TELEBALT PROJECT CONSORTIUM

1. Open Latvia, Riga, Latvia INFOBALT, Vilnius, Lithuania Inforing AS, Tallinn, Estonia CODATA,Paris,France Workshop”Information Technologies,Tourism and Social Integration” Kick-off planning meetingand conference“Teleworking for Business,Education and ElectronicCommerce” Workshop”Telematics andUnemployment Problems” TELEBALT PROJECT CONSORTIUM Teleworking as a Tool for Information Society Technologies Programme Promotion to Baltic States IST Programme Coordinator EDNES, Strasbourg, France

3. Lithuania • 150 members of association Infobalt include: • Lithuanian information technologies, telecommunications and • office equipment companies; • higher education institutions and other education institutions; • public organizations and concultancy firms. • Activities of association Infobalt: • Representation of business interests of INFOBALT members in Lithuania and abroad; • Development of Lithuanian ITT market; • Services and assistance to INFOBALT members; • Development of Lithuanian information society (IS): • Events • IS projects • International activity Contact information: “INFOBALT” LT-2001 Vilnius Vokieciu 28/17-16Lithuania Tel: +370-2 622623; Fax: +370-2 622629 http://www.infobalt.lt/

4. Latvia • Main sets of activities and tasks: • Promotion of tourism related activities in • Latvia, using the advantages provided by • the IT • Solutions for the Information Technologies • Cooperation with similar organizations in • the Baltic countries and member states of • the European Union Contact information: “Open Latvia” LV-1509 Riga Zukusalas krastmala 3Latvia Tel: +371 7200133; Fax: +371 7200135 http://www.openlatvia.lv/

5. INFORING AS Estonia Newspapers, magazines, posters, books, computer designThe company was founded in 1991 and today is one of the most popularpublishing house in Estonia. The company issues newspapers, magazines andbooks and now is engaged in Internet business. Contact information: “Inforing” AS, Uss20, 41533, Johvi, Estonia Tel: +372 33 70 305, Fax: +372 33 26 102, in English language: +372 52 15 988 http://www.mereinfo.com/

6. International Council for Science (ICSU) CODATA Committee on Data for Science and Technology • Established in 1968 by ICSU to promote and encourage on a worldwide basis the compilation, evaluation and dissemination of scientific and technological data • 23 countries and 14 International Scientific Unions are CODATA members • CODATA Task Groups include from all over the world in different disciplines including telematics applications, teleworking and virtual laboratories CODATA Secretariat: 51, Boulevard de Montmorency75016 Paris, France Tel: +33 1 45250496Cable Address: ICSU PARIS Fax: +33 1 42881466 Email: codata@dial.oleane.com http://www.codata.org/

7. TELEBALT PROJECT COMPONENTS

8. TELEBALT Newsletters Volume 1: April 2002 Volume 2: October 2002 Volume 3: Summer 2003

9. TELEBALT Training Courses Lecture 1. European Union Lecture 2. Enlarging European Union Lecture 3. Fifth and Sixth Framework Programmes Lecture 4. Participating in Sixth Framework Programme: Opportunities for Pre-accession States Lecture 5. Introductory

10. Lecture 2: Enlarging the European Union Table of contents: • Enlarging the EU : Introduction • Conditions for Accession • Copenhagen criteria • Acquis • Pre-accession States • Latvia • Elements of history • Pre-accession situation • Estonia • Elements of history • Pre-accession situation • Lithuania • Elements of history • Pre-accession situation • Pre-accession Strategy • Europe Agreements (Association Agreements) • Accession Partnerships, NPAA, annual regular reports • Pre-accession Assistance • Phare Program • ISPA • Sapard • Coordination Instrument • Participating in the EU Programs and Agencies • To take part in a Community program • Accession Negotiations • European Conference • Next Steps in the Process of the EU Enlargement • Annex 1: Europe Map

11. Lecture 2. Enlarging the European Union Any European State, which respects the principles of liberty, democracy, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, and the rule of law, may apply to become a member of the Union. Treaty on European Union (article 49) The European Union has been enlarging ever since it was created at the beginning of the 1950s. Since then the Union has growth from the initial six members to the current 15 through a series of enlargements. In the beginning of the 21st century the process of enlargement is considered to be the main goal and a historic task for the Union so that the integration of the continent could be continued further by peaceful means, extending a zone of stability and prosperity. So the process of integration and adoption of new members is still continuing. The success of the EU and the values it is based on attracts other new countries to become a member of the Union. At present there are thirteen

12. Lecture 3. Fifth and Sixth Framework Programmes The Fifth Framework Programme (FP5) constitutes the priorities for the European Union's research, technological development and demonstration (RTD) activities for the period 1998-2002. These priorities have been chosen on the basis of a number of common criteria reflecting the major concerns of the quality of life for European citizens and increasing industrial competitiveness. The FP5 is aimed to help solve problems and to respond to the major socio-economic challenges facing Europe. By focusing on a limited number of research areas combining technological, industrial, economic, social and cultural aspects the FP5 maximizes its impact. This program provides a coherent and truly European framework for supporting research and technological development as part of Community research policy and constitutes a four-year strategic plan for the period 1999-2002. During this period, it will stimulate transnational collaboration in research, particularly between industry and universities, and the establishment of networks of excellence. A budget of 13 700 million euro has been agreed for European Community FP5. Combined with 1 260 million euro for Euratom FP5 the budget for 1999-2002 Framework Program is 14960 million euro.

13. Seven priority orientations of the Sixth Framework Program : Technologies for European Research Area creation. Sustainable development based on consolidation of scientific potential. Development of bio-technologies. Support of nanotechnologies, creation of artificial materials and new production methods. Research in aeronautics and space, the problems of environment protection and human life safety. Guaranty of foodstuff. Economics, sociology, political and humanitarian science. Training course on the EU, FP5 and FP6 for Baltic States Lecture 3: Fifth and Sixth Framework Programmes Introduction to the FP6 Lecture 4: Participation in FP6: Opportunities for Pre-accession States FP6: Structure, Budget, Participants Types of programmes available for the pre-accession countries participation Rules and conditions of participation in the FP6 (including existing particularities for pre-accession states) Taking part in the programme: step by step Recommendations Contact information Sixth Framework Programme (FP6)

14. Collaborative Browsing in Information Resources - Tools and Services (CoBrow) CoBrow goals  -        bring together users of the WWW  -        provide Virtual Presence in the Web (i.e. Web-users are able to see each other on Web-pages)  -        let people communicate on such locations

15. Virtual Presence System (VPS) VPS architecture VPS goals -let people meet on Virtual Locations like Web URL, a web page/site, GPS coordinates, a chat room and so on. Otherwise people on such locations are unaware of each other. Virtual Presence enables people to communicate and allows to work together on such locations -bring together neighborhood information delivered by the VPS (which user has opened which shared document or which user reside at which location) with static user information or user properties like a users name, postal address or phone number or as well the URL of a users video conferencing system endpoint.

16. German Research Institute,Distributed by Hoffmann and ReifConsultancy European Knowledge Platform (EKP) „....integration functions are becoming increasingly important“ The vicious circle: systems introduced to reduce complexity and to improve coherence actually tend to increase complexity The solution: browser based open source applications for distributed collaboration and publishing. Enabling applications which are easy to use for everybody.

17. Teamware Pl@za is a set of servicesfor Internet communities. When youregister in a community and become amember, you get access to theseservices: setting up yourpersonal Interactive Business Card (BC); sending e-mail and SMS messages directly through other’s BCs; discussion groups; the Document Folders feature; …. http://www.teamware.net

18. LATVIAhttp://www.telebalt.lv TELEBALT on the Web LITHUANIAhttp://www.infobalt.lt/telebalt EDNEShttp://www.ednes.org/telebalt ESTONIA http://www.telebalt.ee

19. TELEBALT on the Web (EDNES)

20. TELEBALT on the Web (Infobalt)

21. TELEBALT on the Web (Open Latvia)

22. TELEBALT on the Web (Inforing AS)

23. TELEBALT workshopRiga, Latvia, 4-5 April 2002 • 150 Participants • 50 Speakers from EU and New Accession 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)

24. Results of the workshop • Discussions on opportunities of future co-operation between EU and Baltic organisations (And even between Baltic’s one!) • Partners finding, building of new consortia for future projects in the context of the new IST programme (6 Frame Work programme) • More than 20 agreements to co-operate have been signed between organisations

25. TELEBALT conference “Teleworking for Business, Education, Research and e-Commerce” Vilnius, Lithuania, 22-23 October 2002 www.infobalt.lt/telebalt • TELEBALT conference aims at strengthening the scientific and technological co-operation between the European Union and the Newly Associated States (NAS), in particular the Baltic countries, in the field of IT application to new methods of work, business, education, research, e-commerce, medicine, regional development and social integration using IT. • TELEBALT conference will be organized during the same week as the yearly forum INFOBALT 2002 (21-26 October) and is stated as a parallel event to this forum. • INFOBALT 2002 forum will be held, along with the 4th Information Society Conference “Develop an Innovative Trade and Work Area for Information Society”. Another events in Vilnius at the same period of time are: • League of Investors; • the Baltic Sea and CEEC Data Protection and Information Security Workshop; • the 9th International Exhibition INFOBALT of Information Society Technologies.