YUINFO Conference Kopaonik - March 8 th - 12 th, 2003 ISIS - Information Society Initiative for South-East Europe Carmen Siller

Basic Facts  Project type: Accompanying measure  Duration: 30 months  Start date: 1 March 2002  EC Funding: €  Project Consortium: 8 partners from 5 countries –Project Coordinator: Planet (Greece)

The Partners PLANET SEPE SEPVE TBV ISIK UNIVERSITY ARIES BAIT BIT

1 st Greek Turkish Forum in Istanbul December rd Greek-Turkish Forum in Rhodes Launching of the ISIS Project 2 nd Interbalkan IT Forum in Thessaloniki 2 nd Greek Turkish Forum in Athens 1 st Interbalkan IT Forum in Thessaloniki May 2000 June 2000 MARCH 2002 October 2003 June 2003 October 2002 November 1998 June th Interbalkan IT Forum in Sofia ISIS history The way forward 3 rd Interbalkan IT Forum in Bucharest 4 th Greek-Turkish Forum in Istanbul

Aims The ISIS project aims to:  Build awareness about the Information Society and about the e-Europe initiatives in SEE  Assess the situation in the SEE countries with respect to their participation in the European Commission’s IST Programme.  Foster the co-operation among the SEE countries and with other European countries.  Provide a framework for regional collaboration.

How we do that  Analysis of the current Information Society practices in SEE to identify strengths and weaknesses  Launch of activities to promote Information Society collaboration projects in the region and in co-operation with other European countries.  Organisation of broad-subject conferences and specific geographic or thematic workshops

What we did so far  3 rd Interbalkan IT Forum in Bucharest, 9/2002  3 rd Gr-Tu Conference in Rhodes, 6/2003  4 th Interbalkan IT Forum in Sofia, 10/2003  ISIS search tool

Specific activities for Westbalkan  1 st Western Balkan Workshop in Vienna, 9/2002  A general overview of the Information Society in the WB countries  2 nd Western Balkan Workshop in Belgrade, 10/2003  Information on the ISIS use for the WB business and academics  3 rd Western Balkan Workshop in Skopje, 12/2003  Information on the ISIS use for the Macedonian business and academics

Why we are here?  We were invited in this important event to continue our effort for the better integration of the WB region in the Information Society Programme  our participation will consist of the presentation of our project and our presence here to give you the opportunity for discussion and clarifications.

What is in it for you?  Get relevant, up-to-date information about open calls, strategic objectives etc.  Get support to turn your idea into a project proposal  Get to know potential project partner and multipliers  Get acquainted with the EU terminology, rules, etc.  Get to know best practice examples  Make you familiar with the tools we have developed for your assistance  Inform you about the next events

Future Events

4th ISIS Conference Basic Facts:  Title: e-Transformation for South-East Europe 4th Greek-Turkish Information Society Forum  Date: June 24-25, 2004  Location: Princess Hotel, Maslak/Istanbul  Expected Participants: ca. 300

4th ISIS Conference Subject:  e-Health  e-Learning & eContent  e-Government  Networked Businesses  e-Inclusion  Mobile Users The platform for:  Enterprises & SMEs  Academia  R & D World  Government Organisations  Associations e-Transformation for South-East Europe

Who should attend?  Get relevant, up-to-date information about open calls, strategic objectives etc.  Get support to turn your idea into a project proposal  Get to know potential project partner and multipliers  Get acquainted with the EU terminology, rules, etc.  Get to know best practice examples  Make you familiar with the tools we have developed for your assistance  Inform you about the next events

The ISIS Parnter Search Tool and how it can work for your

Link: To construct and develop the communication among SME's and to increase their participation in the FP6 IST programme. Terminology is consistent with the terminology of FP6 IST programme. ISIS Partner Search Tool

Companies may submit company profiles to the tool stating; Country / Territory Contact Information Company Information (activity type, legal status, number of employees, etc.) Areas of Interest (among IST priorities) Company profiles may be updated any time by the company representative. Company Profiles

Anyone can query company information from the tool by selecting Country / Territory Activity Type Legal Status Number of employees Areas of Interest (among IST priorities) or simply by typing keyword. Search Profiles

Results satisfying the search criteria may be seen as a list. When focused on any company in the list, detailed information of the company may be seen. Search Partners

So far 131 companies submitted their profiles to the ISIS Partner Search Tool. Distribution of companies profiles to Country Statistics

Thank you for your attention We are at your disposal for any clarification please visit our stand Carmen Siller Tel.: Fax: