1. © 2001, Open Latvia Open Latvia Egils Grikis General Manager TELEBALT in Latvia

2. © 2001, Open Latvia Objectives of TELEBALT To promote EU IT Research activities to Baltic’s and specially Latvia To encourage submission of new project proposals to EC from the Baltic countries To promote use of IT for different field of activities

3. © 2001, Open Latvia How does it work? Development of IST Information Demonstration Centres (IDCs) in participating Baltic countries Workshops organisation related to IST programme Publications within the project Contacts with IT related organisations and ministry Project web-site www.telebalt.lv

4. © 2001, Open Latvia Workshop “Information Technologies, Tourism and Social integration” Riga, Latvia 4-5 April, 2002 In frame of Baltic IT&T 2002 conference Subjects e-work and tourism Working groups

5. © 2001, Open Latvia Key figures 160 Participants 50 Speakers from EU and candidate states Leading speakers from Latvia authorities (Minister of Environment, counsellor of the Prime Minister) High level speakers from European Commission (Deputy general Director of EC, Ambassador of EU, Head of Departments of EC.

6. © 2001, Open Latvia Results of the Workshop Discussions on opportunities of future co- operation between EU and Baltic organisations Partners finding, building of new consortia for future projects in the context of the new IST programme (6 Frame Work programme) More than 30 agreements to co-orporate have been signed between organisations.

7. © 2001, Open Latvia What Next? TELEBALT workshop 2003, 3 – 4 April, Riga in frame of Baltic IT&T 2003 Information about IST programme under 6th framework programme of EU How to submit a proposal? TELEBALT contact data base will be used in order to invite participants Interested to participate, soon will have a possibility to register at www.telebalt.lv

8. © 2001, Open Latvia Publications Project leaflet in Latvian language Workshop proceedings issue Newsletter volume 2

9. © 2001, Open Latvia More informations on: http://www.telebalt.lv Project manager Dinnija Mudure e-mail: dinnija@openlatvia.lv PALDIES!