Deeds Final Workshop
November 29, 2003

Workshop

The Impact of Public Information on Enterprise, Government, Research

in the Enlarged European Knowledge-based Economy

October 21, 2003

Palazzo Isolani, via Santo Stefano 16

Bologna (Italy)

PROGRAMME

Chair: Athanassios Chrissafis, EC-DGINFSO/C6, Project Officer to DEEDS


09.30 Opening

  • Welcome Addresses
    Paolo de Castro, President Nomisma
  • Introduction
    Patrizia Fariselli, Nomisma-NET(I), Project Manager to DEEDS

10.00 Session 1: e-Government programmes in EU and US: the role of public information

  • The European Commission e-Government Program
    Athanassios Chrissafis, EC-DGINFSO/C6-eGovernment
  • La Documentation Française / Service Public
    Patrice Platel, Secrétariat Général du Gouvernement (France)

11.00 coffee break

  • E-Government in the US
    Yelena Yesha, University of Maryland Baltimore County (USA)
  • Demand & supply of public information e-services: a model for analysis
    Patrizia Fariselli, Olana Bojic and Julia Culver Hopper, Nomisma-NET (Italy)
  • Discussion

13.00 Lunch
14.30 Session 2: Enterprise & Information in the Knowledge Economy

  • Knowledge Integration & IT Capabilities
    Andrea Masini, London Business School (UK)
  • New Statistical Indicators for Policy Impact Analysis in the Knowledge Economy
    Paolo Roberti, ISTAT (Italy)
  • Discussion

16.00 coffee break
16.15 Session 3: Information Technologies in the Knowledge Economy. RTD status and priorities

  • Natural language for information access and usage
    Renato de Mori, Laboratoire Informatique d'Avignon (France)
  • NSF's Digital Government Program (USA)
    Nabil Adam, Rutgers University (USA)
  • Discussion
18.00 Closing