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  Monday, 8 February 1999

8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Registration

9:30 - 9:45 a.m. Welcome address by Christos PAPOUTSIS, Commissioner in charge of Energy, SMEs and Tourism, European Commission DG XXIII, and Lorimer MACKENZIE, Director, DG XXIII

9:45 - 10:00 a.m. Presentation of seminar : Jean-Jacques DUMONT, Director, Regional Action and Small and Medium-Size Industry, Secrétariat d'Etat à l'Industrie, France

10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Keynote address: the general issue : Francis LORENTZ, Chairman, E-Commerce Taskforce, France

10:30 - 11:00 a.m. Outline of policy pursued by the European Commission to stimulate use of the Internet by SMEs (Dr Massimo GARRIBA, Assistant to the Director DG XIII)

11:00 - 11:30 a.m. Break

11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Organisation of four workshops

  • Workshop 1: How to stimulate demand for Internet services ?
  • Chairman :Mr Jeremy BEALE (UK)
  • Secretary :Luis GALLUD GILABERT (ES)
  • Speakers :Karel UYTTENDAELE (BE) Nils-Henrik KUHNE (DE)
    Georges FISCHER (FR) Anu LAMBERG (FI)
    Christian MARCHANDISE (FR) Chris SULLIVAN (UK)
     Mr José Alberto MILLAN
  • Workshop 2: How to develop Internet services for and by SMEs ?
  • Chairman : Laurent KOTT (FR)
  • Secretary :Vassilis SALAPATAS (GR)
  • Speakers : François HUREL (FR) Michael SEIFERT (AT)
    Pierre CHAPIGNAC (FR) Jean-Michel YOLIN (FR)
    John GLYNN(IR) Alan REYNOLDS (UK)
  • Workshop 3: Collective actions based on use of Internet ?
  • Chairman : Michel HERVE (France)
  • Secretary : Olivier de GUIBERT (FR)
  • Speakers : Bernard GONDRAN (FR) Marco LOPRIORE (IT)
    Philippe CLERC (FR) Gary HOMER (UK) 
    Peter CHATTERTON (UK) Carlos BARRABES (ES)
  • Workshop 4: The observatory, or the tools necessary to monitor development of Internet at SMEs ?
  • Chairman : Antonello LAPALORCIA (IT)
  • Secretary : Carlo SPAGNOLI (IT) 
  • Speakers : Ewa THORSLUND (SE)Daniel KAPLAN (FR)
    Erich OCHS (FR) Richard SITRUK (BE) Michel ELIE (FR) 
    Anu LAMBERG (FI)
12:45 - 2:30 p.m. Lunch at the Cercle des Directeurs, Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industry

2:30 - 6:00 p.m. Continuation of workshops

8:00 p.m. Dinner

Tuesday, 9 February 1999

9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Workshop reports and discussion with the audience

11:00 - 11:30 a.m. Break

11:30 - 12:00 a.m. 

Conclusions: Marja EROLA Technology Development Centre Tekes, Finland

12:00 - 12:30 a.m. Closing address, Jean-Jacques DUMONT

12:30 a.m. Buffet lunch