1. ALPCITY Niederoesterreich (Lower Austria)  Regeneration program: 73 towns in NOE, mostly between 5.-10.000 citizens since 1992 Task: to enable the citizens and the local authorities to organise self-help Each town: office with consulter Today: 40 towns involved, 450 projects, 15 Mio € subsidies – 62 Mio € total costs

2. MULTIMEDIA LIBRARIES Niederoesterreich  Activities so far Information of multimedia libraries throughout the country Two workshops with representatives of multimedia libraries that are interested in participating in the network. Creation of a homepage as an instrument of dissemination and also a possibility of communication.

3. MULTIMEDIA LIBRARIES Niederoesterreich  Goals of the network after two workshops Common and coordinated PR-activities Bundle the ressources Design the measurements as effective as possible for every participant Develop simple inner structures and rules Analyse the present situation

4. MULTIMEDIA LIBRARIES Niederoesterreich  Challenges in the process so far Finding participants that can invest time for the development of the network Therefore face to face communication is very limited New media have to be used to develop the network http://www.alpcity.at/

5. ALPCITY Niederoesterreich  Setting up of networks and tasks (2) Carry out of projects using efficient financial and personnel resources (embedded in regular program) Encourage new and innovative forms of development Dissemination activities and public relations work (internet)