The LEFIS experiences and perspectives Regional Meeting Münster, 9th March 2004 Fernando Galindo Universidad de Zaragoza

Summary Brief History Developed LEFIS products Courses How to work? Work package Direct costs: kinds Next steps

Brief history Teachers on Computers and Law from 19 Universities: from 1999 Experienced in research and development projects European High Education Space More learning as knowledge 83 European Members from 2004 14 Non european members Universities, Research Institutes, Public authorities, Privat companies, Non profit associations

LEFIS: definition The Legal Framework for the Information Society (LEFIS) is an infrastructure to introduce the Information and Communication Technologies in the Faculties and Schools of Law, and to promote the study of regulations and practice codes in the Polytechnic Centers LEFIS will elaborate policies on Law and new technologies coming from discussions originated in the different regions of the European Union and other countries

LEFIS: objectives To build the necessary infrastructure for preparing socio-legal, economic and statistical studies and organisational and regulatory proposals in relation with Information and Communication technologies (ICT) To perform studies and making organizational and regulatory policies and proposals for the governance of ICT’s To develop modules in ICT law for both law students, computer science students and engineers according to the Bologna Declaration To develop the teaching modules in electronic format

Support Socrates Programme, Erasmus Thematic Network ALFA Programme, European Union TEMPUS Programme, European Union PNUD, United Nations Programme for the Development AECI, Spanish Programme for the Development Own resources of the participants

Institutional objectives Modules for permanent formation National Masters European Master Regulatory proposals An Association

Commercial products Teaching Research & groupware tools Security Courses and materials Books: Albarracin, Lund and Vilnius as models E-learning modules Research & groupware tools Intranet Knowledge management Security Artificial Intelligence & Law Groups of Interest (R&D)

Planning for the products Groups of interest from January 2004, after the questionnaires Begin of the elaboration of products (institutional and commercial) from January 2004 Business plan With courses, first experience Association APTICE LEFIS Mark

Workshops 2004 Regional: cities Scientific Roma 26th of April, Vaasa/Helsinki April-May, Durham 24th March, Wroklaw 2-3 April and Münster 9th March Scientific Rovaniemi 4-5 June, Infrastructural Law Belfast 24-25 July, Lessig’s Code: lessons for Legal Education from the frontiers of IT Law Namur, July or September, Telecommunications Law General: Digitalization and Administration of Justice Between 30 August and 1 September 2004 Zaragoza

Workshops: topics Regional Scientific General To present the activities of the partners To plan joint activities Scientific Selected topics Good practices for teaching General All the topics in relation with the title of the Conference Conclusions of the activities of the year

Developed LEFIS products Courses Web site: Portal: www.lefis.org and www.lefis.net Open to the development by the partners of national and local web pages, in the languages of each partner Open to the use as tool in the teaching of LEFIS members Intranet Documents and drafts: contracts or courses Courses for closed communities Workflow application LEFIS and APTICE members: discussions Security of the telecommunications PKIs Interoperability of the security of the telecommunications

Courses Objectives Modalities

Objectives To provide education on ICT Law for jurists and non-jurists To provide legal education and other kinds of education with the assistance of ICTs To provide all kinds of education by distance teaching techniques Development of teaching material

Modalities Permanent formation Masters Doctorate programmes Initial proposal: courses between 30 and 60 hours Tool for e learning in the Intranet The LEFIS offert for 2004-5 Masters Doctorate programmes Graduate courses

How to work? Work package Responsible person Duration Aims and objectives Activities and deadlines Outcomes Boundaries and intersections with other work packages Resources and materials to be used Cost/Budget

Work package 1 Work package WESTFÄLISCHE WILHELMS-UNIVERSITÄT MÜNSTER Responsible person Thomas Hoeren Duration 1.10.03-30.9.04

Work package 2 Aims and objectives Building the necessary European infrastructure for preparing socio-legal, economic and statistical studies and organisational and regulatory proposals in relation with Information and Communication technologies (ICT) Performing studies and making organizational and regulatory policies and proposals for the governance of ICT’s Development of modules in ICT law for both law students, computer science students and engineers according to the Bologna Declaration Developing the teaching modules in electronic format

Activities and deadlines Work package 3 Activities and deadlines Organization of the regional LEFIS workshop of Münster.- 7.3.04 Elaboration of teaching modules for postgraduates, doctoral studies, masters and graduates in law, social sciences and computing/engineering students.- 30.9.04 Elaboration of Materials for teaching.- 30.9.04 Coordination of the establishment of nationally delivered European Masters with a common core.- 30.9.04 Development of the content of the LEFIS page of MÜNSTER University.- 30.9.04 Publication of comparative analysis reports and books.- 30.9.04

Work package 4 Outcomes The creation and updating of the web page of MÜNSTER U.in the Portal LEFIS The creation and updating of the intranet part of MÜNSTER U. in LEFIS, contributing material for courses at distance or mixed Materials for teaching: presentations, word documents, another documents Examens for the participants in the teaching offered by LEFIS The publication of results, guidelines addressing training and integration of policies directed at experts in making legal policies for the regulation of the ICT’s. Reports and analysis of surveys across participating countries that compare and contrast the policies and practice of initial education in law of ICT’s and training across participating countries Collaboration to the elaboration of the german version of the LEFIS Portal  

Work package 5 Boundaries and intersections with other work packages ... Resources and materials to be used Thomas Hoeren Michael Bohne Infrastructure of Münster U. LEFIS Infrastructure Cost/Budget Total.- 12.565 Staff.- 11.477 Direct costs.- 1.088 or more (own resources) + EU

Costs: kinds Personnel costs Direct costs travel+subsistence costs equipment and materials subcontracting costs and other costs (printing, translation, dissemination and other)

Next steps The project: The non-profit Association: Signature of the general agreement: the Consortium Signature of bilateral agreements: the compromise of each partner, Based in detailed work packages The non-profit Association: Committee LEFIS of APTICE (www.aptice.org)