"The Regional Dimension of the EU eLearning Agenda" report presented in Brussels

Brussels representatives of thirteen organisations that play a key role in the economic development of their region have decided to cooperate actively in the area of eLearning by forming a ‘Working Group', supported by the European Association of Regional and Local Authorities for Lifelong Learning, E ARLALL. The aim of the Working Group is to contribute to the evolution and uptake of the EU eLearning programme and the future integrated programme for lifelong learning.

On the right-hand side Resource area you can download the following material:

• The conference summary
• A full report entitled ‘The Regional Dimension of the EU eLearning Agenda'. This report includes the findings of a survey, which was circulated among their eLearning practitioners by the cooperating organizations.

Also the following presentations are available:

• Maruja Gutierrez-Diaz DG EAC Head of Unit A 4 Innovation and transversal policies "The role of the regions in the New Integrated Programme – eLearning measures"
  
  
• Anne Bucher DG INFSO Head of Unit C 1 Lisbon Strategy and i2010 "i2010 – eLearning in a European Information Society for growth and employment"

“EU Elearning Agenda: How far does the EU agenda reflect regional/sectoral concerns?”

• East Finland - Ms Maija Suhonen, Savonia University of Applied Sciences
  
  
• Wales – Professor Tony Toole, Director of on-line services, Coleg Sir Gâr (Carmarthenshire College) Wales, United Kingdom
  
  
• Scotland – Dr Richard Parsons, University of Dundee

The full conference programme can be seen here:
http://www.cor.europa.eu/document/activities/03040506_progr%20CoR.pdf