband subscriptions: +13 points for households +8 (51%) for VSE’s +6 for SME’s +22 for districts

20. 7 Impact: Tangible evidences an IDSS will provide Evaluation of local digital policies (2) Awareness raising, support of districts in Landes by ALPI 2 to 3 times higher than regional average

21. 8 The way forward From compass to radar

22. SILOgraphic : constitution d’un cluster créatif vers l’émergence d’un écosystème numérique d’entreprises Une initiative de l’aNTIC Pays Basque pour stimuler l’innovation et renforcer la compétitivité des entreprises des arts graphiques et du multimédia From compass to radar (1)

25. From compass to radar (2)

26. Thanks for your attention Hervé LE GUYADER www.aecom.org , www.erisa.be