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Virtual Collaboration
Enterprise Week 2014
Colm Mc Colgan - ERNACT
Develop and
manage Digital
projects between
European regions
ERNACT is currently implementing
the following Digital Agenda
projects:
Focus
Budget
EU Prog
Next Generation Broadband for Rural
Areas.
1.5m €
4C
Deploying e-services in the Atlantic
Area
2.0m €
4B
Developing Mobile Apps for Tourism in
Europe’s Northern periphery
1.5m €
4B
Impact of Digital Media on public
service delivery in regions
2.4m €
4C
Helping Media sector go Digital
1.8m €
4C
Developing Plans for e-assisted energy
efficiency transport in Europe’s regions
1.4m €
4C
ERNACT - A Success…..
Mobilised 130 regions in
26 transnational cooperation projects
Total budget €50 million
Today - 44 regions in 6 projects, from 14
Member States
75% funding success rate
Notion…….
……Find ways to use the ERNACT
network to facilitate private
sector contact……
Focus of Presentation
 Develop services to help companies from
ERNACT regions develop linkages with
partners around Europe.
 Carry out in conjunction with the region’s
public sector, such as local council or
business development agency.
 Can provide some advise on participation
in EU technology transfer or research
projects.
Health
Care
Green
Energy
Digital
Tech.
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West
Romania
Vaster’land
San Seb’n
Olomouc
Donegal
Derry
Cantabria
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Tourism
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Food
Manufac
turing
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Educat ion
Business
Services
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Regions
Regions
Projects
News
Regions
Regions
Regions
Funding
Docs
Calls
Events
News
Regions
Regions
Organis
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Project
Info
Work
Plans
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Mail
Regions
Regions
People
Teams
WWW
Website
ERNACT Regions
Project partners
EU Staff
New Targeted Regions
Central, East & Border
Video
Photos
Collaboration Tools
Offline
Realtime
• Email
• Intranets
• Blogs
• Videoconferencing
• Instant Messaging
• Smart Phone
(WhatsApp)
Collaboration
Platforms
• Events
• Teams
• Documents
Social Media
• Twitter
• Facebook
• LinkedIn
• Youtube
Already Heavily
“Virtualised”
All ERNACT’s business
processes are on the web
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Funding Opportunities
Project Management
Workplans
Meetings & Events
Team Collaboration
Document Distribution
Marketing
Project Development
Advantages
 Work with more regions
 On more projects
 Easier to Publicise
 Operational Efficiency &
Reduced costs
 Travelling is very costly &
time consuming
 EU facing pressures to cut
costs
European Projects
Environment
European Cities
or Regions
Economic
Sectors
Dev. Initiatives
Organisations
Projects
Funds
Orgs.
Region A
Initiatives
Common Project, Ideas & Funding
Space
Orgs.
Orgs.
Region A
Region B
Initiatives
Initiatives
Design Notions
 Regions to socialise on the topic
 Icons, pictures of people, region coat of
arms, organisation logos
 Short conversations
 New events messaged
 Structured – model links between a
region’s economic sectors and action
plans, organisations, project ideas and
funding
Territorial Innovation
 Economic Development  Real-time: Updates are
Priorities
 Development Initiatives
to achieve Economic
Development Targets
 Contributing
Organisations
 Project Ideas
 Initiative Action Plans
 Interest in Funding Calls
tweeted right away
 Periodic: Recipients are
updated by email on a
periodic basis
 Search: users can
search for common
interests
 Browse: Nosy around
the service
Status
 Piloting
 Atlantic Regions
 East Europe
 Rollout to
ERNACT
www.ernact.eu