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Discussion of TRANSFORM findings at eris@ Annual Conference 2008

27-June-2008
On the occasion of the Annual Conference of the European Regional Information Society Association (eris@), which took place in Newport, Wales on June 11-13, 2008, TRANSFORM presented some of the study's main findings and discussed them with representatives from Europe's regions. The slides of the presentations by Karsten Gareis (introduction and survey results) and James Cornford (case study results) are available at the conference website.

2 TRANSFORM summary documents published

27-June-2008
TRANSFORM has published the draft version of a summary of the key insights obtained through the research conducted in TRANSFORM. The document also includes recommendations to various target groups, including policy-makers at regional and EU level. The authors invite all interested parties to comment on the draft. Please send your comments to karsten.gareis AT empirica.com.
SFR Draft Version.pdf
A second new document ("Towards Measuring Transformative Use of ICT") introduces and discusses a number of indicators which the project has assessed and which we suggest for measurement of transformational use of ICTs at regional level. The document includes recommendations for the adoption of these indicators within the context of a regional Information Society observatory or benchmarking exercise.
TRANSFORM.pdf