Estratégia para tempos de crise
Todos os dias somos confrontados com o encerramento de mais fábricas.
São TRABALHADORES MANUAIS que dificilmente reencontrarão lugar nesta economia do conhecimento.
Também sabemos que para além da grave crise que provoca nas economias das famílias envolvidas, o factor emocional tem um impacto igualmente pesado: Perdem o convívio com os colegas que durante várias décadas alicerçaram mutuamente.
Por outro lado, AS EMPRESAS E AS ORGANIZAÇÕES NACIONAIS desperdiçam tempo e energia à procura de documentos e processos que “nadam” no meio do oceano que são muitas vezes os seus ARQUIVOS.
Porque não transformar essas equipas de têxteis e calçado que chegam ao fim do seu ciclo de competitividade em operadores de digitalização de documentos para os organismos públicos, num programa ocupacional?
Será que esses trabalhadores não ganharão uma nova e promissora actividade profissional?
Será difícil encontrar arquivistas e documentalistas para coordenarem localmente esses processos?
Será que essas organizações beneficiárias não prestarão com isso um melhor serviço à comunidade optimizando com esta iniciativa os seus recursos humanos?
São TRABALHADORES MANUAIS que dificilmente reencontrarão lugar nesta economia do conhecimento.
Também sabemos que para além da grave crise que provoca nas economias das famílias envolvidas, o factor emocional tem um impacto igualmente pesado: Perdem o convívio com os colegas que durante várias décadas alicerçaram mutuamente.
Por outro lado, AS EMPRESAS E AS ORGANIZAÇÕES NACIONAIS desperdiçam tempo e energia à procura de documentos e processos que “nadam” no meio do oceano que são muitas vezes os seus ARQUIVOS.
Porque não transformar essas equipas de têxteis e calçado que chegam ao fim do seu ciclo de competitividade em operadores de digitalização de documentos para os organismos públicos, num programa ocupacional?
Será que esses trabalhadores não ganharão uma nova e promissora actividade profissional?
Será difícil encontrar arquivistas e documentalistas para coordenarem localmente esses processos?
Será que essas organizações beneficiárias não prestarão com isso um melhor serviço à comunidade optimizando com esta iniciativa os seus recursos humanos?
Bridging the Broadband Gap
Europe's less-developed regions, rural and remote areas have so much to gain from the Information Society.
Broadband is the backbone of the knowledge society, providing access to advanced public services and richer multimedia content for entertainment, training and work. With broadband connections, new forms of business innovation can transform the lives of individuals, increase social cohesion and contribute to economic growth. But the communities whose economies are most likely to benefit from broadband are currently the worst placed to profit from the Information Society due to lack of connectivity and socio-economic factors.
The EU is determined to bridge the broadband gap, mobilising all relevant policy instruments, programmes and stakeholders - hence the high-level endorsement from European Commissioners in four relevant fields.
Over the two days the conference was attended by about 780 people, including expert speakers and exhibitors who explored how the strategic use of ICTs can support regional and local development and infrastructure, overcome geographical obstacles, and make these areas more attractive to business and individuals alike. The conference conclusions found widespread consensus among the conference participants. and identified key areas for action by the different stakeholders.
more information in http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/
Broadband is the backbone of the knowledge society, providing access to advanced public services and richer multimedia content for entertainment, training and work. With broadband connections, new forms of business innovation can transform the lives of individuals, increase social cohesion and contribute to economic growth. But the communities whose economies are most likely to benefit from broadband are currently the worst placed to profit from the Information Society due to lack of connectivity and socio-economic factors.
The EU is determined to bridge the broadband gap, mobilising all relevant policy instruments, programmes and stakeholders - hence the high-level endorsement from European Commissioners in four relevant fields.
Over the two days the conference was attended by about 780 people, including expert speakers and exhibitors who explored how the strategic use of ICTs can support regional and local development and infrastructure, overcome geographical obstacles, and make these areas more attractive to business and individuals alike. The conference conclusions found widespread consensus among the conference participants. and identified key areas for action by the different stakeholders.
more information in http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/
European Award for Innovative Regions And the Winners are: Aragón (E), Vorarlberg and Steiermark (A)
The Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia-I and the Assembly of European Regions (AER) have issued the 1st European Award for Innovative Regions. This Prize aims at honouring European Regional Authorities’ actions, which have stimulated, fostered and implemented innovation in their territory. Its goal is to promote best practices, as well as to demonstrate how regions can contribute to regional economic welfare.
The 2007 Winners of this competition are the Spanish Region of Aragón with the project 'Innov100: starting Innovation activities in 100 companies', and two Austrian Länder, Vorarlberg with its ' Office for future related issues' project and Steiermark with the 'Regional Internationalisation Strategy' project.
A total of 18 regions handed in their applications, among them 11 applied from Western Europe, 7 from Eastern European countries within and outside the European Union. The topics covered a wide range of activities, from promoting the entrepreneurial spirit to internet projects and the setting up of new structures to foster innovation.
Riccardo Illy, President of Friuli Venezia Giulia and President of the AER, together with Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, the Italian Minister for Economics and Finances, will officially grant the European Award for Innovative Regions to the three winners in the framework of the international fair on creativity, knowledge and ideas “InnovAction” starting on Thursday, February 15th in Udine-I.
The international Jury was composed by the Secretary General of the AER, Klaus Klipp, Isaac Getz, Professor for Innovation Management at the European School of Management in Paris as well as of Professor Peter Heydebreck, founding partner and Managing Director of the innogroup AG in Karlsruhe. The full list of the projects can be emailed on request s.vonhayek@a-e-r.org The Assembly of European Regions-AER (www.a-e-r.org) is the political organisation of Regions in Europe and their spokesperson at European and international level. Its vocation is to defend the Regions' interests In the political process and develop interregional cooperation. AER brings together 250 Regions from 32 European Countries and 14 interregional organisations.
The international Jury was composed by the Secretary General of the AER, Klaus Klipp, Isaac Getz, Professor for Innovation Management at the European School of Management in Paris as well as of Professor Peter Heydebreck, founding partner and Managing Director of the innogroup AG in Karlsruhe. The full list of the projects can be emailed on request s.vonhayek@a-e-r.org The Assembly of European Regions-AER (www.a-e-r.org) is the political organisation of Regions in Europe and their spokesperson at European and international level. Its vocation is to defend the Regions' interests In the political process and develop interregional cooperation. AER brings together 250 Regions from 32 European Countries and 14 interregional organisations.