The Central European

Platform on Digital Content

Hans-Peter RittProject Manager

Preparing for eContent plus I, II, III

Prague, Budapest and Bratislava

Increase the mutual knowledge and contacts within Central Europe

Develop co-operations: r+d, production, distribution, funding, ...

Achieve successful participation in the eContentplus-Programme

Become an attractive partner to other regions in Europe

Joint Central European initiative of

AT, CZ, HU, SK

Initiated and directed by 4 Ministries: AT Federal Ministry of Economics and LabourCZ Ministry of InformaticsHU Ministry of Economy and TransportSK Ministry of Transport, Posts and

Telecommunications

Carried out by the Team of Intermediaries

CCSS, Cross Czech, MATISZ, MTE, SPPR, WKO

Accompanied by the Advisory Board of national experts: industry and academia

Co-ordinated by the Project Management

Multi-national co-operation

on different levels

Linking the actors: AT-CZ-HU-SK, public-private-intermediaries

Elements:1. Orientation on the specific content-

area2. Orientation on the markets: facts,

forecasts, strategies, „how to do“3. Orientation on the EC-

Programme eContentplus4. Matching and Collaboration

Orientation- and Matching-Days

Schedule of Orientation- and Matching-Days

I. 9/10. February 2006, PragueGeographic Information Systems

II. 6./7. April 2006, BudapestDigital Libraries: Scientific/ Scholarly Content

III. 21/22. September 2006, BratislavaEducational Content

IV. 1./2. February 2007, ViennaDigital Libraries - Cultural Content

www.econtentplus.net

1. Quick Information on the Programme eContentplus

2. How to get involved: Information, Registration, Matching-Needs

3. Info-Point: News, Contacts and Mailing-List

4. The eContent markets in Central Europe

Information-Portal

Pool of information on the Central

European eContent markets

• Documents / Overviews• Calendar of Events:

Content-related Conferences and Events

• Database “Nodes and Hubs”:relevant Organizations and Contacts

eContent in Central Europe

www.econtentplus.net

central@econtentplus.net

Project ManagementHans-Peter Ritt, milestone.

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