1. Co-funded under the ICT Policy Support Programme of the European Union Technology and Innovation for Smart Publishing TISP A thematic network Title Speaker Venue and date

2. 2 TISP is a thematic network supported by the European Commission within the ICT PSP program. It aims at fostering the meeting between publishing companies and ICT enterprises, in order to stimulate new partnerships and business models. The issue Fill the gap between publishing and ICT industries, making available expertise and tools on innovation and technology to publishing industry Key objectives Fostering business innovation in publishing and ICT sector, through sharing knowledge and analysis of market trends and benchmarking with existing business cases Supporting policy innovation at national and EU level, through provision of policy recommendations elaborated jointly by the two communities Duration 3 years: January 2013 - December 2015 A brief introduction

3. 3 25 partners coordinated by AIE: 2 European umbrella organisations (FEP, DE) 3 international book fairs (London and Frankfurt Book Fairs, Children’s Book Fair) 4 academic and cultural institutions (iMinds, JGU-BSM, HKU, FGSR) 10 publishing industry national representatives (AIE, MVB, LLA, FGEE, BUBOK, ABK, CCIS-SPA, PIK, Boek, PA) 6 ICT industry national representatives (ANITEC, IVSZ, MEDRA, APDETIC, INFOBALT, AMETIC) The consortium

4. 4 12 countries covered Belgium Bulgaria German Hungary Italy Lithuania Netherlands Poland Romania Slovenia Spain United Kingdom The consortium

5. 5 Activities and tools Relevant topics Events Political recommen dations Smart book

6. 6 Activities and tools Relevant topics user friendly right management e-commerce and eBook distribution educational publishing technological standards and interoperability cross-media storytelling in children's publishing social reading accessibility e-skills for publishers Events When: 4 events each year, at least 12 events during the project life span Where: in occasion of the most important fairs of both the sectors and during international conferences Type: workshops, seminars, institutional meetings, conference panels

7. 7 Smart Book An informative online resource which gathers materials resulting from the network activities. It is an instrument of update for professionals of both the sectors and a reference about subjects dealing with innovation in European publishing. Political recommendations resulting from feedbacks of the TISP events, political recommendations elaborated by the umbrella organizations (FEP and DE) will be addressed to the institutions, at national and European level. Activities and tools

8. 8 The Smart Book A knowledge repository for publishing and ICT professionals Turns the outcomes of stakeholders dialogue on the current issues and market trends addressed by the TISP network into a contents repertoire An open access web resource, based on open software solutions More similar to a book shelf than a single book Book authoritative content editorial process professional readers Smart online updates digital features open technology + Online at www.smartbook-tisp.euwww.smartbook-tisp.eu

9. 9 How to get involved in TISP? by sharing business cases, reports from events, in-depht analysis which will be featured in the TISP Smart Book by attending the events, which occur on the whole European territory by participating to the discussion on the dedicated Linkedin group Everybody interested in collaboration between publishers and ICT can contribute to TISP and take advantage from it. TISP activities are open to ICT and publishing companies, professionals of both sectors, policy makers, researchers. Getting involved

10. 10 June 2013, Editech, Milan: “Sailing against the tide. Publishing in disruptive times”, international conference October 2013, Liber, Madrid, presentation of TISP project, round table October 2013, Frankfurt Book Fair: “Business models for eBook distribution. Interoperability and opportunities in the multilingual Europe”, session during CONTEC conference November 2013, ICT 2013, Vilnius: “ICT innovation empowering the European publishing sector”, networking session November and December 2013, Technology, Education, Culture and Youth, Paris: workshop organized by DIGITALEUROPE and the Directorate General Education and Culture of the European Commission December 2013, iMinds, Brussels: “Digital book publishing in the future: technological, economical and practical perspectives”, session during iMInds conference December 2013, Più Libri Più Liberi, Rome: “There’s a a call for you in Brussels. Guidance for exploiting this opportunity”, workshop Past events and themes

11. 11 Next events and themes March 2014, Bologna Children Book Fair: “Story-telling and story-selling. Digital kids between transmedia experiences and market trends”, workshop April 2014, London Book Fair: “Publishing and ICT sector: how skills are changing in these different sectors to be able to work more closely together”, workshop July 2014, ICCHP, Paris: International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs October 2014, NEM Summit: planning ongoing October 2014, Frankfurt Book Fair: planning ongoing

12. 12 The discussion goes on in a dedicated LinkedIn group: «Technology and Innovation for Smart Publishing». It’s open to professionals interested in digital innovation in publishing and everybody can contribute. An open discussion @tispnetwork

13. Co-funded under the ICT Policy Support Programme of the European Union Contacts Linkedin group: Technology and Innovation for Smart Publishing Technology and Innovation for Smart Publishing Associazione Italiana Editori : www.aie.it Email: progetti@aie.it Twitter: @tispnetwork