1. Mark Sheppard E-Business Analyst ERNACT

3.  Formed in 1990  Funded by ERDF  Improve delivery of Information Technology services  Stimulate Interregional Development Co-operation European Regions Network for the Application of Communications Technology

4. ERNACT - Overview  10 MECU to date  30 organisations across ERNACT regions  Competence in inter-regional project management.  Competence in regional information society strategies.

5. ERNACT Regions Galway Aalborg Derry South West Flanders Province of Zeeland Wirral Donegal

6. IRDSS What is IRDSS IRDSS developed and demonstrated an interregional telematics application/platform. Delivers general purpose services from public authorities to citizens and businesses. Technology: Web, GIS, distributed databases.

7. Objectives  Empower local communities to construct a physical, economic, environmental and social model of their localities.  Decentralisation of work and distribution of services from regional to local level.  Economic and developmental interaction of geographically distant localities and regions.

8. Funding Total project cost 2911.3 KECU (48% EU) Telematics Applications Programme (1994- 1998) To develop an integrated set of telematic applications to enable geographically, economically and socially marginalized communities and groups to develop the potential of their areas and to link their economies to more central regions and to the Information Society.

9. Partners Current Project Partners City of Aalborg (Denmark) County Galway (Ireland) County Donegal (Ireland) City of Derry (Northern Ireland) Region of South-West Flanders (Belgium) Metropolitan District of Wirral (UK)

10. Galway Aalborg Derry South West Flanders Wirral Donegal Demonstration Sites

11. Technology Developers

12. Services

13. IRDSS

14. MapObjectsMapExtreme Server based ActiveMapsMapGuide Client based GISNon-GIS IRDSS GIS Interface (API) IRDSS USER Interfaces IIS (WWW Server) running on NT Internet Browser regional database IRDSS Software

15. Outputs  An internet based interface to market leading GIS packages.  A set of inter-regional and cross-border multi- media standards for manipulation of thematic data.  A framework for decentralisation of work.  Foundations for economic and development interaction of separate regions.

16. Results/Outputs Hardware, software, networks organisation, standards, processes, relationships IRDSS software Internalpublicsub-regional Applications Internet Physical

17. Exploitation Plans Framework for the development of E-Government Portal Provide building blocks for other projects (i.e. Digital Region)

18. Exploitation – Creating Value

19. Typical Portal

20. Exploitation - Portal

21. Conclusion  Built “future–proof” e-government platform  Used now within demonstrations regions.  Emerging opportunities (maps, line speed, data, political mindsets)  In line with national projects (e-broker)  Exploitation plan (e-gov portal)