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SEE Countries to Better Tap Potential of Information Society
(07.06.2002) With the signing of a Statement of Intent in Ljubljana on the 4th of June 2002, Ministers of SEE countries (Albania, BiH, Croatia, Macedonia, Moldova, FR Yugoslavia) reaffirmed their intention to develop information societies in their respective countries by initiating regional actions, which foll...


Ministerial Conclusions in European ministerial conference on the information society
(04.06.2002) At the ministerial breakfast, hosted by minister Gantar in commisssioner Liikanen today 4th June 2002, the ministers and state secretaries of the candidate countries have adopted a document "Ministerial Conclusions of the European Ministerial Conference Information Society - Connecting Europe...


13 european mayors have signed declaration Global Cities Dialogue
(03.06.2002) During the conference, significant emphasis is placed on the development of e-government on the local level. For this purpose, some examples of best practice among local initiatives are presented and European mayors have demonstrated their commitment to the enhancement of e-government by signing a...


Opening speech of Dr. Pavel Gantar, Minister of the Information Society, Slovenia
(03.06.2002) Ministers, Heads of Delegations, Representatives of the European Union, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, On behalf of the organisers - of the EU Comission, DG Information Society and Slovenian Government I welcome you at the European Ministerial Conference "Information Society - Connect...


A first progress report on the implementation of the eEurope+ in the Candidate Countries
(03.06.2002) A first progress report on the implementation of the eEurope+ action plan in the Candidate Countries will be presented at the conference. This report, based on data collected by the Candidate countries and written with the assistance of the European Commission, shows the Information Society is alr...


eEurope+ Ministerial Conference on the Information Society "Connecting Europe" in Ljubljana
(03.06.2002) A two-day conference on the progress of the eEurope+ action plan in the EU Candidate countries begins in Slovenia on Monday. The conference is being hosted by Minister Pavel Ganfar and Information Society Commissioner Erkki Liikanen on behalf of the Slovene Government and the European Union respec...


The 4th Press Release: Mayors join the e-cities initiative
(24.05.2002) During the conference, significant emphasis will be placed on the development of e-government on the local level. For this purpose, some examples of best practice among local initiatives will be presented and European mayors will demonstrate their commitment to the enhancement of e-government by s...


Registration Closed
(23.05.2002) Due to the significantly increased interest of participants in last few days and limited facilities the registration to the ministerial conference is closed from today onward. The number of 400 registered participants is exceeded...


The 3rd Press Release: Exhibition of applications from candidate countries
(22.05.2002) An exhibition of information applications from the candidate countries will be opened as part of the conference. The Minister for the Information Society Dr Pavel Gantar will officially open the exhibition at 10:30 on Monday 3 June and lead ministers from EU member states and candidates around the...


The 2nd Press Release: Inclusion, Participation, Trust and Security
(20.05.2002) Over three plenary and three thematic sessions the participants will discuss topical issues: inclusion, participation, trust and security in the information society. They will also touch on digital society and the economy, information infrastructure and electronic services at local level...


Daily Updated Program and New Details for Exhibitors
(09.05.2002) The program of the conference is daily updated. Links to the speaker's home pages are added where awailable. New details for exhibtors are published (exhibition set-up and opening time).


Exhibition Floor Plans are Published
(07.05.2002) Please refer to the exhibition chapter on this web site. The stands of the EU membership candidate countries are to be presented by alphabetic order.


EMCIS Program Committee meets in Ljubljana
(30.04.2002) The Program Committee of the European Ministerial Conference on Information Society - Connecting Europe has met today in Ljubljana to discuss several programme topics of forthcoming conference. The meeting was chaired by conference co-chairs Paul Verhoef, the head of the EC's department of interna...


The 1st Press Release and Invitation to the Media
(29.04.2002) The European Ministerial Conference on Information Society will be held in Ljubljana on 3 and 4 June. The conference is organised by the Ministry of the Information Society of the Republic of Slovenia and the European Commission (Information Society DG and Enlargement DG)...


eEurope+ Progress report to be prepared at JHLC Meeting in Bruxelles
(29.04.2002) The eEurope+ progress report is one of the documents to be presented at the European Ministerial Conference on Information Society. Participants of the Joint High Level Committee’s meeting in Bruxelles on May 2 and 3 will prepare the document based on data of the statistical working group and on ...


Invitation to the Candidate Countries
(20.02.2002) Robert Verrue, Director General DG Information Society invited the Candidate Countries to participate at the Ministerial Conference on Information Society. His letter was sent to the permanent representatives to the European union in Bruxelles...


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