ADVANCED TRANSEUROPEAN TELEMATICS APPLICATIONS FOR COMMUNITY HELP

Objective

This cooperation project mobilises local authorities and other partners to develop and demonstrate interactive self-service multimedia kiosks for citizens in need of contact, information, support or registration of complaints involving local government, the police or other agencies, including local emergency and video services. Special applications are envisaged for ethnic minorities and the deaf. ATTACH will exchange information with the authority concerned and provide a guide to implementation of self-service multimedia applications.

ATTACH - Advanced TransEuropean Telematics Applications for Community Help. Local administrations from London (Newham Borough and Metropolitan Police), Central Scotland (GB), Roosendaal (NL), Ronneby (SE), Thessaloniki (GR) and Marseilles (FR) with the support of Olivetti (GB) and ergonomics experts (CCD, UK) will develop, implement and demonstrate interactive multi-media kiosks for self-service use of citizens providing information about and interaction with local administrations, police and other local organisations including emergency and video services.

Special applications are developed for ethnic minorities and deaf people. ATTACH will exchange information with other local authorities and provide a guide to implementing self-service multi-media applications. The project will be sponsored by technology and communication companies (AT&T, Bell Cable) and social organisations (Royal National Institute for the Deaf.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electronic engineering › sensors › optical sensors
• social sciences › psychology › ergonomics

Programme(s)

• FP4-TELEMATICS 2C - Specific programme of research and technological development and demonstration in the area of telematic applications of common interest, 1994-1998

Topic(s)

• C.6 - Telematics Applications for Urban and Rural Areas

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

Metropolitan Police Service

Address

Room 427, Jubilee House 230-232 Putney Bridge Road
SW15 2PD London
United Kingdom

Participants (7)

ARISTOTLE UNIVERSTITY OF THESSALONIKI

Greece

Address

1641,po Box
54006 Thessaloniki

ERICSSON SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY AB

Sweden

Address

7b,ostra Hamngatan
371 23 Karlskrona

London Borough of Newham

United Kingdom

Address

East Ham Town Hall
E6 2RP London

Olivetti UK Ltd

United Kingdom

Address

86-88 Upper Richmond Road
SW15 2UR London

STICHTING TRANSPARANT WEST-BRABANT

Netherlands

Address

4700 BN Roosendaal

TRANSPORT, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL S.A.

Greece

Address

97,vas. Olgas
54643 Thessaloniki

UNIVERSITY OF KARLSKRONA RONNEBY

Sweden

Address

Soft Center
37225 Ronneby