1. LdV project: E-Business in SME in Agriculture and Food processing Industries ACTA Informatique contribution Our web sites: a unique information resource about the uses of ICT in agriculture and food industries See: http://www.acta-informatique.fr See: http://www.efita.net

2. ACTA Informatique: Who is involved Rémy COFFION, agronomist + ICT specialist mailto:coffion@acta-informatique.fr Rémy COFFION, agronomist + ICT specialist mailto:coffion@acta-informatique.fr Guy WAKSMAN, head of ACTA Informatique Guy WAKSMAN, head of ACTA Informatique mailto:waksman@acta-informatique.fr mailto:waksman@acta-informatique.fr

3. ACTA Informatique: Vision Complementarities between project activities and normal activities Complementarities between project activities and normal activities E-business in Agriculture and food industries = Farm / enterprise management + Traceability + Logistics + E-commerce E-business in Agriculture and food industries = Farm / enterprise management + Traceability + Logistics + E-commerce

4. ACTA Informatique: key elements (1) A small private ICT company A small private ICT company Shareholders: Agricultural R&D organisations and ICT companies Shareholders: Agricultural R&D organisations and ICT companies 9 people - 900 000 € / year 9 people - 900 000 € / year Two weekly electronic newsletters in French (>19000) and English (>2000) Two weekly electronic newsletters in French (>19000) and English (>2000) Seminars and training sessions Seminars and training sessions Network and security management Network and security management System expertise (Linux, Windows, Novell) System expertise (Linux, Windows, Novell) Hosting and developing web services Hosting and developing web services Developing Windows applications Developing Windows applications

5. ACTA Informatique: key elements (2) Developing Lotus services Developing Lotus services Selling routers and firewalls Selling routers and firewalls Statistical analysis with SAS Statistical analysis with SAS Developing agricultural software programs (crop protection and other domains) Developing agricultural software programs (crop protection and other domains) Marketing software solutions to develop web sites and implement collections of digital photos Marketing software solutions to develop web sites and implement collections of digital photos

6. ACTA Informatique activities: information on E-business Already organised national seminars (half day) Already organised national seminars (half day) –"Le commerce électronique dans l'agriculture européenne : témoignages, pratiques et outils" (20 février 2001). –"Commerce électronique et autres outils de la relation commerciale avec les agriculteurs" (27 février 2003) 27 November 2003 seminar: Traceability and EU regulation 178/2002 27 November 2003 seminar: Traceability and EU regulation 178/2002 4 March 2004 seminar : Making easier farm management thanks to ICT (including e- Business) 4 March 2004 seminar : Making easier farm management thanks to ICT (including e- Business) Seminar about e-Commerce in 2004 or 2005 Seminar about e-Commerce in 2004 or 2005

7. ACTA Informatique: papers already published "e-commerce in French Agriculture", Feb. 2001, European Association of Agricultural Economist - Bonn (D) "e-commerce in French Agriculture", Feb. 2001, European Association of Agricultural Economist - Bonn (D) Many short news in the ACTA Informatique and EFITA electronic newsletters Many short news in the ACTA Informatique and EFITA electronic newsletters

8. ACTA Informatique: gathering materials Gathering materials available in France and Europe A lot of information gathered and disseminated through the ACTA Informatique weekly newsletter

9. ACTA Informatique: ACTA Informatique: E-business software already implemented Strong identification tool (Cryptocard) Direct payment: e.g. the direct input of credit card number on one of our web site (see itp.asso.fr) to pay for documents Certification (PKI) to be implemented

10. ACTA Informatique: ACTA Informatique: Links with companies / Acquisition SME Contacts with groups of agricultural input retailers Contacts with companies using / promoting e-business functionalities

11. ACTA Informatique: ACTA Informatique: European meetings Main idea: to take the opportunity to organize international seminars to show what is happening in other countries To try to benefit from the efita newsletter to find contributors / to promote the above meetings

12. ACTA Informatique: ACTA Informatique: Organisation of workshops on e-business for SME's Short practical sessions (half day sessions in Paris) Training sessions (one day on the spot)