1. Presentation at InfoBALT 21/22 October Vilnius eTEN - Stimulating Investments in Public Services Presentation to Missions of new Member States Brussels 11 Sep 2003 John S. Beale eTEN Unit DG-INFSO

2. Presentation at InfoBALT 21/22 October Vilnius Outline of Presentation eTEN - Aims and ObjectiveseTEN - Aims and Objectives eTEN - ImplementationeTEN - Implementation eTEN - Challenges and ResponseseTEN - Challenges and Responses eTEN - ConclusionseTEN - Conclusions

3. Presentation at InfoBALT 21/22 October Vilnius eTEN - Political and Legal Basis Treaty:- articles 154, 155 and 156 set the objective of establishing Trans-European networks in the areas of transport, telecommunications and energy. Treaty:- articles 154, 155 and 156 set the objective of establishing Trans-European networks in the areas of transport, telecommunications and energy. eEurope 2005:- “to finance projects and actions at the European level, the Commission will make full use of the eTEN and IDA programmes. Both programmes are currently being re-orientated to support eEurope 2005” eEurope 2005:- “to finance projects and actions at the European level, the Commission will make full use of the eTEN and IDA programmes. Both programmes are currently being re-orientated to support eEurope 2005”  eEurope 2005:- “in particular the financial regulation with respect to the eTEN programme would need to be adapted to make this programme an appropriate tool.”

4. Presentation at InfoBALT 21/22 October Vilnius eTEN - Programme Status eTEN evolved from TEN-Telecom (1996) eTEN re-oriented to e-services and to eEurope – –Trans-European Services in the public interest Project inventory status – –163 projects (1997-2002) – –157 market validation projects (95%) – – 6 deployment projects (5%) – –Typically funding 250K€ - 1.5M€ (over 18-24 months) – –55 projects currently executing Annual Budget (39M EUR) – –increased by 12% in 2004 (enlargement)

5. Presentation at InfoBALT 21/22 October Vilnius eTEN Objective To stimulate the accelerated takeup of trans-national e-services in EU-25. – –eTEN aligned to the key areas of eEurope 2005 eGovernment, eHealth, eInclusion eLearning and Culture Trust and Security

6. Presentation at InfoBALT 21/22 October Vilnius eTEN – at the heart of eEurope Business & Enterprise Member State Activities eEurope 2005

7. Presentation at InfoBALT 21/22 October Vilnius Outline of Presentation eTEN - ObjectiveseTEN - Objectives eTEN - ImplementationeTEN - Implementation eTEN - Challenges and ResponseseTEN - Challenges and Responses eTEN - ConclusionseTEN - Conclusions

8. Presentation at InfoBALT 21/22 October Vilnius eTEN-Programme Implementation Work Programme published annually as required by the Financial Regulation of the Commission Calls for Proposals published normally at least annually -Call 2003 now advanced -Contracts by end of 2003 Calls for External Evaluators periodically -List now established until late 2004. Public consultations as needed

9. Presentation at InfoBALT 21/22 October Vilnius eTEN Call for Proposals Feb2003Set orientations & public consultation Feb2003Set orientations & public consultation wide distribution: mail-shot, multipliers and web wide distribution: mail-shot, multipliers and web Mar2003Draft workprogramme (WP) Mar2003Draft workprogramme (WP) discussed with Committee 13/3/03 discussed with Committee 13/3/03 Apr2003WP adoption (Committee & Commission) Apr2003WP adoption (Committee & Commission) May2003Publish WP and Call May2003Publish WP and Call 3 months Sep2003Close call & evaluate proposals Sep2003Close call & evaluate proposals Oct2003Select projects, start negotiations Oct2003Select projects, start negotiations Dec2003First contract signatures Dec2003First contract signatures

10. Presentation at InfoBALT 21/22 October Vilnius Rules for Participation (Eligibility) Any legal entity in EU Member States (public or private) Proposals must be consistent with eTEN objectives Proposals (except Support Actions) must have the approval of the national government Proposals must have a cross border context although they need not be fully trans-European Consortia must contain legal entities from at least 2 Member States Infrastructure NOT funded Development NOT funded

11. Presentation at InfoBALT 21/22 October Vilnius Project phases & current portfolio Trans-European Market Validation (local) (regional) (national) Initial Market Deployment Phase.IIPhase.IIIPhase.IV Note.1. Sum of funding in Phases II + III = “Estimated Total Investment Costs” (ETIC) Note.2. Sum of funding received in Phases II + III <=10% of ETIC Note.3. Funding under Phase II at up to 50% of costs within constraint of Note.2 95% 5% Until now <50% >50% Target 2003/4 inventory 2003 call Pilot Services Full Market Deployment Phase.I (R&D)

12. Presentation at InfoBALT 21/22 October Vilnius Examples of eTEN projects - EPRIDE ________Regional information dissemination - STAR __________Regional investments services - eGAP __________Range of citizen services for administrations - SPES __________Electronic signatures for local administrations - EURAD _________Tele-radiological support services - NetC@rds _______Interoperable, smart health cards - EURODONOR ____European donors and organ registry - Sport4All _______Facility and mobility support for the disabled - SERCAL ________24 hour, home-care autonomy and support centers - THALIA ________Providing big city events [arts] to remote regions - EPICS _________IT skill and competence certification - ORPHEUS ______On-line photo-heritage material for education - TEN-A _________On-line educators and trainers brokerage - EBR-TIC _______Trust-mark and internet confidence service - Online ConfidenceOn-line dispute resolution service - EuroLogo ______e-Trader mark conforming to European code of conduct eGovernment eAdministration eAdministration eHealth eInclusion eLearning & Culture eTrust & Confidence

13. Presentation at InfoBALT 21/22 October Vilnius eTEN Portfolio example (1) FACTS Validation, 2002-2003, 250K€ funding Based on IST project NETLINK with Franco-German & Franco-Belgian pilot Commission Communication on Healthcards mentions NetC@rds (SAINCO, EMPLOY) Interest from other Member States, Accession & Third Countries (Canada)

14. Presentation at InfoBALT 21/22 October Vilnius eTEN Portfolio example (2) smartcard FACTS Deployment, 2002-2004, 1.1M€ funding Based on TEN-Telecom project eGAP that validated a wider range of services SPES focuses on the single topic of digital signatures accelerating introduction into public administrations in five cities (Italy, UK, Denmark, Germany) Provides smart card multipoint access to citizens (births, deaths, marriages, building and land registry) Provides unified access to enterprise services Covers signatures for internal back-office admin More cities/countries want to replicate

15. Presentation at InfoBALT 21/22 October Vilnius eTEN Portfolio example (3) FACTS Validation, 2003-2004, 1.6M€ funding Brings together 8 donor & transplant centres from Italy, Netherlands, Spain, UK, Greece and Belgium Realisation of a European Organ Data Exchange Portal and Data Base to be used in the medical field of data organ exchange and transplantation Based upon common EU protocols for data acquisition and processing on organs donation Delivering of updated and official information to professional operators and institutions, accessible via internet in real-time

16. Presentation at InfoBALT 21/22 October Vilnius Outline of Presentation eTEN - ObjectiveseTEN - Objectives eTEN - ImplementationeTEN - Implementation eTEN - Challenges and ResponseseTEN - Challenges and Responses eTEN - ConclusionseTEN - Conclusions

17. Presentation at InfoBALT 21/22 October Vilnius Obstacles to Trans-European deployment Trans-European services must overcome barriers of language, culture, legislation and administrationTrans-European services must overcome barriers of language, culture, legislation and administration –E.g. Multi-linguality content adds ~15% per language Initial set-up of services is both complex and high costInitial set-up of services is both complex and high cost –Capital expenditure on basic infrastructure is not included –Emphasis being on intellectual activities rather than material –Therefore validation phase can reach 10% financial regulation limit –Little or no funding remaining for deployment phase Public entities have priority to utilise their budgets for services serving their local constituencyPublic entities have priority to utilise their budgets for services serving their local constituency –Trans-European consortia incur additional overheads (10-15%)

18. Presentation at InfoBALT 21/22 October Vilnius Proposed new funding ceiling of 30% (1) Currently only 5% by number of eTEN projects are Deployment Projects Taking into account the obstacles (previous slide), it is now recognised that the current funding level of 10% does not provide sufficient incentive for deployment

19. Presentation at InfoBALT 21/22 October Vilnius Proposed new funding ceiling of 30% (2) eEurope 2005 Action Plan also identified changes to the Financial Regulation in respect of eTEN “In particular the financial regulation with respect to the eTEN programme would need to be adapted to make this programme an appropriate tool.” “Council and Parliament …should raise the funding ceiling for the implementation phase of eTEN projects from 10% to 30% without prejudice to the other TEN programmes.” Proposal to this end from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council in April 2003

20. Presentation at InfoBALT 21/22 October Vilnius Proposed new funding ceiling of 30% (3) Up to 30% is only for eTEN deployment projects Increase impact – –more deployment projects (from 5% to 50%) – –NO additional funding requested – –therefore better focussing, more visibility

21. Presentation at InfoBALT 21/22 October Vilnius Integration of new Member States New Member States can participate in eTEN from 1 May 2004. We know little about state of e-services, potential for expansion and obstacles in new Member States Working on a Study to clarify these issues Evaluating feasibility of a Call only for new MS early 2004 eTEN must become a programme of 25 countries (not 15+10) asap – –replication and proliferation of good practices – –speed up modernisation of public services

22. Presentation at InfoBALT 21/22 October Vilnius Outline of Presentation eTEN - ObjectiveseTEN - Objectives eTEN - ImplementationeTEN - Implementation eTEN - Challenges and ResponseseTEN - Challenges and Responses eTEN - ConclusionseTEN - Conclusions

23. Presentation at InfoBALT 21/22 October Vilnius eTEN - 2004 synopsis Budget 2004 - 43 M€ Continued emphasis on deployment with more effective use of funding Increased funding ceiling for deployment Enlargement Considering options for calls for proposals – –Call for participation of new member states – –Call for deployment of good practice to new member states – –Open call

24. Presentation at InfoBALT 21/22 October Vilnius eTEN - Key Legal Documents In addition to the Treaty Provisions and the original TEN documents:In addition to the Treaty Provisions and the original TEN documents: –eTEN Guidelines Decision 1376/2002/EC of 12 July 2002 –eTEN Financial Regulation 1655/1999 of 19 July 1999 (under review) –Work Programme 2003, and, when published, for future years, –Call for Proposals 2003/C 118/19 20 May 2003. Copies of the indented items are providedCopies of the indented items are provided

25. Presentation at InfoBALT 21/22 October Vilnius eTEN - Stimulating Investments in Public Services eTEN - Stimulating Investments in Public Services John S. Beale Contact Point in eTEN for new Member States E-mail address:john.beale@cec.eu.int Web address:http://europa.eu.int/eten Telephone:+32 2296 0235