Major Cities of Europe

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Major Cities of Europe

• IT users group

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New opportunities for Cities in an Information
Society

• Mr Mark Boekwijt,
• Media advisor city of The Hague

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Phase 1 of the policy-makingEvery Resident
connected!

• Internet fully integrated into daily life
• Start of a 10 year programme
• Action programme
• Seven projects

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Action programme

• Residentie.net
• 220.000 households on-line
• Via computer or interactive teletext
• Glass City Hall
• Open form of local government
• Digital Education
• For everyone from cradle to grave

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Action programme

• The Hague On-Line
• IT used to create an identity
• The Hague Telecom City
• A marketing opportunity
• Telematics in Traffic and Transport
• A necessity
• IT Workplace
• IT knowledge connected to the City

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Phase 2 of the policy-makingThe city in an
Information Society

• The Entrepreneurial city
• The Inspirational city
• The Caring city
• The Learning city
• The Democratic city

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The Entrepreneurial city

• E-market
• Flourishing E-economy
• Knowledge networking
• E-labour market
• City follows and, where necessary, stimulates

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The Inspirational city

• New developments at the interface of Culture and
  IT
• Small-scale Radio and TV
• Virtual stages
• New developments within and between ethnic groups

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The Caring city

• Cooperation and coordination between the care
  providers
• Care communities
• City stimulates

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The Learning city

• Knowledge-driven society
• IT as a platform for (informal) education
• City stimulates

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The Democratic city

• E-democracy
• Greater involvement of citizens
• Municipality more flexible and more transparent

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New challenges for cities

• Seize opportunities
• Remove threats
• Challenge for the citizens, private sector and
  the city administration
• The Hague has already started