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Creating Cross Border E-Regions - Panel at the 23rd Bled eConference, Blöed, 20.-23.6.2010
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Creating Cross -Border eRegions- Panel -
- 23rd Bled eConference22. June 2010
Hans-Dieter ZimmermanneSociety @ FHS St. Gallen
www.esociety.netThis presentation is licensed under a Creative Commons
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Electronic MarketsFocus ThemeVol 17 (4) (2007)
Electronic Marketswelcomes proposalsfor future eRegion
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for future eRegionrelated special issues!
eRegion defined …
„As a concept, eRegion denotes Information Technology (IT)-supported initiatives that transcend traditional borders and boundaries.“
[Joze Gricar, Yao-Hua Tan, Doug Vogel, Rolf T. Wigand: 2007]
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Agenda
The past:The Electronic Mall Bodensee – Experiences
Current developments:The ArgeAlp information society resolutionThe ArgeAlp information society resolution
The EMOTIONAAL Project – An eRegion project on AAL
Conclusions
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The Electronic Mall Bodensee (EMB) – Experiences
Bottom Up development of an electronic marketplace… understood as an open agora… with a strong regional focus … covering parts three countries (Austria, Germany, and Switzerland)... by regional initiatives.... by regional initiatives.
� First electronic marketplace in Europe with a strong regional focus
First Online June 19955
The Bodensee (Lake Constance) Region
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EMB - the Pioneer
Start of project: January 1995Online: June 1995Initiated by� Regional politics� University of St. Gallen, Switzerland� University of St. Gallen, SwitzerlandSupported by� Federal and local governments in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland� Business Development Agencies� Businesses� UniversitiesIdea of an Open Agora: Platform for businesses, citizens and households, government, non-profit organizationsSupported by the EU (Interreg II)Developed in cooperation with research, politics, and industry
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EMB - Impact
But: Platform as such did not succeeds
Reasons?� Too early
� People� Technology
� Different strategies, perspectives, and motivations within the different involved regions� Bound to national political agendas� Different speeds� Different priorities� Different funding options
� No common agenda
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Information Society Initiative of the ArgeAlp
ArgeAlp: � Working Group of Alpine Countries
(Austria, Italy, Germany, Switzerland)� … represented by regions (federal states, cantons, …)� Founded in 1972
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� Founded in 1972� Main goals:
� Working on cultural, social, economic, and ecological issues� Facilitating exchange and cooperation between citizens
within the alpine regions� Strengthen the alpine regions
[www.argealp.org]
Information Society Initiative of the ArgeAlp
Resolution of the Member States of the ArgeAlp adressingthe Information Society and Infrastructure Policy (June 2009)
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Information Society Initiative of the ArgeAlp: ResolutionOpportunities� Information society options are not yet fully utilized in the alpine region� ICT is crucial to overcome distances and topographies
� … enables location independence,� e.g., services, education, workplaces
� … reduces location disadvantages
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� … reduces location disadvantages� … in order to attract people and businesses
Risks� Introduction of new technologies in alpine (rural) regions is often late or
not even available� Missing critical mass of demand
� Missing incentives for infrastructure investments� Decreasing quality of ICT infrastructures, e.g., bandwidth
� Negative reputation of regions due to lack of modern ICT infrastructures
Information Society Initiative of the ArgeAlp:Insights
� People, businesses, and administration have to be aware of the opportunities
� Need for ICT infrastructure
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� Need for information literacy
� ICT reduces location disadvantages and reduces migration
� ICT enables eCommerce platforms
� ICT enables eTourism
Information Society Initiative of the ArgeAlp: Main Recommendations
Strengthen ICT awareness
Support the Alpine region as an ICT location
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Strengthen eGovernment, eHealth, and eLearning
Information Society Initiative of the ArgeAlp : Main Measures� High prioritization within politics� Collecting and monitoring of ICT data� Benchmarking of ICT developments� Central coordination of ICT activities� Information provision about
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� Information provision about � … benefits of ICT- and eServices� … best practices� … ICT security for citizens and businesses (esp. SME)� … risks of ICT
� Creation of awareness regarding the contribution of ICT to productivity and economic development
� Development of trust in ICT
Information Society Initiative of the ArgeAlp: Main Measures� Development of an ICT support strategy
� Support of regional universities � Support of regional cooperation between universities, businesses, and adminstration� Support of business start-ups� Development of regional competence centers to give advice about ICT utilization
(e.g., eCommerce)
� Support of business networks (virtual organizations) in order to create critical
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� Support of business networks (virtual organizations) in order to create critical mass
Support of � Teleworking� eGoverment portals/ applications� eParticipation and eDemocracy solutions� eHealth applications� eLearning� Media literacy
� Encourage even smaller cities/ villages to deploy and further develop eGovsolutions
Information Society Initiative of the ArgeAlp:Follow Up Activity
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EMOTIONAAL – An European Project
Aims of EMOTIONAAL� “Realization of an integrated health and care service concepts � … for the elderly population � … of rural regions in Europe � … with the assistance of highly innovative micro-system techniques
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� … with the assistance of highly innovative micro-system techniques and nanotechnology
� … as well as the development of the telemedicine concerning � the mobile use and � AAL centre of telematics .”
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EMOTIONAAL – An European Project
An eRegion project� driven by the demand of an aging society and soaring costs of the
health system
Not cross-border
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Not cross-border� but easily (?) applicable to cross-border regions
such as the Alpine region
Conclusions
Regional initiatives requires broad support of main players: � Government, businesses, research, …
ICT as ONE means …� supporting the defined strategy goals
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� supporting the defined strategy goals
Regional initiatives need to meet a demand of societies !
Kontakt
Hans-Dieter ZimmermannFHS St. Gallen University of Applied SciencesInterdisciplinary Research Area eSocietyc/o Institute for Information and Process Management IPM-FHSTeufener Strasse 2, 9000 St. Gallen, SchwitzerlandTeufener Strasse 2, 9000 St. Gallen, Schwitzerland
Tel. +41 71 228 7650, Mobil +41 76 220 [email protected]/ipmwww.hdzimmermann.net, blog.hdzimmermann.net@hdzimmermann@FHS_eSociety