1. Synergy between e-Government Best Practices
e-Government Laboratory of the University of Athens (UoA/eGovLab)
Synergy between e-Government Best Practices
and RTD Projects in the European Union :
the ERAGov Co-ordination Action proposal
Dr. Dimitris G. Gouscos
meeting of the
EU Member States Working Group on e-Government
Athens – April 10, 2003

2. a few words about UoA/eGovLab
an academic research unit within the Dept. of Informatics & Telecommunications of the University of Athens
two IST SmartGovernment Cluster projects : SMARTGOV ( CB-BUSINESS (
set up and moderate the e-Gov.gr portal (
links to e-Gov initiatives at EU and int’l level (EU Commission DG INFSO, OECD PUMA unit)
technical consultants to the General Secretariat for Public Administration & Electronic Government of the Hellenic Ministry of Interior, Public Administration and Decentralisation
Synergy between e-Government Best Practices and RTD Projects in the EU : The ERAGov CA proposal
Dr. Dimitris Gouscos, e-Government Laboratory, University of Athens,
EU Member States Working Group on e-Government meeting, Athens – April 10, 2003

3. rationale for a co-ordination proposal in e-Government
multiple e-Government related activities : PA policies, projects, best practices at a local, regional and national scale national and EU-funded RTD projects (FP5/IST, FP6) EU and int’l initiatives : eEurope 2005, IDA, OECD, WorldBank)
traditional problems of poor co-ordination : poor synergies between PA best practices and RTD results unsatisfactory clustering between RTD projects themselves progress gap in e-Government between EU and int’l players (US, Canada)
needs for more effective co-ordination of work : disseminate and build on findings, best practices, lessons learnt identify SWOTs, future trends and build roadmaps facilitate know-how transfer from research to practice close the distance between ends (eEurope 2005) and means (FP6 RTD)
Synergy between e-Government Best Practices and RTD Projects in the EU : The ERAGov CA proposal
Dr. Dimitris Gouscos, e-Government Laboratory, University of Athens,
EU Member States Working Group on e-Government meeting, Athens – April 10, 2003

4. the ERAGov CA proposal : framework
6th Framework Programme (FP6) for RTD within the European Union
“Information Society Technologies” (IST) thematic priority
“Networked Businesses and Governments” strategic objective
1st call for proposals (
open until Apr 24, 2003
calls for various types of projects : IP, NoE, STREP, CA et al
ERAGov : a co-ordination action (CA) proposal for the e-Government domain
estimated project duration : 36 months ( )
estimated project effort : approx. 200 person-months
project consortium : established e-Gov RTD players
links and collaboration with national, EU and int’l e-Gov stakeholders
Synergy between e-Government Best Practices and RTD Projects in the EU : The ERAGov CA proposal
Dr. Dimitris Gouscos, e-Government Laboratory, University of Athens,
EU Member States Working Group on e-Government meeting, Athens – April 10, 2003

5. the ERAGov CA proposal : objectives
top-level objective : network and co-ordinate RTD activities in the area of e-Government in Europe
develop coherence and exploit multiplier effects between individual RTD efforts
facilitate links between RTD teams on e-Government
help bridge the gap between practice (PA requirements, services, best practices) and research (RTD know-how and results)
build an EU-wide knowledge base on e-Government RTD : technologies, knowledge pools, requirements, services, standards
Synergy between e-Government Best Practices and RTD Projects in the EU : The ERAGov CA proposal
Dr. Dimitris Gouscos, e-Government Laboratory, University of Athens,
EU Member States Working Group on e-Government meeting, Athens – April 10, 2003

6. the ERAGov CA proposal : activities
analyse the gap between requirements, visions (EC/IDA, EC/DG-INFOSOC, EU MS e-Gov WG) and RTD results and efforts (FP5, FP6, national projects) also considering int’l progress (US, OECD, WorldBank)
provide a long-term ( ) roadmap for e-Government research and practice
profile current RTD results in a perspective sensible to user and PA needs, i.c.w. the RTD community and PA e-Gov stakeholders (EU MS e-Gov WG)
set up multi-lateral (RTD + PA) expert groups and engage in trends analysis studies
enact links between e-Government RTD and EU/int’l standardization bodies
set up and maintain an EU-wide e-Government knowledge portal
Synergy between e-Government Best Practices and RTD Projects in the EU : The ERAGov CA proposal
Dr. Dimitris Gouscos, e-Government Laboratory, University of Athens,
EU Member States Working Group on e-Government meeting, Athens – April 10, 2003

7. the ERAGov CA proposal : benefits for PAs and the EU MS e-Government Working Group
direct access to state-of-the-art and current RTD work on e-Government
increased visibility of your own e-Government initiatives
increased capability to shape requirements, visions, future trends and standards
improved awareness of state-of-the-art, trends and standards
improved capacity for linking with e-Government RTD players
more educated and effective planning of your new e-Government initiatives
Synergy between e-Government Best Practices and RTD Projects in the EU : The ERAGov CA proposal
Dr. Dimitris Gouscos, e-Government Laboratory, University of Athens,
EU Member States Working Group on e-Government meeting, Athens – April 10, 2003

8. the ERAGov CA proposal : current status
proposal text under preparation for submission (Apr 24 deadline)
positive interest from the European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA,
brought the proposal to the attention of the OECD Public Management Unit (OECD/PUMA,
bringing the proposal to your own attention !
Synergy between e-Government Best Practices and RTD Projects in the EU : The ERAGov CA proposal
Dr. Dimitris Gouscos, e-Government Laboratory, University of Athens,
EU Member States Working Group on e-Government meeting, Athens – April 10, 2003

9. main options for collaboration with the ERAGov CA
participation in ERAGov events
response to ERAGov fact collection and trends analysis studies
engagement in ERAGov expert groups
access to ERAGov findings and the e-Government knowledge base
Synergy between e-Government Best Practices and RTD Projects in the EU : The ERAGov CA proposal
Dr. Dimitris Gouscos, e-Government Laboratory, University of Athens,
EU Member States Working Group on e-Government meeting, Athens – April 10, 2003

10. follow-up to this presentation
expression of support for the ERAGov CA proposal on behalf of the EU MS e-Government Working Group
expression of support for the ERAGov CA proposal on behalf of individual PAs from EU Member States (draft expression support statement available on demand)
open to your own interest for collaboration (incl. additional options)
open to your own views for shaping and enriching the proposal
open to questions, clarifications and discussion
thank you for your attention !
Synergy between e-Government Best Practices and RTD Projects in the EU : The ERAGov CA proposal
Dr. Dimitris Gouscos, e-Government Laboratory, University of Athens,
EU Member States Working Group on e-Government meeting, Athens – April 10, 2003

11. Synergy between e-Government Best Practices
e-Government Laboratory of the University of Athens (UoA/eGovLab)
Synergy between e-Government Best Practices
and RTD Projects in the European Union :
the ERAGov Co-ordination Action proposal
Dr. Dimitris G. Gouscos
meeting of the
EU Member States Working Group on e-Government
Athens – April 10, 2003