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ERNACT IMC Meeting Brussels 18th April 2018

Go Back DIGITAL REGIONS project - Digital Regions Platform Event Type: Steering Group Event Status: Loc'n/Date Confirmed Date: 18 April 2018 - 18 April 2018 Time: 09:00 - 20:00

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DIGITAL REGIONS project - Digital Regions Platform

Event Type:

Steering Group

Event Status:

Loc'n/Date Confirmed

Date:

18 April 2018 - 18 April 2018

Time:

09:00 - 20:00

Aim of Event

Position the ERNACT cities and regions to take full advantage of the possibilities of digital transformation in the post 2020 period.

Discuss how the ERNACT regions and cities, in the context of European cooperation, can add value to the digital transformation debate
Assess how plans for Territorial Cooperation and Horizon programmes in the post 2020 period can assist regional digital transformation.
Agree new digital technology proposals for development in the next twelve-month period.

Description

The ERNACT network of regions have been very successful over the past number of years in assembling a portfolio of European projects that enables member locations to jointly address the challenges and opportunities presented by digital transformation technologies.

The footprint of the network has also been expanded to include a number of new regions and cities, including South Ostrobothnia (Finland) and the City of Ljubljana (Slovenia).

This is against a backdrop where the ever-accelerating development, diffusion and combination of technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Big Data and Internet of Things - built on top of high speed broadband networks in urban and rural areas - is fast reaching a point where it is impacting the regional development potential of European rural areas and cities.

The ERNACT network of regions are of the view that the time is right to debate how this "hyper-digitization" is impacting on different of aspects of regional development - including innovation, job creation, public service delivery - as well as the societal wellbeing.

The representatives from the ERNACT regions will meet in the Office of the Northern Ireland Executive in Brussels, where they will be joined by staff from their Brussels Offices and by guest speakers from the European Commission.

In addition to agreeing transnational and interregional project priorities for the next 12 months, the network aims to agree deeper and longer term goals to ensure that the ERNACT regions take full advantage of the unfolding digital fault/shift.

Logistics

Responsible Organisation:

ERNACT

Contact:

Marion Boyce

Host Building Organisation:

ERNACT EEIG

Building Name:

Office of the Northern Ireland Executive

Event Address:

180 Chaussée d'Etterbeek, 1040 Brussels

Contact Telephone:

+353749168212

Contact email:

marion.boyce@ernact.eu

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Item	Description	Date	Time	Responsibility
1	Welcome Address from the Northern Ireland Executive Office	18/04/18	09:10	Andrew Elliott
2	Apologies, Meeting Objectives and Adoption of Agenda	18/04/18	09:20	Brian Boyle
3	Confirmation of Minutes of IMC meeting on 12th Sept 2017, Donegal	18/04/18	09:25
4	Matters arising from minutes	18/04/18	09:30
5	Welcome of Ljubljana to ERNACT network Presentation from University of Ljubljana representing the City of Ljubljana - Dr. Andrej Kos and Dr. Emilija Stojmenova	18/04/18	09:35	Andrej Kos
6	Review of Proposals submitted in past 12 months This will review the results of proposals submitted in previous 12 months, including number submitted, topics, partners participating, Horizon 2020, etc.	18/04/18	10:00	Jose Manuel San Emeterio
7	Upcoming Calls and New Proposals for 2018 - Discussion Revision of the next calls that open in 2018 to identify and discuss potential proposals to be submitted.	18/04/18	10:20	Jose Manuel San Emeterio
8	Coffee Break	18/04/18	11:00
9	Actual Expenditure for Year to 31 Dec 2017	18/04/18	11:20	Colm Mc Colgan
10	Budget 2018 Update	18/04/18	11:40
11	Digital Transformation Priorities Post 2020 (DG CONNECT) Lucilla Sioli, Director for Digital Industry, DG CONNECT	18/04/18	12:00	Lucilla Sioli
12	Current status of Territorial Cooperation Policy post 2020 (DG REGIO) Maria Homen, DG REGIO, on behalf of Head of Unit of Territorial Cooperation	18/04/18	12:30	Maria Homem
13	Networking Lunch (including Brussels Office staff)	18/04/18	13:00
14	Future Plans - Briefing and discussion with Regional Offices in Brussels	18/04/18	14:00	Colm Mc Colgan
15	Models for allocation of project management costs: Discussion	18/04/18	15:00	Colm Mc Colgan
16	Conclusions	18/04/18	16:00	Brian Boyle
17	Location and date of next IMC meeting South Ostrobothnia, Finland	18/04/18	16:15	Marjatta Eväsoja
18	Network Dinner	18/04/18	20:00