Virtual CollaborationEnterprise Week 2014Colm Mc Colgan - ERNACT

Develop and

manage Digital

projects between

European regions

ERNACT is currently implementing the following Digital Agenda projects:

Focus

Next Generation Broadband for Rural Areas.

Deploying e-services in the Atlantic Area

Developing Mobile Apps for Tourism in Europe’s Northern periphery

Impact of Digital Media on public service delivery in regions

Helping Media sector go Digital

Developing Plans for e-assisted energy efficiency transport in Europe’s regions

Budget

1.5m €

2.0m €

1.5m €

2.4m €

1.8m €

1.4m €

EU Prog

4C

4B

4B

4C

4C

4C

ERNACT - A Success…..

Mobilised 130 regions in 26 transnational cooperation projectsTotal budget €50 millionToday - 44 regions in 6 projects, from 14 Member States75% funding success rate

Notion…….

……Find ways to use the ERNACT network to facilitate private

sector contact……

Focus of Presentation

Develop services to help companies from ERNACT regions develop linkages with partners around Europe.

Carry out in conjunction with the region’s public sector, such as local council or business development agency.

Can provide some advise on participation in EU technology transfer or research projects.

Health Care

Green Energy

Digital Tech. Tourism Food Manufac

turingEducat -

ionBusiness Services

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NewsNewsNewsNews Funding Calls

Funding Calls DocsDocs EventsEvents TeamsTeamsProject

InfoProject

InfoWorkPlansWorkPlans

RegionsRegionsRegionsRegions

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RegionsRegionsProjectsProjects

RegionsRegionsRegionsRegionsOrganis

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PeoplePeople

VideoVideo PhotosPhotos

WWWWebsite

WWWWebsite

@Mail

@Mail

ERNACT RegionsProject partners

EU StaffNew Targeted RegionsCentral, East & Border

Collaboration Tools

Already Heavily “Virtualised”

All ERNACT’s business processes are on the web

Funding OpportunitiesProject ManagementWorkplansMeetings & EventsTeam CollaborationDocument DistributionMarketingProject Development

Advantages

Work with more regionsOn more projectsEasier to PubliciseOperational Efficiency & Reduced costsTravelling is very costly & time consumingEU facing pressures to cut costs

European Projects Environment

Region ARegion A

Orgs.Orgs.

InitiativesInitiatives

Common Project, Ideas & Funding Space

Common Project, Ideas & Funding Space

Region ARegion A

Orgs.Orgs.

InitiativesInitiatives

Region BRegion B

Orgs.Orgs.

InitiativesInitiatives

Design Notions

Regions to socialise on the topic Icons, pictures of people, region coat of

arms, organisation logos Short conversationsNew events messaged Structured – model links between a

region’s economic sectors and action plans, organisations, project ideas and funding

Territorial Innovation

Economic Development Priorities

Development Initiatives to achieve Economic Development Targets

Contributing Organisations

Project Ideas Initiative Action Plans Interest in Funding Calls

Real-time: Updates are tweeted right away

Periodic: Recipients are updated by email on a periodic basis

Search: users can search for common interests

Browse: Nosy around the service

StatusPilotingAtlantic RegionsEast EuropeRollout to ERNACT

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