1. Page 1 Encouraging e-Government excellence in Europe Baudouin de Sonis Executive Director + 32 (0)2 566 67 83 Baudouin.de-Sonis@eu-Forum.org www.eu-forum.org

2. Page 2 Encouraging e-Government excellence in Europe Sheffield 31 January 2008 ne-FORUM nePRACTICE

3. Page 3 Encouraging e-Government excellence in Europe e-Forum : nIs the neutral reference point of contact in Europe for all eGovernment matters nDebates and put forward new eGovernment proposals nFocuses on priority topics through working groups and publications nIs visible through a website, with rich content: l Latest news and discussion groups, Case studies l Working groups “shareware” nPublicises the importance of eGovernment in Europe n“Learning Journeys” to fasten exchange of best practices nOrganises major annual conferences l September 2007, Sofia Antipolis, e-Gov and world e-ID l October 2007 Paris, “e-Gov Interop” l October 2007 Issy les Moulineaux “World e-Democracy forum”

4. Page 4 Encouraging e-Government excellence in Europe Key Objectives nPlay a very active role in transforming local, regional & central government, adding real value to the community nShare information on successful, leading-edge eGovernment implementations nEstablish partnerships better to serve the EU eGovernment market nPromote the success of EU eGovernment to all nDevelop an atmosphere of professionalism that encourages EU eGovernment people to achieve their very best

5. Page 5 Encouraging e-Government excellence in Europe e-Forum Value Interaction & Innovation Public Sector Academics Private Sector The only place in Europe To discuss To share To challenge To develop eGovernment concepts & models

6. Page 6 Encouraging e-Government excellence in Europe Sheffield 31 January 2008 ne-FORUM nFASTeTEN nePRACTICE

7. Page 7 Encouraging e-Government excellence in Europe F.A.S.T. : Fully Automated Secured Transactions services FACTS Initial Deployment project, from 01/01/2007-to- 31/12/2009 years, funding 2.2M€ Trust and secure European platform for Data exchange between all levels of administration (European, Central, Regional and Local). Consortium will develop for the FP6 and Public Sector projects a playfield to help architecting, deploying, and testing robust and flexible trust and secure infrastructure solutions. Beneficiaries are The Industry sector for secured exchanges with administration (Spain) The Department of Education, pupils, teachers, parents and Administrative (UK), Where does it take place ? In the region of Valencia in the e-Procurement arena In the Department of Education (based in Sheffield) in UK Deployment plans are to extend this project in Belgium, Hungary, Italy, Bulgaria and Malta Member States involved : France, UK, Spain, Belgium, Italy, Hungary, Malta, Bulgaria, eTEN_Initial Deployment_FAST_07/01 Fully Automated Secured Transactions services

8. Page 8 Encouraging e-Government excellence in Europe department for education and skills creating opportunity, releasing potential, achieving excellence FASTeTEN Project partners

9. Page 9 Encouraging e-Government excellence in Europe How does FAST create legal evidence? Sender FAST a) Preparation of outbound message b) Electronic signature c) Data encryption (optional) a) Preparation of outbound message b) Electronic signature c) Data encryption (optional) Transmission Origination check (authentication) Origination check (authentication) Global archiving Transmission to the authenticated receivers Decryption of the data Transmission to the authenticated receivers Decryption of the data Validation of the transmission (certificate / signature) Time stamping Receiver FAST creates evidence at each step of the transaction 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5

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11. Page 11 Encouraging e-Government excellence in Europe ePractice.eu Workshops (1/3) nThe workshops are based on analysing 3 cases nParticipative method nDuration: ½ day or 1 day nPre-workshop: The cases will be published in advance on the web site.Participants may network and discuss beforehand. nPost-workshop: A brief summary by each topic will be published on epractice.eu and will be open for further discussions nVideo interviews of participants (ePracticeTV) ePractice co-branding World e-democracy forum E-Gov Interop Cce-Gov (e-ten) W Spes

12. Page 12 Encouraging e-Government excellence in Europe nKNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE: l Exchange opinions and discuss latest related topics l Case presentation by expert and case author nCOMMUNITY BUILDING: l Face to face meeting with peer community members l Create and to increase the link between the community members nINTEGRATION On- and off-line: l On-line case preparation previous to workshop l Post-workshop on-line presentation and discussion ePractice.eu Workshops (2/3)

13. Page 13 Encouraging e-Government excellence in Europe nEach of the sub group will ELABORATE SOLUTIONS to the cases and the possible problems found. nAfter the working sessions these solutions will be presented briefly to the plenary. Consequently the case presenter will quickly LAY OUT THE SOLUTION applied in real-life. ePractice.eu Workshops (3/3)

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15. Page 15 Encouraging e-Government excellence in Europe ePractice.eu is an EU sponsored platform where eGovernment, eInclusion and eHealth practitioners can meet, share and learn.

16. Page 16 Encouraging e-Government excellence in Europe The case studies published by ePractice.eu members are the basis of knowledge exchange. As of today more than 700 case studies can be found in ePractice.eu All case studies can be rated, and can qualify for the ePractice labels

17. Page 17 Encouraging e-Government excellence in Europe People and the community building of professionals are the essence of ePractice Today the community counts with over 11.500 members

18. Page 18 Encouraging e-Government excellence in Europe The public profile allows ePractice.eu members to get to know each other Editing of personal and professional data is easy, and ePractice members are encouraged to make their profile public! The most active ePractice members are awarded Kudos

19. Page 19 Encouraging e-Government excellence in Europe ePractice.eu combines on- and off-line activities. 19 specialised high level workshops are being organised until March 2009 Co-branded workshops with other organisations and communities complete the workshop agenda

20. Page 20 Encouraging e-Government excellence in Europe The detailed workshop pages allow workshop participants to discuss the workshop themes on-line prior and posterior to the off-line event.

21. Page 21 Encouraging e-Government excellence in Europe N#PlaceWS ThemeWS dateFacilitatorExpert 7Brusselse-Identity14 Feb 08Baudouin de SonisHerbert Kubicek 8BrusselseInclusion: Users voice21 Feb 08Baudouin de SonisJoe Cullen 9BrusselsManagement; joint event with eH community 06 Mar 08Baudouin de SonisM. Rosenmoller 10Brusselse-inclusion: Ageing well14 Apr 08Baudouin de SonisJoe Cullen 11BrusselsMid-term Workshop/ All themes 19 May 08Baudouin de SonisePractice Team 12BrusslesMunicipal eGovernment10 July 2008Baudouin de SonisTbd. 13Barcelonae-inclusion: Digital literacy16 June 08Baudouin de SonisJoe Cullen 14Brusselse-inclusion: Special needs groups25 Sep 08Baudouin de SonisePractice Team 15BremenAdmin. Burden23 Oct 08Baudouin de SonisHerbert Kubicek 16Brusselse-inclusion: “European e-Inclusion initiative: results and future steps” 13 Nov 08Baudouin de SonisJoe Cullen 17CorkeGov services to business, the state of the play17 Nov 08Baudouin de SonisMike Martin 18BrusselsService Deployment09 Feb 09Baudouin de SonisMike Martin 19BrusselsAll themes26 Feb 09Baudouin de SonisePractice Team

22. Page 22 Encouraging e-Government excellence in Europe With over 600 items, the library is the repository of reference for all related documents. Portal members can propose and rate all library documents.

23. Page 23 Encouraging e-Government excellence in Europe The portal hosts an array of communities that gather members with a common interest using the state-of-the-art exchange tools of ePractice.

24. Page 24 Encouraging e-Government excellence in Europe Other ePractice Products and Services: Events Calendar The continuously updated events calendar informs about upcoming European and worldwide events related to eGovernment, eInclusion and eHealth News actually more than 2.600 news items on eGovernment, eInclusion and eHealth are published in ePractice Newsletter The weekly ePractice Newsletter keeps members up-to-date with the latest eGovernment, eInclusion and eHealth developments and initiatives Country Fact sheets 32 European countries are represented in the regularly updated country fact-sheets which inform in detail about eGovernment facts of each of the countries

25. Page 25 Encouraging e-Government excellence in Europe ePractice TV ePracticeTV offers 2 minutes learning pills on up-to-date themes related to eGovernment, eInclusion and eHealth. Interviews with main players and professionals, as well as reports on events form the contents of ePracticeTV European Journal of ePractice The European Journal of ePractice is a peer reviewed on-line publication on ePractices, which aim to reinforce the visibility of articles and professionals in eTransformation Blog The blog allows ePractice members to discuss related themes, announce events, post information,…. All they consider a relevant contribution …