Christine Sägesser,SwissMedia

WIPO-ICC training workshopGeneva, 15/16 September 2008

“Your free resource on legal issues in e-Business”

www. lexelerator.eu

A partner of the European Multimedia Forum

• a national association of support to companies and organisations

• promotion and development of entrepreneurship as well as education in the ICT and Multimedia domain

• more than 200 companies of various sizes • Leading 2 technoparcs and incubators

in Vevey and Lausanne

Main goals:

• Promotion

• Education/Learning

• Networking

• Matchmaking

SwissMediaSwiss IT & Multimedia Association

European Multimedia Forum’s network in Europe

Why the Lexelerator?

• Needs of businesses – More awareness of legal issues in e-business – Easier access to legal information– Raising level of legal knowledge

• Advantages of Web 2.0:– Flexible– Interactive– Free– Autonomous– Community-based

Why the Lexelerator? (2)

• Bottom-up – what companies (but also consumers) should know when engaging in e-business

• User-driven – a platform that is evolving through the community (contributors AND users).

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Where?

Silicon Valley, USA

Chile

Bangalore, India

Europe

E-business does not know any boundaries…

the law does!

Opportunities the Lexelerator offers:

• Web visitors/readers: easy accessible consumption of information on legal issues in e-business + rating of content

• For registered users: become active in tagging/commenting/creating discussion for a

• Contributors (lawyers and academics) and e-business experts/executives: become contributors = add and shape the content in the Legal Wiki and Blogs AND raise visibility of YOUR expertise on the contributors’ page

Opportunities the Lexelerator offers (2):

• Institutional partners (e.g. industry associations, chambers of commerce, clusters, ministries, regions, etc.): national versions, regional versions

• Public officials (international, European, national, regional): contributions to legal Wiki, Blogs, Fora for a better communication with the grass-roots

• E-Government initiatives: Reach the citizens through the Lexelerator

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www. lexelerator.eu

SwissMedia, Christine SägesserSwiss IT & Multimedia Association www.swissmedia.ch