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TELEBALT
in Latvia
Open Latvia
TELEBALT project Manager
Dinnija Mudure
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Objectives of TELEBALT
• To promote EU IT Research activities to Baltic’s
and specially Latvia
• To encourage submission of new project proposals
to EC from the Baltic countries
• To promote use of IT for different field of
activities
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How does it work?
• Development of IST Information Demonstration
Centres (IDCs) in participating Baltic countries
• Workshops organisation related to IST programme
• Publications within the project
• Contacts with IT related organisations and ministry
• Project web-site www.telebalt.lv
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Workshop
“Information Technologies, Tourism
and Social integration”
Riga, Latvia 4-5 April, 2002
• In frame of Baltic IT&T 2002 conference
• Subjects e-work and tourism
• Working groups
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Key figures
• 160 Participants
• 50 Speakers from EU and candidate states
• Leading speakers from Latvia authorities
(Minister of Environment, counsellor of the Prime
Minister)
• High level speakers from European Commission
(Deputy general Director of EC, Ambassador of
EU, Head of Departments of EC.
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Results of the Workshop
• Discussions on opportunities of future cooperation between EU and Baltic organisations
• Partners finding, building of new consortia for
future projects in the context of the new IST
programme (6 Frame Work programme)
• More than 30 agreements to co-orporate have been
signed between organisations.
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What Next?
• TELEBALT workshop
2003, 3 – 4 April, Riga in frame of Baltic IT&T 2003
• Information about IST programme under 6th
framework programme of EU
• How to submit a proposal?
• TELEBALT contact data base will be used in order to
invite participants
• Interested to participate, soon will have a possibility
to register at www.telebalt.lv
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Publications
• Project leaflet in Latvian language
• Workshop proceedings issue
• Newsletter volume 2
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More informations on:
http://www.telebalt.lv
Project manager Dinnija Mudure
e-mail: [email protected]
Thank You!
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