ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title> i2010 Conference - Main Page</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset="UTF-16"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="plascek.css" type="text/css"> </head> <body topmargin="0" leftmargin="0" style="background-image: url(bg.png); background-color:0d134e; background-repeat:no-repeat; background-position:center; background-position:top" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0"> <table class="tblDefault" align="center" bgcolor="#F5F6F7" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td><img src="PEU_eng.jpg" alt="Naslovnica" border="0" width="770"></td> </tr> </table> <table class="tblDefault" align="center" bgcolor="#F5F6F7" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="tdSpecHeader" colspan="3" align="center" height="90" width="777"> <img src="i2010_header.png" alt="i2010" border="0" width="770"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdHeader" align="left"> &nbsp;&nbsp; <a class="mHdr" href="index.html">Back to Main page</a> </td> <td class="tdHeader" align="center"> Republic of Slovenia, Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology </td> <td class="tdHeader" align="right"> <a class="mHdr" href="index_slv.html">Slovena ina</a> &nbsp;&nbsp; </td> </tr> </table> <table class="tblDefault" border-color="000F32" align="center" bgcolor="#F5F6F7" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="tdLeviStolpec"> <table vertical-alignment="top" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td height="10"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdLeviDef" onMouseOver="this.style.background='#CBCBCB'" onMouseOut="this.style.background='#F5F6F7'"> <a class="Levi" href="program_eng.html" onmouseover="window.status=''; return true;">Programme</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="10"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdLeviDef" onMouseOver="this.style.background='#CBCBCB'" onMouseOut="this.style.background='#F5F6F7'"> <a class="Levi" href="govorci_eng.html" onmouseover="window.status=''; return true;"> Speakers</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="10"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdLeviDef" onMouseOver="this.style.background='#CBCBCB'" onMouseOut="this.style.background='#F5F6F7'"> <a class="Levi" href="predstavitve_eng.html" onmouseover="window.status=''; return true;">Presentations</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="10"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdLeviDef" onMouseOver="this.style.background='#CBCBCB'" onMouseOut="this.style.background='#F5F6F7'"> <a class="Levi" href="dokumenti_eng.html" onmouseover="window.status=''; return true;">Documents</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="10"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdLeviDef" onMouseOver="this.style.background='#CBCBCB'" onMouseOut="this.style.background='#F5F6F7'"> <a class="Levi" href="povezave_eng.html" onmouseover="window.status=''; return true;">Useful links</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="10"></td> </tr> <tr> <td onMouseOver="this.style.background='#F5F6F7'" onMouseOut="this.style.background='#F5F6F7'" align="center"> <a class="Def" target="_blank" href="http://www.mvzt.gov.si/en/" onmouseover="window.status=''; return true;"> <img src="Logo_MVZT.gif" border="0"><br> Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20"></td> </tr> <tr> <td onMouseOver="this.style.background='#F5F6F7'" onMouseOut="this.style.background='#F5F6F7'" align="center"> <a class="Def" target="_blank" href="http://ec.europa.eu/" onmouseover="window.status=''; return true;"> <img src="flag_EU.gif" border="0"><br> European Commission</a> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td class="tdSredina"> <table vertical-alignment="top" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td height="5"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdSrednjiDef"> <img src="Mojca1.jpg" align="left"> <b>Minister's Welcome Message:</b><br>&nbsp;<br> During the Slovenian Presidency, the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology is organizing a conference entitled &raquo;Information Society at the Crossroads&laquo; dedicated to the EU's i2010 strategy, to take place on <b>13&ndash;14 May 2008</b> at Brdo. The conference will outline the main topics raised by the mid-term review of i2010 with the aim of identifying the key issues in further achievement of the strategic i2010 policy targets and future development of information society in the EU. It is expected that the conference will endorse conclusions that will provide key input for EU policy making in the next phase.<br>&nbsp;<br> I am convinced that the outcome of the conference will be of great value for the future progress of the information society.<br>&nbsp;<br> In conclusion, let me express my personal best wishes that your stay in Slovenia is an enjoyable one.<br>&nbsp;<br> Mojca Kucler Dolinar </td> </tr> <tr> <td><hr></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdSrednjiDef"> <b>About the Conference:</b><br>&nbsp;<br> The European Union faces political, economic and social challenges to progress in the enlarged Union: how to preserve Europe s cultural diversity, to become and to remain a successful world player in the global economy, to address specific demographic trends and social inclusion as well as environmental challenges with a view to coping with a lack of available sources of energy and preserving the environment. European Union set out its goals for the development of information society in the i2010 Strategy, <b>&raquo;i2010  A European Information Society for growth and employment&laquo;</b>, which addresses the establishment of common information space, promotion and support of ICT R&amp;D, innovation and deployment, and development of an inclusive information society for better quality of life. <br>&nbsp;<br> In order to check whether policy and implementation actions are still in line with the overall goals of the i2010 process, the Slovenian Presidency together with the European Commission is organising a conference dedicated to the EU s i2010 strategy. It will present the main topics raised by the mid-term review with the aim of identifying the key issues in further achievement of the strategic i2010 policy targets and future development of information society in the European Union. It is expected that the conference will endorse conclusions that will provide key input for EU policy making in the next phase. </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdSrednjiDef" align="right"> <a class="Def" href="O_konferenci_eng.html" onmouseover="window.status=''; return true;"> Full text &raquo;</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> </table> </td> <td class="tdDesniStolpec"> <table vertical-alignment="top" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td height="10"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdLeviDef" onMouseOver="this.style.background='#CBCBCB'" onMouseOut="this.style.background='#F5F6F7'"> <a class="Levi" href="informacije_eng.html" onmouseover="window.status=''; return true;"> Practical information</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="10"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdLeviDef" onMouseOver="this.style.background='#CBCBCB'" onMouseOut="this.style.background='#F5F6F7'"> <a class="Levi" href="kontakti_eng.html" onmouseover="window.status=''; return true;">Contacts</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="10"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdLeviDef" onMouseOver="this.style.background='#CBCBCB'" onMouseOut="this.style.background='#F5F6F7'"> <a class="Levi" href="registracija_eng.html" onmouseover="window.status=''; return true;">Registration</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="10"></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="10"></td> </tr> <tr> <td onMouseOver="this.style.background='#F5F6F7'" onMouseOut="this.style.background='#F5F6F7'" align="center"> <a class="Def" target="_blank" href="http://www.slovenia.eu/" onmouseover="window.status=''; return true;"> <img src="Slo1.gif" border="0"></a><br> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </body> </html>