CITIZEN FIRST...
Using Technology to include ALL citizens


The Old Ground Hotel, Ennis, Co. Clare, Ireland 
on Thursday 25th September & Friday 26th September 2008

Thursday 25th September 2008
19.00h - 20.15h Civic Reception in Clare County Council
Address by Mayor of Clare & Chairperson of Mid-West Regional Authority.
Display of Mid-West/CitizenFirst ICT eInclusion Projects
Wine Reception and Entertainment

Friday 26th September 2008
08.45h Conference Registration
09.30h Welcome Address by Chairperson of Mid-West Regional Authority
09.40h Keynote Address by Ms. Màire Hoctor, T.D., Minister of State with responsibility for the Elderly
10.00h European Perspective - presentation by Ms. Michela Marasco, Joint Technical Secretariat, INTERREG IVB North West Europe
10.20h CitizenFirst Lessons learned through eInclusion projects: recommendations for local and regional policy makers - Ms. Rebecca Morgan, Cambridgeshire County Council
10.40h Questions & Answers
11.00h Coffee Break
11.30h Mr. Liam Conneally, Director, Mid-West Regional Authority Introduction to Case-Studies - Setting the Scene
11.45h CitizenFirst eInclusion Initiatives - presentations will highlight the issues faced, solutions undertaken & action needed (what can be done at local level)
    Themes
  1. Disadvantaged Areas ~ Mid-West Ireland
  2. Young People ~ Cambridgeshire UK
  3. People with Special Needs ~ Kortrijk Belgium
  4. eCommunities ~ Eindhoven The Netherlands
  5. eAgeing ~ Mid-West Ireland & Cambridgeshire UK
13.00h Panel Discussion ~ Questions & Answers
13.30h Wrap-up
13.45h Networking Lunch
15.00h Close of Conference - Closing Address by Mid-West Regional Authority

Register for the Conference