EVITAOVERVIEW of the PROJECT

Hatzakis Ilias

Project Manager

GRNET

EVITA 4th project meeting, Riga, June 7th, 2010

Detailed objectives1. Exchange and elaborate “best practice” policy measures between all partners

2. Transfer and disseminate those policy measures to Policy Makers and SMEs in the targeted regions

3. Improve the effectiveness of regional development policies in the area of ICT use and e-business for SMEs in the targeted regions

4. Improve the training capacity of staff of the partner institutions

5. Establish a stable human network between competent organizations/bodies aiming at promoting e-business and e-learning practices 

6. Raise awareness of Policy Makers regarding the importance of e-business for the growth and job creation

7. Highlight the importance of e-learning and tele-learning techniques

8. Provide the targeted regions with tangible and practical tools for implementing e-business training strategies for SMEs and the adequate trained staff that could act as accelerators and multipliers of training policy measures

9. Publish and disseminate a “best e-business policy measures practice guide” to a wider area

10. Improve the e-learning tools and methodologies addressed to SMEs

11. Create adequate and up-to-date multilingual training content for local SMEs of the targeted regions

12. Enhance the vocational training of SMEs in the use of online services, so that SMEs can take advantage of ICT and become more competitive in the knowledge economy

13. Contribute to the local employment

14. Bridge the digital divide inside the European Territory

15. Improve interregional cooperation

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COMPONENT 1 - Major issues

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rd Progress Report and Payment Claim

Budget reallocation (All)

Financial/ administrative problems (FTZ/ SAR)

Bulgarian partner substitution

Delays - Extension

Next reporting

Next consortium meeting (Toplice) – find date (SDA/ All)

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COMPONENT 2 N° of press releases disseminated 0   0 18

N° of brochures created 0   0 20

N° of copies of brochures disseminated 0   0 10000

N° of newsletters created 0 1 1 6

N° of copies of newsletters disseminated 0   0 10000

N° of dissemination events organised 0   0 10

N° of other events participated in 0 1 1 3

No of logos created 1   1 1

No of posters created 0   0 100

No of DVD ROMs created 0   0 1000

No of movies created 0   0 1

No of websites created 0 1 1 1

Result indicatorsPrevious

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Current periodUpdated

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N° of articles/appearances in press and media 0   0 8

N° of participants in events 0   0 400

Average n° of visits per month on project’s website 0 200 200 1000

Component 2 - Communication1. The creation of a multilingual web portal to be used as:

a. A cooperation tool between the partners

b. A point of information for local SMEs and Policy Makers

c. A dissemination tool

d. A gate to the EVITA e-learning platform and the EVITA training material.

2. The creation of a relevant communication material, (FTZ) consisting of: a. A logo

b. At least 18 press releases for the proper dissemination of the critical milestones of the project

c. At least 6 newsletters that will be distributed to Policy Makers, SME representative organizations and relevant institutions across Europe

d. Brochures, leaflets, DVD-ROMs and posters to be used for the presentation of the project ideas in the first phase of the project and results in the last phase of the project at major conferences and events.

e. Visual content contributing to the “visibility” of EVITA. SAITC has a fully equipped media team, possessing the necessary expertise for the creation and dissemination through web-sites and national and local media of diversified visual content. SAITC will create different multimedia presentations and/or movies that will be posted on-line as well as in DVD-ROMs.

3. The organization of 9 local dissemination events for transmitting the messages and the results of the project to local Policy Makers and SME representatives.

4. The organization of one Final Conference for EU wide dissemination to relevant policy makers (i.e. regional and local authorities). This conference will in particular target the convergence regions.

 

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- Brochures: design, timetable, production - Press releases: 1 per event (SME seminars,

dissemination events, Policy Maker Workshops)- Articles: (ideally one per event)- Distribution of leaflets, brochures- Printing and distribution of newsletters- Multimedia production

Dissemination eventsThe organization of 9 SME dissemination events for transmitting the messages and the

results of the project to SME professionals

No of SMEs (target 50 SMEs, or at least 50 attendants- with attendants’ lists – in each) Structure of agenda Dates Duration Press releases leaflets distribution Newsletters disseminated The Riga dissemination event. Presentation, tips & hints, DOs and DONTs

COMPONENT 3

Output indicatorsPrevious

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N° of interregional events organised by the project to exchange experience

1 3 4 12

N° of participants in these interregional events 22 39 61 200

                                                               N° of good practices identified 3 4 7 20

 

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N° of regional/local policies and instruments addressed in the field tackled by the project

not applicable not applicable not applicable 10

                                                               

Output indicatorsPrevious

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No of studies created 0   0 1

No of IT training strategy reports created 0   0 5

No of "best practice" guides published 0   0 1

No of copies of "best practice" guide produced 0   0 1000

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N° of staff members with increased capacity (awareness/knowledge/skills) resulting from the exchange of experience at interregional events

0   0 30

COMPONENT 3: Exchange and transmission of 8 best policy practices

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5 Policy Maker Workshops

1 e-tutor seminar

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MAJOR ISSUES

Indicators - Regional/ local policies and instruments tackled addressed in the field tackled by

the project- Number of staff members with increased capacity (name staff members in each

country)

IT training strategy reports- Timetable- Q&A

PM Workshops- Macro – Scheduling (2011?)- Indicative agenda - It will be a major issue in Toplice

CCIMP PRESENTATION

- Study on the impact of e-learning on SME competitiveness

- Corpus of IT training strategy report

COMPONENT 4

Output indicatorsPrevious

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e-Business training content: No of localised versions 0   0 9e-Learning platform: No of localised versions 0   0 9No of SME seminars 0   0 5No of implementation evaluation reports 0   0 1      0        0  

Result indicatorsPrevious

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No of SMEs with increased e-business capacities 0   0 150No of visits on the e-learning platform 0   0 500

SME seminars

- Scheduling of Santiago (sep?), Toplice (oct?), Ermoupolis (oct?), Kaunas(?).

- They must reflect a pilot implementation of one of the policies transferred, partners must choose which one.

- Infrastructure/ Rooms/ Duration (at least 10h)- 30 SMEs selection procedure (the example of LTC)- Tutors: Galicia? Lithuania?- The Riga SME seminar. Presentation, tips & hints, DOs

and DONTs (Diana Krevina)

SME tele- Seminars

Additionally, in one case, there will be experimentation on tele-learning technologies and methodologies in order to reach SMEs in remote areas, with low cost and high efficiency. The seminar will be delivered from Sofia to a number of different locations in Bulgaria, through the Bulgarian network of tele-centers. The deployment of this tele-seminar will be web-transmitted and video-recorded, so that the methodology is disseminated to all other interested regions.

Content/ Platform Translation Localization (SDA/LTC experience) Uploading (FTZ- LTC experience) Presentation of the final form of the platform (FTZ) Uploading of multimedia content (FTZ) Platform administration issues (FTZ)

Hatzakis Ilias

Project Manager

GRNET

EVITA 4th Project Meeting, Riga 7 June 2010

Keep up the good work!!!

Thank you