ESIS in Central and Eastern Europe - Prague Conference 21 November 2000

ESIS II - Background

What is ESIS?

ESIS geographical coverage:
40 countries

A decentralised team to ensure this wide coverage

The ESIS II components

ESIS, an Information Service

ESIS, an information service

ESIS, a tool for …

Basic Facts and Indicators

Telephone lines: disparities with the EU

Telephone lines: disparities between CEEC

PCs penetration rate

Internet users

Regulatory Developments and IS Policies

What does ESIS provide ?

Recent developments

The ESIS inventory of projects

Information Society Projects Profiles

Project progress : the majority of projects are currently underway

Most projects focus on social issues

Universities, state agencies and private IT companies are the main co-ordinating organisations

Education/training and public administration are the main application sectors

Project Scope: Service/Application type
Importance of access to information and information sharing applications

Project technologies

Project Funding: total cost

Geographic scope

Conclusion