Third European Digital Cities Conference: The road to deployment
1 December 1997 - 1 December 1997
Germany
The third European Digital Cities Conference will take place in Berlin, Germany, on 1-2 December 1997. Organized within the framework of the European Digital Cities (EDC) project, a support action of the Community's Telematics Applications programme, the theme of this third conference will be "The Road to Deployment".
This latest conference follows two successful conferences. The first, "The Challenge of the Future", held in Copenhagen in May 1996, set the scene for cities and regions in the Information Society. The second, "The Role of Cities, Towns and Regions in the Development of the Information Society", held in Strasbourg in December 1996, looked more in depth at the policy framework surrounding this issue. These conferences are one of the major awareness raising components of the EDC project.
The third European Digital Cities Conference will focus on the socio-economic benefits of telematics for urban areas, covering:
- The achievements so far in pilot applications and services;
- The existing and emerging infrastructures for deployment;
- The identification of barriers to deployment;
- The challenges and benefits of cross-sector integration of telematics applications.
European Commissioner Martin Bangemann will participate in the conference roundtable "Digital cities - Realizing the potential", aimed at reviewing the actions necessary to achieve substantial deployment. The conference participants will represent the key European players involved in this area: local and regional authorities, research institutions, industry and operators from all over Europe. An exhibition, including demonstrations of telematics projects, will take place parallel to the conference.
For further information, please contact:
EDC Project Coordination Office
c/o Telecities
18 square de Meeus
B-1050 Brussels
Tel. +32-2-5520868; Fax +32-2-5520889
E-mail: edc@mcr1.poptel.org.uk
Information can also be obtained from the EDC Web page at:
http://www.edc.eu.int/events/(opens in new window)
This latest conference follows two successful conferences. The first, "The Challenge of the Future", held in Copenhagen in May 1996, set the scene for cities and regions in the Information Society. The second, "The Role of Cities, Towns and Regions in the Development of the Information Society", held in Strasbourg in December 1996, looked more in depth at the policy framework surrounding this issue. These conferences are one of the major awareness raising components of the EDC project.
The third European Digital Cities Conference will focus on the socio-economic benefits of telematics for urban areas, covering:
- The achievements so far in pilot applications and services;
- The existing and emerging infrastructures for deployment;
- The identification of barriers to deployment;
- The challenges and benefits of cross-sector integration of telematics applications.
European Commissioner Martin Bangemann will participate in the conference roundtable "Digital cities - Realizing the potential", aimed at reviewing the actions necessary to achieve substantial deployment. The conference participants will represent the key European players involved in this area: local and regional authorities, research institutions, industry and operators from all over Europe. An exhibition, including demonstrations of telematics projects, will take place parallel to the conference.
For further information, please contact:
EDC Project Coordination Office
c/o Telecities
18 square de Meeus
B-1050 Brussels
Tel. +32-2-5520868; Fax +32-2-5520889
E-mail: edc@mcr1.poptel.org.uk
Information can also be obtained from the EDC Web page at:
http://www.edc.eu.int/events/(opens in new window)