25 - 27 October
Barcelona, Spain

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Updated: 2006-10-23 02:45:39

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Day 1: 25 October 2006

09:15
09:15
Opening Plenary 1a
Chair: Joao Da Silva, European Commission, Belgium
Barcelona - City of Innovation
Maravillas Rojo, Barcelona Activa, Spain

Strategies for our Networked Future
Joao Da Silva, European Commission, Belgium

Implementing ICT Policies through Sustainable eServices
Dave Broster, Joint Research Centre IPTS, Spain

Shared Services, How to Increase Effectiveness and Efficiency in Public Sector
Bernard Meric, Hewlett-Packard International, Switzerland

Why Do We Need eGovernment Services So Urgently?
Ernest Maragall i Mira, Generalitat de Catalunya, Spain

10:50
Coffee Break : Exhibition & Networking
11:30
11:30
Session 2a: Networked Business 1: Case Studies
Chair: Jose C. Gonzalez, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain
Extended Postal Enterprise: Using Technology to Improve Customer Value and Empower Franchisees in Integrated Business Framework
Damir Trninic, Student, Serbia

The Effects of Standards-based eBusiness in the Public Sector
Eva Söderström, University of Skövde, Sweden

Consolidating Usability - Case Study on Implementing the "Styleguide-Web"
Stephan Raimer, Flensburg University, Germany

11:30
Session 2b: eGovernment 1: Process Issues
Chair: Per Blixt, European Commission, Belgium
Building Response Capacity through Cross-boundary Information Sharing: The Critical Role of Trust
Theresa Pardo, Center for Technology in Government, United States

Strategic Options for Pan-European E-Government Interoperability
Libor Neumann, ANECT a.s., Czech Republic

Virtual Revenue Administration, Turkey: An Innovative Implementation of ICT and BPR towards a Citizen-Centric Tax Authority
Yenal Gogebakan, Cybersoft Information Technologies, Turkey

Uptake in Online Tax Filing in Ireland (ROS)
Sean Cosgrove, Revenue Commissioners, Ireland

Knowledge-Process-Reengineering for e-Governance
Gianluca Misuraca, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne - EPFL, Switzerland

11:30
Session 2c: eWork 1: Collaboration & Design Issues
Chair: Teresa De Martino, European Commission, Belgium
openAdap.Net: A Collaborative Sharing Environment
Javier Iglesias, University of Lausanne, Switzerland

Design and Emotions have a Key Role in the Next Generation of Goods and Services
Miguel Tito, IBV, Spain

Adaptive Complexity Management for Industrial Collaborations
Uta Schminke, WZL, Germany

Introduction of Geolocalisation Devices in the Workplace: Socio-legal Issues
Nicole TURBE-SUETENS, Distance Expert, France

11:30
Session 2d: Technology Enhanced Learning 1: Collaborative Learning
Chair: Marco Marsella, European Commission, Luxembourg
iCamp: The Educational Web for Higher Education in an Enlarged Europe
Barbara Kieslinger, Centre for Social Innovation ZSI, Austria

Future of Knowledge Management in Higher Education Research in Singapore
Ching Leen Chiam, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

New Conceptual Paradigms for Introducing Group Work and Group Based Technology in the Higher Education Environment
Alan Hogarth, Glasgow Caledonian University, United Kingdom

From Peer Learning to P2P Learning - New Life or Obsolescence for the Traditional Learning Institutions?
Ulf Blomqvist, VINNOVA, Sweden

11:30
Session 2e: Smart & Virtual Organisations 1: Applications
Chair: Nenad Ivezic, National Institute of Standards and Technology, United States
Service Operating Cost Transparency in Customer and Supplier Relationships
Oliver Schneider, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Cold-Trace: a Mobile-based Traceability Solution Rendering Fleet Management more Effective
Yolanda Ursa, INMARK, Spain

Personal Attribute Provider: A Secure Framework for Personal Attribute Exchange on the Internet
Yoji Maeda, Next Generation Electronics Commerce Promotion Council of Japan (ECOM), Japan

11:30
Session 2f: eHealth 1: Issues & Case Studies
Chair: Asuman Dogac, Software Research and Development and Consultancy Ltd., Turkey
Semantic Web in Medicine: The Role of Ontologies
Paola di Giacomo, University La Sapienza of Rome, Italy

Construction of a Process Model for the Integration of Formal Methods in the Development of Medical Guidelines
Mar Marcos, Universitat Jaume I, Spain

eChallenges in the Implementation of eHealth Services Over a Hybrid Network Architecture: the case of eLearning
Angelina Kouroubali, Foundation for Research & Technology-Hellas, Greece

Business Potential for e-Health Value-added Services - an Application in the Orphan Drug Market
Stefano Bianchi, Softeco Sismat SpA, Italy

11:30
Session 2g: SME Industrial Issues
Chair: Richard Stevens, IDC, Italy
An ICT-supported Methodology for Expert Identification in the Technology Monitoring Process
Sven Schimpf, Fraunhofer IAO, Germany

Towards Effective Knowledge Management: A Requirements Analysis of European Manufacturing SMEs
Kathryn Cormican, NUI Galway, Ireland

Open Sources to Empower SMEs
Henk de Poot, Telematica Instituut, Netherlands

SME Interoperability Establishing Methodology: a Guided Roadmap for the Journey to Interoperability
Igor Santos , European Software Institute, Spain

11:30
Session 2h: International Cooperation Issues
Chair: Philip Seltsikas, University of Surrey, United Kingdom
Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships: Mechanisms and Emerging Environments for International Collaboration
Puvan J Selvanathan, Global Knowledge Partnership, Malaysia

The Field of IS and Indian Reasoning: Making a Case for an Inclusive Research Agenda
Sudhanshu Rai, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark

Experiences and Approach to Exploitation for Large Research Projects
María Aránzazu Toro Escudero, Telefónica I+D, Spain

The PACE Exploitation Toolkit
Androklis Mavridis, ALTEC SA Information and Communication Systems, Greece

13:00
Lunch : Exhibition & Networking
14:00
14:00
Session 3a: Networked Business 2: Applications
Chair: Pete Bramhall, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories Europe, United Kingdom
Existing Applications for Networked Business: Current State of Adoption on the basis of the latest e-Business W@tch Findings
Georgios Karageorgos, European Commission, Belgium

E-Med Tex-Net: Cluster for the Development of a Euro-Mediterranean Partnership Network in the Textile Clothing Sector
Hazem Abbas, Ain Shams University, Egypt

Business Integration for eServices in collaborative Car Breakdown Support
Tobias Brosze, FIR: Institute for Operations Management at RWTH Aachen, Germany

Economics of a Portal for Teenagers: Making A Mix of Real and Virtual Life Profitable
Andrzej P. Urbanski, Poznan University of Techology, Poland

14:00
Session 3b: eGovernment 2: Delivery & Assessment of eGovernment Services
Chair: Sharon Dawes, University at Albany/SUNY, United States
The 'Barcelona Model' of eGovernment
Jose-Ramon Rodriguez, Municipality of Barcelona, Spain

An Intelligent Front-end for Government Websites
Peter Cruickshank, Edinburgh Napier Univerity, United Kingdom

Mobile Services for Government
Ljupco Antovski, University Ss.Cyril and Methodius, Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic Of

ORIENT: An Expert-based Tool for Assessing the User-orientation of eServices
Angeliki Kastrinaki, FORTH, Greece

The e-Citizen Charter as an Instrument to boost e-Government
Matt Poelmans, CitizenVision, Netherlands

14:00
Session 3c: eWork 2: Collaborative Working Environments Case Studies
Chair: Hans Schaffers, Aalto University School of Economics & ESoCE Net, Netherlands
Towards the Experimental Work of Ubiquitous Workware and Collaboration
Masayoshi Furuya, Japan Business Machine and Information System Industries Association, Japan

Lessons Learned from the Successful Implementation of a Structured Change Management Approach
Andy Croft, Self employed (interim manager), United Kingdom

European Semantic Portal on Workplace Safety
Ainhoa Llorente Coto, ROBOTIKER FOUNDATION, Spain

Adoption of a Collaborative Working Environment by the European Research Community of Human Factors for Intelligent Transport Systems
Arnaud Bonnard, INRETS , France

14:00
Session 3d: Technology Enhanced Learning 3: Learning Objects & Collaboration
Chair: Stephan Raimer, Flensburg University, Germany
Making Learning Objects Useful with Semantic Web Services
Nuria De Lama, ATOS ORIGIN, Spain

Establishing Technical Quality Criteria for Learning Objects
Fredrik Paulsson, Umeå University, Sweden

European Schoolnet: Building a pan-European Learning Resource Exchange for Schools (the CELEBRATE, CALIBRATE and MELT projects)
Jim Ayre, Multimedia Ventures, United Kingdom

e-COMODE Services for the Implementation of Collaborative Modelling Environments in Schools
Esther Casado, Atos Origin SAE, Spain

14:00
Session 3e: Smart & Virtual Organisations 2: Collaboration & Indicators
Chair: Robert Alard, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Status and Trends in the Coordination and Integration of Business Related Services into the Manufacturing Supply Chain
Bogdan Nitu, FIR: Institute for Operations Management at RWTH Aachen, Germany

Peer-To-Peer-Based Lifecycle Management for Collaborative Business Processes
Philipp Walter, German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), Germany

Ontology-Based Reusable Process Patterns for Collaborative Work Environments in the Construction Industry
Peter Katranuschkov, Dresden University of Technology, Germany

icBench – Key Performance Indicators for the Portuguese Construction Industry
Henriqueta Nóvoa, FEUP- Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal

14:00
Session 3f: eHealth 2: Applications
Chair: Dave Broster, Joint Research Centre IPTS, Spain
ORTHOSIM: the European Simulation Service Provider (SSP) for Orthopaedic Surgery
Ana-Cruz García, Instituto de Biomecánica de Valencia, Spain

A Framework for Decision Support Systems Creation: Application to the Cardiovascular Diseases Domain
Maria Tzima, Unit of Medical Technology and Intelligent Information Systems, Greece

SAPHIRE: A Semantic Web Service based Clinical Guideline Deployment Infrastructure Exploiting IHE XDS
Gökçe Banu Laleci Erturkmen, Software Research, Development and Consultation Ltd. , Turkey

14:00
Session 3g: SME Collaboration & Integration Issues
Chair: Peter Weiss, Weiss4 , Germany
Supporting e-Business Integration in North Wales
Tom Kirkham, STFC, United Kingdom

Advanced Web GIS-based Services for Increasing Competitiveness of SMEs in the European Wine Industry
Massimo Bertoncini, Engineering Ingegneria Informatica, Italy

Knowledge-based Collaborative Environment for SMEs in the Construction Sector
Mikel Sorli, LABEIN, Spain

A Sustainable Approach to Promote Collaboration among Europe’s Small and Medium Enterprise Industrial Clusters
Jannicke Baalsrud Hauge, Bremer Institut für Produktion und Logistik GmbH, Germany

14:00
Session 3h: New Member States and Candidate Countries
Chair: Jonathan Cave, RAND Europe, United Kingdom
Modeling ICT Diffusion
Iskra Popova, Mid Sweden University, Sweden

Support Organisations to Benefit from European Initiatives: the Star-net Project
Alexandre Almeida, Inovamais, Portugal

Regional Cooperation as a Way for Information Society Development in SEE
Marijana Vidas Bubanja, Stability Pact for SEE, Serbia

An Approach in ERA Building – the Case of the Project ALIPRO
Borka Jerman Blazic, Jožef Stefan Institute, Slovenia

15:30
Coffee Break : Exhibition & Networking
16:00
16:00
Session 4a: Networked Business 3: Issues & Applications
Chair: Stefan Wesner, University Ulm, Germany
Process-Based Performance Measurement of Networked Businesses
Thomas Matheis, German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), Germany

A Multi-Agent Market Simulator to support Negotiation Decision Making
Maria João Viamonte, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal

Enterprise Model Driven Creation of Business Protocols
Timo Kahl, DFKI, Germany

Business Rule-enabled Process Modelling
Dirk Werth, DFKI, Germany

16:00
Session 4b: eGovernment 3: Case Studies
Chair: Stephen Curwell, University of Salford, United Kingdom
Online Booking and Payment Services of Turin Municipality Structures and Services
Franco Carcillo, City of Turin, Italy

Online Delivery of Vehicle Registration Services in Slovenia
Teja Batagelj, Ministry of Public Administration, Slovenia

eGovernment Development in Lithuania
Rimantas Gatautis, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania

Virtual Planning through the Use of Interoperable Environmental Simulations and OpenGIS GML
Souheil Soubra, Centre Scientifique et Technique du Batiment, France

eGovernment in Shanghai: The Exploration and Practice of Urban Management Based on Gridded Management Theory
Yuanfang Wang, Shanghai Jiaotong University, China

16:00
Session 4c: eWork 3: Living Labs
Chair: Jesse Marsh, Atelier Studio Associato, Italy
Wearable Computing and Living Labs – Synergy at Work
Michael Boronowsky, TZI Universität Bremen, Germany

Lessons learned from two Dutch Living Labs: Freeband and Kenniswijk
Ingrid Mulder, Telematica Instituut, Netherlands

Madeira Island Living Lab Rural Domain
Tunde Kallai, X10D International IT Services Hungary Kft., Hungary

16:00
Workshop 4d: Next Generation in Technology Enhanced Learning
Chair: Pierluigi Ritrovato, DIIMA-CRMPA (Centro di Ricerca in Matematica Pura e Applicata), Italy
A Model for the Efficient Representation and Management of Online Collaborative Learning Interactions
Santi Caballé, Open University of Catalonia, Spain

Application of a Virtual Scientific Experiment Model in Different Educational Contexts
Anna Pierri, CEMSAC- Centro di Eccellenza su Metodi e Sistemi per Aziende Competitive , Italy

Creation and Delivery of Adaptive Unit of Learning using the ELeGI Software Architecture: the VSE Model Implementation Case Study
Pierluigi Ritrovato, DIIMA-CRMPA (Centro di Ricerca in Matematica Pura e Applicata), Italy

L4All - A Web-service based System for Lifelong Learners
Alexandra Poulovassilis, Birkbeck, University of London, United Kingdom

16:00
Session 4e: Smart & Virtual Organisations: Product Related Issues
Chair: Bernhard Katzy, CeTIM, Germany
Towards a Process Reference Model for the Management of Industrial Services
Andreas Nobs, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

A Lean Solution for Modeling and Analysing Production Networks of SMEs
Soeren Guenther, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Improving the Use and Exchange of Information in Industrial Service Organisations
Andre Minkus, ETH-Zurich, Switzerland

16:00
Session 4f: eHealth 3: Telemedicine Applications & Case Studies
Chair: Asuman Dogac, Software Research and Development and Consultancy Ltd., Turkey
Effectiveness of International Trans-Telephonic ECG System Use in Clinical Practice for Patients Awaiting Elective CABG Surgery at Home
Giedrius Vanagas, Kaunas University of Medicine, Lithuania

Lyra: Home Hospitalisation Distributed Management System
Vicente Traver Salcedo , ITACA, Spain

Extension of Asynch-NET Architecture for Telemedicine: Network for Clinic Centers in the Rural Areas of Developing Countries
Kenedy Greyson, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic Of

Performance Evaluation of a Flexible Framework Proposal for eGovernment Applications Using the Return Path of Digital Television
Mauro Margalho Coutinho, FUNDACAO DE AMPARO E DESENVOLVIMENTO DA PESQUISA - FADESP, Brazil

16:00
Workshop 4g: Towards a Single European Information Space for SMEs
Chair: Michael Matthiesen, Universitaet Stuttgart, Germany
The SEEM path to a Single European Information Space
Ricardo Goncalves, UNINOVA, Portugal

Digital Ecosystems of Small Companies in the Enlarged Europe
Flavio Bonfatti, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy

Towards Ontology Based Information and Communication Systems in the Single European Information Space for SMEs
SILVIA SANCHO SILVESTRE, AITEX, Spain

Taking Advantage of STEP, MDA, and SOA to Push SMEs towards a Single European Information Space
Carlos Agostinho, UNINOVA, Portugal

16:00
Workshop 4h: IST Initiatives in Africa
Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC Limited, Ireland
A Comparative Study of eAdoption Activities in South Africa and Mozambique
Chris Morris, CSIR, South Africa

e-Government and Architecture Principles Government Portal Case Study
Lourino Chemane, Ministry of Science and Technology, Mozambique

An Assessment of E-Skills, ICT Policies, Strategies and Infrastructure in the Public Service in Botswana
Dorothy Mpabanga, University of Botswana, Botswana

eAdoption in Semi-Urban and Rural Communities in Tanzania
Hamisi Nguli, Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology, Tanzania, United Republic Of

Information and Data-sharing: Promoting Integration, Efficiency and Cost-effectiveness
Henry Alamango, Commonwealth Network of IT for Development, Malta

17:30
17:30
Tutorial 5a: Networked Business: Current Research & FP7
Networked Business - Current Research and Future Directions
Marion Le Louarn, European Commission, Belgium

17:30
Tutorial 5b: eGovernment - Current Research & Future Funding Mechanisms
eGovernment and eParticipation: The Way Forward
Per Blixt, European Commission, Belgium

17:30
Tutorial 5c: Collaborative Working Environments: Current Research & FP7
Collaborative Working Environment: Current Research & Future Directions
Bror Salmelin, European Commission, Belgium

17:30
Tutorial 5d: Technology-Enhanced Learning: Current Research & FP7
Technology-Enhanced Learning - Current Research and Future Directions
Marco Marsella, European Commission, Luxembourg

17:30
Tutorial 5e: GRID - Current Research & FP7
GRID - Current Research and Future Directions
Max Lemke, European Commission, Belgium

17:30
Tutorial 5f: RFID
State-of-play on the European Commissions' RFID Consultation Activities
Peter Fatelnig, European Commission, Belgium

17:30
Tutorial 5g: Knowledge and Content Technologies: Current Research & FP7
Knowledge and Content Technologies: Current Research & Future Directions
Roberto Cencioni, European Commission, Luxembourg

17:30
Tutorial 5h: Software Technologies: Current Research & FP7
Software Technologies: Current Research & Future Directions
Arian Zwegers, European Commission, Belgium


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