1. Could social intranet be a solution to better communicating across borders SumLab, Cesena, 23-25 September 2015 Katarina Hanzelova, Interreg CENTRAL EUROPE

2. Status Quo CENTRAL EUROPE Community – 3161 members and growing  partner search tool  ability to post the project idea  exchange on project ideas  linked to LinkedIn partner search groups  access to regular newsletter Communicating in CENTRAL EUROPE

3. Challenges and needs Most of the communication among project partners dispersed around Europe is often happening via email. Finding the information, connecting and collaborating from distance and in non native language is often difficult. But is there other way to connect project teams across various geographies? Communicating in CENTRAL EUROPE

4. The answer could be a SOCIAL INTRANET  with chat functions (both private and group),  document collaboration,  file management among other features all on a single platform Why Build a Social Intranet?

5. CENTRAL EUROPE social intranet Twofold function as a partner search tool in the application stage as a management tool in the implementation stage..helps to communicate and run the project with ease, while knowledge sharing between project partners becomes natural and fun, increasing both satisfaction from the work done and dedication to continue further. Social Intranet in CENTRAL EUROPE

6. onnect, communicate and collaborate Social Intranet in CENTRAL EUROPE for more successful projects in Europe

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