Welcome to the DfA@eInclusion Web site
Welcome to the web site of the IST Coordination Action “Design for All for eInclusion - DfA@eInclusion” (0033838). In these pages you can find news and information about the project's activities, objectives, expected results and partners.
DfA@eInclusion at the e-Inclusion Ministerial Conference, Vienna 30/11 - 2/12/2008
The 2008 e-Inclusion Ministerial Conference will be held from 30 November to 2 December in the Vienna Reed Messe Congress Centre. It is jointly organised by the European Commission and the hosting Austrian Government, in cooperation with the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The event aims at accelerating progress towards an information society for all (digital inclusion), in order to combat social and economic exclusion.
The conference will provide a forum to discuss policies to achieve an inclusive, barrier-free, information society and the related social and economic benefits. An exhibition will feature the best in e-Inclusion in Europe and worldwide, with amongst others an e-Inclusion Awards finalists village, an experience space and commercial displays. Some 1200 participants are expected, including European Ministers, high level representatives of industry and NGOs, and members of groups at risk of exclusion (participation is by invitation only).
The DfA@eInclusion project will be represented by consortium partners at a number of country stands. More information will be available from this space very soon.
For additional information about the conference, please visit:
About
the 2008 e-Inclusion Ministerial Conference
Call for training material in Design for All - Requesting ICT Industry participation
Design for All expertise constitutes a competitive edge in the sustainable Information Society - but more experts are needed. Europe has a common aim: an inclusive Information Society. Design for All is about ensuring that environments, products and services work for persons of all ages and abilities.
The DfA@eInclusion project is contributing towards eInclusion in Europe by encouraging ICT industry to use Design for All approaches. This call invites you to share your training materials in Design for All with other ICT industries.Learn how others are implementing DfA, what has worked and what to avoid.
How to contribute:
Send a description of your training or curriculum material by 15 November 2008 to Ms Barbara Schmidt-Belz, Web Compliance Competence Centre, FhG-FIT.e-mail: Barbara.Schmidt-Belz at fit.fraunhofer.de
Please let us know of any IPR issues to be solved before you can send and we can use your material. We will bilaterally work out a solution.
The deadline for contributions is 15 November 2008.
EDeAN Newsletter Issue 15 - October 2008
Issue 15 (October 2008) of the EDeAN Newsletter is available to download. All EDeAN Newsletters are available in Word, Pdf and HTML formats from the Newsletters Section of the EDeAN portal.
Launch of public consultation “Shaping the ICT research and innovation agenda for the next decade”
In search of the best strategies to boost Europe's leadership in ICT (Information and Communications Technology) research and innovation in the next decade, the European Commission has launched a public consultation. Contributions from industry, ICT experts, policy-makers and the wider public will be fed into a new strategy for ICT research and innovation, to be unveiled next year. The aim is to put European ICT industry, especially SMEs, to the fore of the race for global competitiveness.
The public consultation is open until 7 November 2008 and can be accessed
via:
Shaping
the ICT research and innovation agenda for the next decade
