1. Tibor Sutoris, Novitech, Slovakia eFarmer kick-off meeting Luxembourg 24-26 January 20051 eFARME R eContent Programme Farmer Communication Services for CAP (eFARMER) Tibor Sutóris Novitech, Slovakia sutoris@novitech.sk Phone: +00421-55-7274224 eContent Kick-off Meeting, 24-26 January 2005 Luxembourg Keywords: CAP (Common Agriculture Policy) content, Broadband Internet, Business process management, Electronic signature, eLearning

2. Tibor Sutoris, Novitech, Slovakia eFarmer kick-off meeting Luxembourg 24-26 January 20052 eFARME R Administrative details  Contract No. EDC 11221  Action Line 1: Improving access to and use of public sector information  Duration : 26 months Project start date : 1 th January 2005  Total budget : 3.739.711 € Community contribution : 1.899.602 €

3. Tibor Sutoris, Novitech, Slovakia eFarmer kick-off meeting Luxembourg 24-26 January 20053 eFARME R Expected Results of the Project  Creation of a FARMER content transformation system producing up-to- date user-friendly rural-aid related content services (the static use of eFARMER content),  Introduction of a user-friendly set of rural aid compilation and electronic submission web services (the dynamic use of eFARMER content),  Demonstration of sustainability of the business model for providing these services to target group of farmers on a commercial basis through network of representatives/advisors to facilitate eFarmer services – so called eFarmers (eFARMER demonstration).

4. Tibor Sutoris, Novitech, Slovakia eFarmer kick-off meeting Luxembourg 24-26 January 20054 eFARME R PSI Re-used and Value Added  Improving access to high quality digital content for all on the global network - creation of the structured CAP content,  Improving access in a multiplicity of languages – providing relevant CAP content dedicated to the farmers in V4 countries (CZ, HU, PL, and SK) – the eFarmer system will communicate in English and four national languages,  Accelerating development of the information society in Europe – use of informatics in the area of agriculture is very poor – the eFarmer system brings the opportunity to use IT technology in agriculture through eFarmer agents,  Contribution to the objectives of the updated eEurope 2005 action plan – the eFarmer system brings new opportunities for private investment – at the end of the project a private eFarmer Shareholding company will be established.

5. Tibor Sutoris, Novitech, Slovakia eFarmer kick-off meeting Luxembourg 24-26 January 20055 eFARME R Cross-Border Nature of Source Content and Services  The project builds capacities for cross-border nature of services transforming public sector CAP content. This new content is derived from the following sources:  Community standard content (DG Agriculture)  Country specific CAP content from V4 countries  The distribution of the new content and claim submission services into 4 new EU member countries (server in one EU country will be used for other member states)  Support for national minorities. Example: farmers in south Slovakia can use CAP content in their mother tongue – Hungarian.

6. Tibor Sutoris, Novitech, Slovakia eFarmer kick-off meeting Luxembourg 24-26 January 20056 eFARME R Users and Benefits for Users  Users :  Farmers and their associations,  Agriculture chambers and non-governmental organizations,  Interest groups and other stakeholders including government and academia engaged in agriculture.  Benefits for users :  Time and money savings – no need to communicate with RPA (Rural Payment Agency) representatives by surface mail or in-person, no penalties for missed claim submission term and sent back claims,  Fast and easy error correction – error free claims guaranteed by eFarmer system,  Easy Access to up-to-date information – CAP content,  Achieving higher benefits from EU funds,  Increasing simplicity of claim completion and working with ortho-photo maps.

7. Tibor Sutoris, Novitech, Slovakia eFarmer kick-off meeting Luxembourg 24-26 January 20057 eFARME R Business Case Internet ServicesPayments for services.... eFarmer Plc Service provider eFarmers direct users Farmers - Claimants Clearing Fees for services provided to eFarmers by eFarmer Plc (cfx,sfx) Fees for assistance to farmers provided by eFarmers (sf4) Payment Agency

8. Tibor Sutoris, Novitech, Slovakia eFarmer kick-off meeting Luxembourg 24-26 January 20058 eFARME R Participants and Roles  Novitech (SK) – coordinator, implementer Agrarian Chamber of the Czech Republic (CZ) – agro-participant Small and Medium Size Enterprises Union (HU) - agro-participant  Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry (CZ) – development participant  Szent István University (HU) - development participant, implementer  National Council of Agricultural Chambers (PL) - agro-participant  Slovak Chamber of Agriculture and Food Industry (SK) - agro- participant  Slovak University of Agriculture (SK) - development participant  Agro-participant – provide demonstration activities, specification of country-specific requirements of eFARMER services, RPA interfaces  Development participant - develops (collects) community standard CAP content, execute trainings and elearning