1. W.Koch: REGNET; 10/19991 Creation of digital goods (domain: Cultural Heritage, including libraries, museums, archives, galleries, etc) with emphasis on contents of local and regional importance. Establishment of a network of regional networks based on sound technologies and standards. Interconnection with international and regional networks especially in the fields of tourism, research, administrations, and housholds. Establishment of an e-commerce system enabling income to all players (content providers, service providers, etc) having roles within the organizational framework of REGNET. REGNET-Digital Repositories in REG ional NETworks : Project Ideas

2. W.Koch: REGNET; 10/19992 Digitalisation of Primary Documents (archiv material, manuscripts, etc) and Secondary Documents (catalogues, inventory lists, etc) from libraries, museums and archives: requires: Tools and Methods enabling Digitization: Standards like: Meta Data, Authority Files (Thesauri, etc) Cataloguing (Data Entry) Programmes 3D-Object Capturing Generation of Information Products requires: Tools and Methods enabling Electronic Publishing: Design of Electronic Products and Services Authoring tools (Development of Products) Production Systems (Genereation of Publications) REGNET: Project Objectives (1):

3. W.Koch: REGNET; 10/19993 Creation of Inventories of Collections: requires: Tools and Methods necessary for the documentation of collections: Documentation Standards like: GILS-Government Information Locator Service Programms for the analysis of existing WEB-Sites Creation of public available, digitized catalogues (OPACs): requires: Tools and Methods necessary for the generation of Online Public Access Catalogues and (distributed) information retrieval: Unique Access Points (Retrieval Elements) Unique Query Languages and presentation of results efficient data base systems REGNET: Project Objectives (2):

4. W.Koch: REGNET; 10/19994 Integration of a Shopping System requires: Tools and Methods necessary for the adminsitration of customers, public, thematic and personalized product baskets Shopping Cart System Integration of a (distributed) retrieval system Integration of an E-Commerce-System Integration of an E-Business-System requires: Support of: Electronic financial transactions Copyright Management Object Identification Watermarking Product Delivery,... REGNET: Project Objectives (3):

5. W.Koch: REGNET; 10/19995 REGNET: Building Blocks of the overall System

6. W.Koch: REGNET; 10/19996 WP1:Management and Administation WP2:Analysis and Development of Concepts WP3:Technical Concepts and IT-Standards WP4:Documentation and Digitization WP5:Implementation of the Technical Concept WP6:Implementation of the Legal Framework and Business Processes WP7:Trial Service WP8:Validation and Establishment of regular Services WP9:Exploitation REGNET: Work Packages (1)

7. W.Koch: REGNET; 10/19997 WP1:Management and Administation Tasks: Project Management Contract Management Reporting Meetings Information Dissemination Quality Assurance REGNET: Work Packages (2)

8. W.Koch: REGNET; 10/19998 WP2:Analysis and Development of Concepts Tasks: Analysis of collections of cultural goods located in libraries, museums, archives, research centres, etc in a participating region with emphasis to fragile physical objects. Development of a documentation and digitization plan based on sound methods and standards, following best practice models. Development of a business modell regarding the marketing and procurement of digital goods with reference to following market segments: Education (Cultural) Tourism Science and Research Recreational Economics Administration (Multimedia) SMEs & Industries Development of a legal framework Development of Partnership Models (stakeholders at regional, national, and international levels) Development of a "Virtual Enterprise Concept" REGNET: Work Packages (3)

9. W.Koch: REGNET; 10/19999 WP3:Technical Concepts and IT-Standards Tasks: Evaluation of Systems for Documentation and Digitization Concept for the Establishment of Services in the field of: Data Base Creation, Maintenance and Hosting Integration of Information Services into existing Service Infrastructures (Communes, Touristic Installations, Schools, Cultural Centres, Research Centres, etc) Definition of Thematic and Personal Information Products and the involved Production Processes Definition of the technical model for e-commerce related processes REGNET: Work Packages (4)

10. W.Koch: REGNET; 10/199910 Content Providers: Museums (Museum Networks) Libraries (public, scientific) Archives Galleries Artists Research Institutes REGNET: Partner (1)

11. W.Koch: REGNET; 10/199911 System Users: Content Providers Administrations Tourism Schools Science and Research private Households... REGNET: Partner (2)

12. W.Koch: REGNET; 10/199912 Service Providers: Multimedia-Enterprises Culture-Service-Centres Banks Tourism Organisations (Publishers) IT-Service Providers... REGNET: Partner (3)