Digital Cities is a three-year project that focuses on the problem of the low ICT adoption by European local authorities in non-metropolitan areas, geographically isolated areas and other areas of social exclusion.
In March, partners from Brasov in Romania and Paralimni in Cyprus visited Manchester, UK. This study visit was an opportunity for partners to experience first-hand, examples of user driven innovation and see how organisations such as, Manchester Digital Development Agency (MDDA) and Manchester Digital Laboratory (MadLab) have applied this approach to their work. The visit Read more »
2011 starts in earnest, as the DC Planner toolkit (DCPT) nears its completion. The DCPT is based on an integrated Decision Support Methodology (DCM) focused on supporting regions and local authorities in developing ICT capabilities. The DCM is designed to support authorities at strategic level by recommending appropriate examples from existing best practices in the Read more »
The Digital Cities team met up for the third time in the city of Jesenik, Czech Republic. The meeting combined a two-day knowledge sharing workshop and time for the project team to review their current progress. The focus of the workshop was e-health and e-democracy, with partners from Almere Kennisstad (Netherlands) and e-Trikala (Greece) demonstrating examples of best practice from the cities.
Identifying the right solution for the job can be a daunting prospect. However, with the support of the Digital Cities network we have been able to provide a helping hand. One of the first tasks for the project teams has been identifying best practice examples that reflect their own ambitions at local and national level. Read more »
