Wiesław PatrzekWiesław PatrzekIT Proxy of the Mayor of GdanskIT Proxy of the Mayor of Gdanske-mail: e-mail: [email protected]@gdansk.gda.pl
Information Society Information Society in Gdańskin Gdańsk
Grzegorz KrajewskiGrzegorz KrajewskiMunicipal GIS Co-ordinatorMunicipal GIS Co-ordinatore-mail: e-mail: [email protected]@gdansk.gda.pl
www.gdansk.plwww.gdansk.pl
location: northern Poland, pomorskie regionpopulation of the Pomeranian Region: 2,2 millionpopulation of the Tricity Gdansk - Sopot – Gdynia: 1 millionpopulation of Gdansk: 468 000universities: 12students: over 55 thousandco-operation with partner cities: 17head offices of international institutions: 5membership of international associations: 13consulates: 22banks: 27hotels: 24Gdansk International Fair Co. – ca. 30 events per 1 year
Gdańsk - facts and figuresGdańsk - facts and figures
1. Development and extention of the Internet portal www.gdansk.pl
2. e-services (e-administration)3. Establishment of free of charge, public Internet access
points (PIAP) 4. Creation of „Internet gates” system5. Encouragement of Internet usage among citizens;6. Broadband Wireless City Gdańsk
e-Gdańsk strategye-Gdańsk strategy
Implementation projectsImplementation projects
• Complete information on required administrative
procedures• Help in filling-in the necessary docs and forms and
accepting them• Accepting complaints and comments• Questionnaires• Document /photographs scanning and sending them
via e-mail to the proper municipal department.• preparation of today’s society for demands of digital
future •administrative procedures kick-off
Internet gates - points in the city area with one-person stuff accessible through telephone, Internet and personal visit. Adapted for the disabled people.
e-Gdańsk strategy- Internet gatese-Gdańsk strategy- Internet gates
Installation of broadband wireless access points network (hot spots)
Development of municipal MAN network (a hybrid of wireless and optical fibre network)
Open and highly scalable system tailored to its users needs
Medium of close citizens - city authorities contact
e-Gdańsk – wireless city networke-Gdańsk – wireless city network
Geographic Information System in GdanskGeographic Information System in Gdansk
www.gis.gdansk.pl
Historical GISSpatial analyses
3D model
Thematic ICT networksThematic ICT networks
URBACT ISNA thematic network of cities organized within URBACT focused on Information Society issues.
TELECITIESA thematic network of over 130
European cities focused on exchanging experience on
Information Society.Gdansk is a mamber of Steering
Committee
Charter on Rights of Citizens Charter on Rights of Citizens in the Knowledge Societyin the Knowledge Society (EUROCITIES)(EUROCITIES)
„The public sector must become the catalyst for the use of ICTs among citizens, w hile ensuring their full rights.”
Main aspects and impact areas of eRights charter:
• Political (international co-operation of European cities in the framework of organizations like UBC, Eurocites; activities of a city within the EU);
• Promotional (promotion of Internet access for all - PIAPs, broadband – and public services based on new technologies; promotion of e-signature);
• Social and cultural (access to user-friendly and understandable public information; strenghten the right to education and participation through new technologies);
eRights charter - objectiveseRights charter - objectives
EUROCITIES wishes to ensure the effective recognition and protection of rights of all citizens in the Information and Knowledge Society by introducing the “European Charter of Rights of citizens in the Knowledge Society”.
EUROCITIES is convinced that this instrument will help cities and local governments to ensure the rights of citizens & to maintain a competitive and competent society in the digital age as well as ensuring social and territorial cohesion.
eRights charter – signing eventeRights charter – signing event
EUROCITIES identifies four groups of rights to be distinguished:
The Right to Access - Local government must play an active role in guaranteeing access to telecommunications infrastructures.
The Right to Education and Training – There is the need to support the development of lifelong learning to allow all citizens to take part in and benefit from the development of the Knowledge Society.
The Right to Online information - cities w ill have to be a main source of content, especially content related to the information generated and ow ned by its administration.
The Right to Online Participation - cities should ensure the citizen’s right to participation calls on cities to be transparent at each stage of their decision-making process.
eRights charter – signing eventseRights charter – signing events
Wiesław PatrzekWiesław PatrzekIT Proxy of the Mayor of GdanskIT Proxy of the Mayor of Gdanske-mail: e-mail: [email protected]@gdansk.gda.pl
Thank you for your attention!Thank you for your attention!
Information Society in GdańskInformation Society in Gdańsk
Grzegorz KrajewskiGrzegorz KrajewskiMunicipal GIS Co-ordinatorMunicipal GIS Co-ordinatore-mail: e-mail: [email protected]@gdansk.gda.pl
www.gdansk.plwww.gdansk.pl
