1. Project No LLV-393,,Information and Communication Technologies Solutions for Improvement of Quality in Municipal Utilities’’,,Information and Communication Technologies Solutions for Improvement of Quality in Municipal Utilities’’(E-utilities) Closing conference Saldus18.02.2015.

2. Project No LLV-393,,Information and Communication Technologies Solutions for Improvement of Quality in Municipal Utilities’’ (E-utilities) Subsidy Contract No: LV-LT/1.2./LLV-393/2014/2 Subsidy Contract No: LV-LT/1.2./LLV-393/2014/2  Total eligible project budget EUR 405,716.30;  ERDF co-financing EUR 344,858.86;  National financing EUR 60857.45;  ERDF co-financing rate 85%;  For infrastructure activities – 75,7% of project budget;  Duration of the project 12 months;  March 2014. - February 2015.

3. Project No LLV-393,,Information and Communication Technologies Solutions for Improvement of Quality in Municipal Utilities’’ (E-utilities) Lead Partner Kurzeme Planning Region Partner 2 "Saldus komunalserviss" Municipal Ltd. Partner 3 "ŪDEKA" Municipal Ltd. Partner 4 "Ventspils siltums" Municipal Ltd. Partner 5 Liepaja City Council Partner 6 Zemgale Planning Region Partner 7 Jekabpils City Council Partner 8 Iecava Local Municipality Partner 9 Jekabpils Local Municipality Partner 10 Koknese Local Municipality Partner 11 Plavinas Local Municipality Partner 12 Rundale Local Municipality Partner 13 Viesite Local Municipality Partner 14 Siauliai region development agency Partner 15 Administration of Akmenė District Municipality Partner 16 Kaunas University of Technology

4. Project No LLV-393,,Information and Communication Technologies Solutions for Improvement of Quality in Municipal Utilities’’ (E-utilities) The overall objectives of the project: The overall objectives of the project:  To improve quality of the municipal utilities and effectiveness of usage of the nature resources, by means of Information and Communication Technologies and creating new electronic services for consumers.  Project activities are focused to improvement of quality of the municipal utilities services in Latvia and Lithuania program territory, by developing: water/heating supply and sewerage information, monitoring and accounting systems; water/heating supply and sewerage information, monitoring and accounting systems; smart street lighting system. smart street lighting system.

5. Project No LLV-393,,Information and Communication Technologies Solutions for Improvement of Quality in Municipal Utilities’’ (E-utilities) Work Packages:  Work Package 1,,Management and coordination’’;  Project management.  Kick-off meeting (all project partners involved).  2 Steering Committee meetings.  4 Working group meetings.

6. Project No LLV-393,,Information and Communication Technologies Solutions for Improvement of Quality in Municipal Utilities’’ (E-utilities) Work Packages:  Work Package 2,, Sharing the example models and experience exchange’’;  Example models (Guidlines) fo municipalities;  Experience exchange visits;  Cross border workshops;  Individual trainings of ICT staff;  Complex training;

7. Project No LLV-393,,Information and Communication Technologies Solutions for Improvement of Quality in Municipal Utilities’’ (E-utilities) Work Packages:  Work Package 3,, Purchase of ICT equipment, technical project’’ ;  Purchase of ICT equipment and software;  Instalation of ICT equipment, software;  Elaboration of technical project for smart lighting system;

8. Project No LLV-393,,Information and Communication Technologies Solutions for Improvement of Quality in Municipal Utilities’’ (E-utilities) Work Packages:  Work Package 4,, Publicity and information events’’  Information campaigns ;  Information in media (TV, radio press releases and articles, project partners home pages);  Brochure;  leaflets;  Info posters.

9. Project No LLV-393,,Information and Communication Technologies Solutions for Improvement of Quality in Municipal Utilities’’ (E-utilities) Thank you! Edvins Drigins Kurzeme Planning Region Administration Project manager Phone: +371 6733 1634 Fax: +371 6733 1285 Mob.: +371 2645 7644 Edvins.drigins@kurzemesregions.lv