Building Bridges News

Building Bridges registered for the Baltic Challenge Award

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:34:35 +0200

by Matti Skor.

49 projects participate in the Baltic Challenge Award 2007

Best ICT solutions in categories Innovation and eGovernance will be awarded with 5.000 â¬, sponsored by the Innovation Centre Innoeurope. The winners will be announced at the Baltic Challenge Awardâs Event in November 6 - 8, 2007, during the annual Innovation Conference INNOESTONIA 2007 in Tallinn.

Of the 48 participants an astonishing number come from Poland, that presents the impressing number of 22 contestants. Latvia, Lithuania and Sweden present six projects each, together with participants from Estonia, Finland, Denmark and Ukraine. Participating projects represent excellent ICT solutions for different sectors, such as Infrastructure & Access, Business Development, Culture, Tourism, Online Security, Education, Governance & Administration, Health, Emergency Response & Prevention, and Environment. In the Baltic Challenge 2007, most applications are found within Business Development and Education, followed by Governance & Administration and Infrastructure & Access. The projects are evaluated by an international jury consisting of senior experts in the field of applied ICT. The evaluation is based upon a number of criteria such as user need, innovation and market potential.

The Baltic Challenge Awardâs Conference & Event in Tallinn will highlight successful ICT solutions from the Baltic Sea Region, in the presence of a unique gathering of experts, entrepreneurs and innovators. The event includes seminars; an exhibition of nominated ICT projects and a prize ceremony and banquet. The Baltic Challenge Awardâs Conference & Event is an opportunity to meet, discuss, exchange knowledge, find new partners and build useful networks, all with the aim to create a strong and united ICT market, built on co-operation, partnership and exchange of knowledge in the Baltic Sea Region.

The Baltic Challenge 2007 is launched by the County Administrative Board of Stockholm, in co-operation with the City of Tallinn and Innovation Centre Innoeurope, and partners in most countries in the region. Innoestonia 2007 includes the Baltic Development Forum, The BaltMet Inno conference and many more, and will gather regional leaders, experts, entrepreneurs and innovators taking the opportunity to meet, discuss, exchange knowledge, find new partners and build useful networks.

For more information, please contact: Maria Hinas, Project Manager, County Administrative Board of Stockholm, tfn +46-8-785 42 35 or +46-70-201 59 96, email: maria.hinas@ab.lst.se

Read more about the Baltic Challenge at www.balticchallenge.net

"International Exchange" Area

Mon, 03 Sep 2007 17:02:49 +0200

by Admin User.

Due to repeated inquiries during the Building-Bridges event in Denmark, we decided to set up a special place on this system, where the participants can contact, discuss and chat with all the registered people - across all courses an countries.

As a registered participant, you have automatically access to this area.

The course is called "International Exchange" an can be found in the course list.

Have fun, your ed-lab team.

Open Day in Iceland

Mon, 07 May 2007 13:03:51 +0200

by Matti Skor.

What is e-learning?

Tue, 03 Apr 2007 17:56:07 +0200

by Matti Skor.

A short story about the benefits of e-learning is presented on the Building Bridges platform.

Have fun!

e-learning in Iceland

Building Bridges - Open Conference

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 14:45:12 +0100

by Matti Skor.

The Icelandic Building Bridges team organises an Open Conference in Iceland on 22 June, 2007.

Venue: Hotel Saga, Reykjavik
Start: 13:00

Speakers include

Rector ÃgÃºst SigurÃ°sson, Agricultural University of Iceland (LbhÃ)
Ms. ÃsdÃs Helga BjarnadÃ³ttir, the project manager LbhÃ
Ms. Erna BjarnadÃ³ttir, The Farmers Association in Iceland
Ms. Jolande Leinenbach, project coordinator from Ed-consult in Denmark
Partners and key women from participating countries
Ms. GuÃ°rÃºn MagnÃºsdÃ³ttir, The Icelandic Association of Women Entrepreneurs