January 20, 2001

Release of the executive summary of the FIND final report. The FIND Project is an interactive and informative service for the European Furniture Sector. This system provides answers on subjects concerning business needs and opportunities, strategic planning for the companies and the impact of external social changes on the Furniture Industry. More...

December 9, 2000

Release of the executive summary of the INFOWOOD final report. The main goal of the INFOWOOD project was the support of Salzburg SME´s in the timber sector in order to strengthen their competitiveness against foreign competition. The means to achieve that goal was the provision of support to the local SME´s through lectures, co-operation workshops and the setting-up of a "Virtual Lumber Enterprise (VHU)".

  
November 20, 2000

The Epsilon final report is available in French. Le rapport final d'Epsilon est disponible en français. Jump to the report... 

 
September 15, 2000

Release of final report executive summaries: 

  • BUKS: development of a knowledge-sharing network of SMEs making effective use of e-business and ICT (West Lothian region of central Scotland)

  • SINTIGRA : integration of ICT in Spanish SMEs (Granada)

  • ANIBA : Awareness and Implementing assessment tools in Austria and Bavaria

 
August 8, 2000

Release of the executive summary of the ELINET (Electronic Information Network) final report

 
June 26, 2000

Release of the executive summary of the EC-NOW (Electronic Commerce, Wholesale, Retail, North-West) final report.

  
May 11, 2000

Publication of the Final Report of the Epsilon Initiative, prepared by the Umbrella Structure and available for downloading: "SMEs and the Net - Raising Awareness and Knowledge Networking". Jump to Activities section.

     
March 31, 2000
Release of two executive summaries of final reports: INFOCAN (Increasing the competitiveness of canned vegetables sector using Information Technologies) and INTEC (Introduction of Information and Communication Technologies in the Construction Sector).
   
March 30, 2000
Release of three executive summaries of final reports :
  • IS4SMES : Area Agents to launch Manufacturing SMEs into the Information Society.
  • FOOTPRINT : Developing a cohesive approach to optimising the use of ICT for the footwear industry supply chain.
  • PRISETEX : Promoting Information Society in the Textile – Clothing – Footwear Sectors in Greece.
   
March 15, 2000
Release of the executive summary of the final report of ITCoop. Jump to ITCoop page (Information and Assistance Service in the field of Information Technology for a network of industrial cooperatives)
   
March 10, 2000
Epsilon workshop in Versailles: Release of the minutes, speakers presentations and document "Overview of the Epsilon projects after one year". Jump to Activities section.
   
March 7, 2000
Release of the executive summary of the final report of MENET. Jump to MENET page (The Management Enterprise Network).
   
January 31, 2000
Release of the final programme of the Epsilon Workshop which will be held in Versailles, France, on 10 and 11 February 2000, with 70 participants including Epsilon projects partners, Commission representatives and external guests. Jump to Activities section.
 
December 24, 1999
INFOWOOD has just launched the beta version of the Infowood web site. It's address is http://www.infowood.at. The completed German version will be available by mid-January.
 
November 19, 1999
Release of a publication on "Business Networks and the Knowledge Driven Economy". This publication is based on a study commissioned by Enterprise Directorate-General which analyses the "Knowledge Resource Networks" concept on an analytical and empirical base, i.e. operational occurrences of business networks chosen from six Member States and Canada. Only when illustrated by implementation at local/regional and/or sector specific level, knowledge networks become operational and their functions and knowledge based services understood. This knowledge sharing approach is already perceived as instrumental for creating a flexible and competitive business environment.
This study has also been carried out as an accompanying conceptual tool for the Epsilon Initiative.
Click here to download.
 
November 15, 1999
Launching of two Epsilon projects web sites:
  • FIND (Furniture Industry Networking Database)
  • IS4SMES (Area Agents to launch Manufacturing SMEs into the Information Society).

Jump to the "Activities" section.

 
October 15, 1999
The BuKs project is organising an event dedicated to "E-commerce in Practice" in Livingston (Scotland) on Thursday 4th November 1999. Jump to the "Activities" section.
 
September 22, 1999
The ELINET electronic journal, named ALTEMA, is officially launched today in Paris. Jump to the "Activities" section.
 
September 9, 1999
The INTEC project is organising a training seminar on ICT and the construction sector on October 8-9, 1999 in Mayance (Germany). Jump to the "Activities" section to download the programme.
 
September 1, 1999
Two events will be organised by Epsilon projects on 22nd September 1999. Jump to the "Activities" section.
 
March 31, 1999
New online publication: ICT Investment in the Intangible Economy by DGIII.  
        
March 5, 1999
The Resources section has been updated. Please jump to the Resources Section.
 
February 17, 1999
Best use of IT projects: the survey of Proposals is available on this site
DG III has carried out a survey of proposals received in response to the PROMISE call concerning the "Best use of IT projects". The aim of this survey is to summarise and highlight the trends and some of the interesting innovations and ideas proposed in the response to the call, regardless of which proposals were finally selected. Jump to the "Activities" section.
 
February 9-10, 1999
Kick-off meeting of the
epsilon initiative
 
The Coach House - Dublin CastleThe Kick-off meeting of the epsilon Initiative took place in the Coach House in Dublin Castle. Coordinators of the 15 selected projects and project officers from DG III and DG XIII of the European Commission attended the meeting organised by the Umbrella structure.

Mike Neary Director of the Irish Information Society Commission

The epsilon Initiative has been honoured to be welcomed by Director Mike Neary of the Irish Information Society Commission. He made an introductory speech presenting a survey undertaken by IS Commission into Ireland's preparedness for the Information Society, in particular on how Irish businesses are positioned.

Irish IS Commission and EU Commission representatives

After a presentation of the objectives of the Initiative and administrative procedures by Ellen Pedersen from DG III and Giordano Rigon from DG XIII, Morgan Carpenter and Louis Lengrand presented the role of the Umbrella structure as well as the objectives of a study carried out for DG III on "Knowledge Resources Networks". Findings of the study will be disseminated to the projects promoters of the epsilon Initiative, as a valuable input.

Then, each coordinator presented its project during a Tour de Table. Common areas of activities and networking were then discussed with all projects promoters.


Ellen Pedersen - DG III             Presentation of projects