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Abstract:

The European Digital Cities (EDC) project is mainly targeted at dissemination activities with the aim of setting up the conditions for a concerted development of telematics applications in European urban areas.

As defined in the project dissemination strategy (deliverable D08.1), the European Digital Cities Web is one of the major dissemination tools of the EDC project.  The objectives of the Web site are:

- to promote the EDC concept;

- to provide members of the 4 networks involved in the EDC project with a common tool for the download/exchange of documents, to exchange information and to prepare new projects (e.g. to find partners, to present project ideas);

- to support the activities of working groups on subjects defined by the cities themselves;

- to disseminate good practice in the field of urban telematics by presenting the results from joint pilot projects involving local/regional governments;

- to provide real-time information on seminars, forums and conferences, and to reach a wider audience of people who are not always able to attend them;

- to hold an open discussion forum on the urban issues of the Information Society

The targeted users of the EDC web site are not only the members of Telecities, Polis, Eurocities and Car Free Cities networks but also any interested organisation or person having access to the WWW.

Members have been consulted to define the requirements and options for the EDC web site and the development has been subcontracted to a specialised company who will host the site.

Abstract:

This document is a report of the results obtained from Teleservices and Transport Telematics Surveys which have been commissioned by the European Commission’s Directorate for Telematics Applications and realised in the framework of the EDC project. The contents are to be considered for public disclosure, and investigate the trends in European deployment of telematics technologies and services in the transport and tele-services sectors.

The document reports on the survey process as well as presenting the results of analyses based upon the total of responses obtained by the end of 1996 (53 and 90 responses from urban authorities and municipal organisations, for the respective Teleservices and Transport Telematics Surveys). The survey process aimed at maximising the total response with a stratification of those responses from organisations in urban areas of greater than 100,000 population, although some responses from smaller cities were also analysed (85% of EU authorities were contacted, and the response rates were 27% and 47% for the respective teleservices and transport telematics surveys).

The response achieved is suitable for comparing variations in responses at the European level (city size and geographic area) to the questions posed (problems, current and future prospectives for deployment, reasons for not considering certain applications and services and the extent of public-private partnerships, etc.). The survey outreach was conducted with the assistance of city network organisations and, although survey controls were applied, the responses come primarily from authorities active in the EU networks; results are analysed by network membership (or not) for selected questions where this may influence the results.

A first result is that the support of networks involved in EDC (Eurocities and Telecities, POLIS and Car-Free Cities) has proved to be an effective mechanism for improving the total response rate. However, there is a need for the networks’ support to be coordinated with national-level telematics initiatives if the next survey is to achieve statistically-significant results on a country-by-country basis. A team having distributed survey responsibilities would be the best approach for doing this and Chapter 7 presents recommendations.

A second result is that responses from Eastern Europe cities were obtained for the first time. The EDC networks’ interests regarding city-twinning schemes for technology transfer will be important for ensuring a wider participation of Eastern European authorities in future surveys For reasons explained in Chapter 7, it is recommended that the main monitoring survey can carried out every two years (i.e.: next, in 1998).

Abstract:

The European Digital Cities (EDC) project is mainly targeted to dissemination activities with the aim to set the conditions for a concerted development of telematics applications in European urban areas.

The dissemination strategy follows an AAA model: Awareness raising, Attitude (i.e. commitment) and Action (i.e. fostering local developments);

The different targets are :

- on a first level Members of the European Parliament, local politicians, members civil servants, regional initiatives (e.g. Teleregions and IRISI);

- on a second level other cities, towns and regions (through national associations), IT and service providers and key opinion makers (e.g. the media, industry heads, top EU officials, etc.).

The dissemination materials associated with reaching them are :

• a project brochure;
• an annual policy review;
• a quarterly newsletter;
• organisation of events: seminars, forums and conferences;
• and a WWW site, including discussion groups and file transfer facilities.

This document will be used to avoid overlapping (mainly where events are concerned), to improve the coordination and the potential of the ongoing initiatives (e.g. cross links of web sites, advertising of events in individual newsletters, etc.) with other initiatives dealing with the development of the Information Society and with other support actions of the Telematics Applications Programme or projects supported under the Urban and Rural sector.

Abstract:

This abstract reflects the results (presentations and discussions) of the first EDC Conference held in Copenhagen 8-9 May 1996.  The Conference was a success in terms of the range of participants and the quality of many of the contributions. The event attracted over 170 participants from municipalities, research organisations and private companies. 

As this conference was the first European Digital Cities Conference in a series of four, the aim was not so much to present results of validation projects, but rather to set the scene for the future work under this project.  In a logical sequence the following important issues were presented and discussed:  political framework of the European Digital Cities project (government - local authority - citizens);  co-operation between the urban and regional initiatives, necessary as a structural basis to exercise the political commitment of the public authorities on all levels;  the direct and added value of telematics applications using the example of transport and sustainability; and, the ultimate goal of EDC, gearing telematics use towards promoting democracy and improving quality of life.  The last session dealt with the technical aspect of the telematics implementation, including a presentation of the recent trends and development of telematic technologies.

Abstract:

The second European Digital Cities conference, held in Strasbourg on 12-13 December 1996, focused on the role of cities, towns and regions in the development of the Information Society. 160 delegates from European local and regional authorities, research organisations and private companies alike participated in the two-day conference which looked at both the implications of the Information Society for cities, towns and regions as well as their responsibilities to seize the opportunities arising from new technologies. Current trends in the development of the Information Society at the local level and the results already obtained from concrete applications of telematics by local and regional authorities were used as a basis for discussion. A number of sessions were conducted:

• Realisation of the Information Society in the Context of Local Development
• Trends in the Development of Digital Cities
• First Lessons from Ongoing Telematics Projects
• Defining the Role of Local Partners

In conclusion, a significant aspect of the projects realised in the framework of European Digital Cities is the definition of a local telematics strategy at the political and organisational level  including a strong telematics partnership. During the second European Digital Cities conference private and public organisations reacted on these issues as well as on the local awareness themes. The potential role of the IT industry, telecom operators, financial organisations, the software industry, the service and content industry and local and regional governments in the development of the Information Society at the local and regional level was outlined. The multifaceted programme adopted by the conference gave Information Society experts the possibility to come into contact with different approaches to the issues presented by the development of the Information Society at the local and regional levels.