5th RTD Framework Programme

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IST (Information Society Technologies)

Project details

Project reference:	IST-1999-10191
Acronym:	CENTURI 21
Title:	Community Empowerment Network Through Universal Regional integration for the 21st Century
Subject Index:	Information Processing, Information Systems; Innovation, Technology Transfer
Objectives:	Objective: CENTURi21 will revolutionise the way people, organisations, administrations and enterprises seek, use and exchange information and interact with essential services. C21 will develop an integrated and interactive "Community Empowerment Forum" accessible by 9 million citizens in 7 European regions. The "Forum" will be a common technological environment supporting existing and new software tools and applications, delivering practical empowerment to e-citizens. The applications will cover a wide range of public and commercial services. Access by citizens will be by home/work PC's, digital TV, public access terminals, mobile or fixed devices. The project will lead and stimulate citizen participation, provide personalised information space and enable creation of community applications. Public-private partnerships will ensure long term community benefit, sustainable commercial exploitation and potential development of competitive world products. Objectives: To develop an integrated Community Empowerment Forum which promotes the widespread use of electronic services by E(U) citizens and stimulates: - citizen-led development of community applications - partnerships between communities, Local Administrations and the private sector - an integrated range of accessible services for communities - more efficient, accessible and self-sustaining community networks With the aim of achieving across CENTURi21 Member States an above average: - proportion of citizens successfully using community on-line services - range of public services available electronically - citizen participation in service developments - streamlining of service delivery between administrations and citizens - creation of new commercial organisations Work description: The CENTURi21 project will demonstrate how a wide range of public and commercial services can be integrated within a common technological environment. It will build a multi-sector platform and demonstrate its interactive use in citizen, community and commercial environments across local, national and EU boundaries. The "vertical" applications to be addressed include: - Social Services information and management of care service delivery - Tourism information and reservations - Adult and community education, including life-long learning - Participation in democratic processes - Commercial community-based applications (particularly SMEs) - Integrated and interactive access to public service information from local to EU level. The applications will be linked with "horizontal" support tools and processes: - "community builder" tools for dynamic application development - e-commerce engines - authentication and identification tools - facilities for user customisation, with self-adaptive personalisation logic - managed personalised information space and multiple community membership - business processes and marketing (particularly for SMEs) - user-friendly intelligent information search engines. The CENTURi21 electronic forum will be designed for ease of use with access via PCs, digital TV, public access terminals, mobile or fixed devices. The user will be able to reach "up" to EU level for information and services, and have integrated access to the network of communities to which each user belongs. The formation of public/private partnerships will maximise commercial sustainability, and reduce bespoke implementation. Milestones: Outline Project Plan: 0 - 12 months: production of Community Empowerment Forum. 0 - 12 months: development of applications and services (in parallel). 12 - 18 months: integration, testing, usability evaluation, and user trials. 18 - 30 months: operational validation.
Start date:	2000.01.01
End date:	2002.06.30
Duration:	30 months
Project status:	Completed
Project cost:	7.57 million euro
Project funding:	3.53 million euro
Programme type:	5th FWP (Fifth Framework Programme)
Subprogramme area:	Cross programme actions - CPA1: Integrated applications platforms and services
Contract type:	CSC (Cost-sharing contracts)
Project URL:	http://www.century21.org
Prime contractor:	West Sussex County Council
Organisation type:	Other
Country:	UNITED KINGDOM
Region:	SOUTH EAST (UK), SURREY, EAST-WEST SUSSEX, West Sussex
City:	Chichester
Post Code:	PO19 1RH
Address:	County Hall, Tower Street
Contact person:	MEZULIS, Roland
Telephone:	+44-1243-777720
Fax:
E-mail:	roland.mezulis@westsussex.gov.uk
Contractor:	Telia Ab
Organisation type:	Other
Country:	SWEDEN
Region:	STOCKHOLM, Stockholms län
City:	Farsta
Post Code:	123 86
Address:	Farnebogaten 81-87
Contact person:	LINDQVIST, Alf
Telephone:	+46-26133797
Fax:	+46-26130446
E-mail:
Contractor:	British Telecommunications Plc
Organisation type:	Other
Country:	UNITED KINGDOM
Region:	SOUTH EAST (UK), GREATER LONDON
City:	London
Post Code:	EC1A 7AJ
Address:	81 Newgate Street
Contact person:	MILLAR, Colin
Telephone:	+44-1473-643863
Fax:	+44-1473-644171
E-mail:	colin.millar@bt-sys.bt.co.uk
Contractor:	Matav Hungarian Telecommunications Company Ltd.
Organisation type:	Other
Country:	HUNGARY
Region:	Region Desc. N/A(HUNGARY)
City:	Budapest
Post Code:	1540
Address:	Krisztina Krt. 55
Contact person:	KOZMA, Bela
Telephone:	+36-1-3472370
Fax:	+36-1-3472374
E-mail:
Contractor:	Oracle Corporation UK Limited
Organisation type:	Other
Country:	UNITED KINGDOM
Region:	SOUTH EAST (UK), BERKSHIRE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, Berkshire
City:	Reading, Berkshire
Post Code:	RG6 1RA
Address:	Oracle Parkway Thames Valley Park
Contact person:	DE BOER, Barry
Telephone:	+44-161-4934830
Fax:	+44-161-4934909
E-mail:
Contractor:	Municipal Government of Debrecen City
Organisation type:	Other
Country:	HUNGARY
Region:	Region Desc. N/A(HUNGARY)
City:	Debrecen
Post Code:	4024
Address:	Piiac U. 20.
Contact person:	KOCSISNE BODNAR, Erzsebet
Telephone:	+36-52-415691
Fax:	+36-52-415688
E-mail:
Contractor:	West Sweden Ws Ab
Organisation type:	Other
Country:	SWEDEN
Region:	VÄSTSVERIGE, WEST SWEDEN WS AB, Göteborgs och Bohus län
City:	Goeteborg
Post Code:	411 14
Address:	Norra Hamngatan 14
Contact person:	FRIIS KONST, Thomas
Telephone:	+46-25054694
Fax:	+46-25026864
E-mail:	thomas.friis.konst@westsweden.se
Contractor:	Regione del Veneto
Organisation type:	Other
Country:	ITALY
Region:	NORD EST, VENETO, Venezia
City:	Venezia
Post Code:	30123
Address:	Dorsoduro 3901 - Palazzio Balbi
Contact person:	RICCI, Pier Francesco
Telephone:	+39-461-314334
Fax:	+39-461-302040
E-mail:
Contractor:	Devon County Council
Organisation type:	Other
Country:	UNITED KINGDOM
Region:	SOUTH WEST (UK), CORNWALL, DEVON, Devon
City:	Exeter
Post Code:	EX2 4QD
Address:	County Hall, Topsham Road
Contact person:	CAUNCE, Denis
Telephone:	+44-1392-382198
Fax:	+44-1392-382542
E-mail:	dcaunce@devon-cc.gov.uk
Contractor:	Limerick County Council
Organisation type:	Other
Country:	IRELAND
Region:	Mid-West
City:	Limerick
Post Code:
Address:	County Buildings, 79/84 O'Connell Street
Contact person:	FEANE, Jimmy
Telephone:	+353-61-318477
Fax:	+353-61-318478
E-mail:	jfeane@limerickcoco.ie
Contractor:	Association of Local Authorities Bosam (Fyrbodal)
Organisation type:	Other
Country:	SWEDEN
Region:	Region Desc. N/A(BOLLEBYGD)
City:	Uddevalla
Post Code:	451 18
Address:	Skansgatan 3, PO Box 305
Contact person:	PETERSON, Kjell
Telephone:	+46-25054691
Fax:	+46-25026864
E-mail:	kp@westsweden.se
Contractor:	Hameen Tietotekniikkakeskus Oy
Organisation type:	Other
Country:	FINLAND
Region:	MANNER-SUOMI, ETELÄ-SUOMI, Häme
City:	Haemeenlinna
Post Code:	13100
Address:	Kasarmikatu 23
Contact person:	OSSI, Hannu
Telephone:	+358-3-6474421
Fax:	+358-3-6474416
E-mail:
Contractor:	Marconi Communications Limited
Organisation type:	Other
Country:	UNITED KINGDOM
Region:	WEST MIDLANDS
City:	Coventry
Post Code:	CV3 1HJ
Address:	New Century Park, PO Box 53
Contact person:	PHILLIPS, Peter
Telephone:	+44-1202-853591
Fax:	+44-1202-853405
E-mail:
Contractor:	Jade Communications Limited
Organisation type:	Other
Country:	UNITED KINGDOM
Region:	NORTH WEST (UK), CHESHIRE
City:	Warrington, Cheshire
Post Code:	WA3 6RP
Address:	Javelin House, Clayton Road, Birchwood,
Contact person:	BLAKE, Jonathan
Telephone:	+44-118-9712323
Fax:	+44-118-9712277
E-mail:
Contractor:	Telecom Italia Spa
Organisation type:	Other
Country:	ITALY
Region:	NORD OVEST, PIEMONTE, Torino
City:	Torino
Post Code:	10122
Address:	Via Bertola 34
Contact person:	POLESEL, Roberto
Telephone:	+39-41-5333643
Fax:	+39-41-5333694
E-mail:
Contractor:	Seutukeskus Oy Hame
Organisation type:	Other
Country:	FINLAND
Region:	MANNER-SUOMI, ETELÄ-SUOMI, Häme
City:	Haemeenlinna
Post Code:	13100
Address:	Kasarmikatu 23a
Contact person:	OSSI, Hannu
Telephone:	+358-3-6474421
Fax:	+358-3-6474416
E-mail:
Contractor:	The National Microelectronics Applications Centre Ltd
Organisation type:	Other
Country:	IRELAND
Region:	Mid-West
City:	Limerick
Post Code:
Address:	Ul Building, National Technological Park
Contact person:	O'FLAHERTY, John
Telephone:
Fax:
E-mail:

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