1. A presentation by Michiel van den Berg and Richard Drewes 4 April 2005 eCitizenship for All 2004.

2. Page 2 TeleCities and Deloitte eCitizenship for All 2003 – 2004 Stands for the right of all citizens:  to have effective access to public services,  to participate in local public decision-making processes affecting the quality of life; and  to equally share the benefits from Information Society, in a secure environment. Key topics  Foster the knowledge based economy  Overcome the barriers to the development of Information Society  Ensure IKS rights for citizens  Promote the modernisation of local public administrations through eGovernment eCitizenship knowledge database  eLearning and Social Inclusion  eDemocracy and Community Building  eSecurity  Re-engineering of Local Public Administration A strategic partnership to enhance the level of eGovernment implementation across the European Union (EU): eCitizenship for All.

3. Page 3 eCitizenship for All – Awards 2004 Each year, as part of Deloitte and Telecities' "eCitizenship for All" initiative, an independent jury of Europe's leading eGovernment scholars selects projects that demonstrate real "citizen advantage" across one or more of the following areas: eLearning and Social Inclusion Winner: Barcelona Project Porta 22 eDemocracy Winner: Bologna Project Iperbole Civic Network eSecurity Winner: Stockholm Project Biometric Log- on Re-engineering Winner: Barcelona Project Citizen’s Folder Overall results of “eCitizenship for All – European Benchmark 2004” will be presented in Tallinn, 21-22 April 2005, during EUROCITIES Knowledge Society Forum Spring.

4. Page 4 Participation Austria  Linz  Vienna Romania  Arad  Bucharest  Iasi  Oradea  Pitesti Bulgaria  Bourgas  Dobrich  Pazardjik  Sliven Hungary  Budapest Spain  Barcelona  Bilbao  Gijón  Madrid  Malaga  Reus  San Sebastian  Sevilla  Terrassa  Totana  Valencia  Viladecans Poland  Gdansk  Katowice  Warsaw Netherlands  Amsterdam  Eindhoven  Leeuwarden  Rotterdam  The Hague  Utrecht  Zoetermeer Italy  Bari  Bologna  Grosseto  Livorno  Modena  Naples  Rome  Siena  Turin  Venice Finland  Espoo  Helsinki  Oulu  Tampere  Turku  Vantaa Denmark  Aalborg  Copenhagen  Frederikshavn  Naestved Sweden  Göteborg  Hudiksvall  Linköping  Ronneby  Stockholm  Tranås  Uppsala United Kingdom  Birmingham  Camden- London  Edinburgh  Glasgow  Kingston upon Hill  Leeds  Liverpool  Manchester  Newcastle  Wolverhampton Germany  Bonn  Bremen  Cologne  Hagen  Leipzig  Munich France  Cannes  Lyon  Metz  Nantes  Nice Czech Republic  Brno  Ceske Budejovice  Hradec Kralove  Liberec  Most  Opava  Ostrava  Pardubice  Plzen  Prague  Zlín Croatia  Rijeka Belgium  Antwerp  Brussels Capital Region Slovenia  Koper Turkey  Yalova Portugal  Porto Lithuania  Vilnius Greece  Amaroussion Estonia  Tallinn  102 cities of 23 countries  29 % from Central and Eastern European countries, 71 % of Western European countries (In 2003 this ratio was 15 % to 85%)

5. Page 5 Benefits for participants  Free access to online knowledge database containing eGovernment information of over 100 cities across whole Europe  eGovernment information grouped in:  eLearning and Social Inclusion  eDemocracy and Community Building  eSecurity  Re-engineering of Local Public Administration  Online knowledge database provides:  information on finished and running projects at cities  best practices  creative ideas and solutions  benchmark opportunity  contact details of participating cities  Yearly free “eCitizenship for All – European Benchmark Report”

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