IS-practice works together with a large number of local and international competence centres in the domains of eGovernment, eParticipation, eHealth, eInclusions….
We only give a few examples of our close relations up to now. IS-practice works on an ad-hoc basis for each project or proposal. If you are interested to collaborate please contact us.
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International Consultancy organisations
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Deloitte is one of the world’s largest professional services firms and is focused on client service through a global strategy executed locally in nearly 150 countries. Deloitte is strongly present in all twenty-five EU Member States. Deloitte offers specialized EU services, staffed by multi-lingual professionals from several Member States. Its European Services department liaises on a day-to-day basis with the EU institutions in Brussels and elsewhere in Europe and has proven ability in advising on and evaluating a range of Community programmes, institutions and policy.
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Domain specialist in different European countries
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Indigov, a Belgian private company, was established in 2003 by Jo Steyaert as a spin-off of the university K.U. Leuven. Indigov is specialised in research and consultancy about the Information Society. Indigov’s expertise in the public sector is located in the fields of eGovernment, eInclusion, eDemocracy and eParticipation. For private businesses and organisations, Indigov offers research and advice in the fields of eCommunication, eMarketing and adoption and the use of new technologies, interactive digital television (IDTV), multi-channel and wireless applications.
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iVOX (Belgium) is an online research bureau specialised in market research via internet since 2004. Its activities are centred on business units ‘online research & surveys’ and ‘panel services’. iVOX is a full service bureau in the field of online research. Depending on the customer’s needs we can look after market research in all its phases, including project management, drawing up/programming/hosting questionnaires, data collection, analysis and (online) reporting. In addition we are often involved in various phases.
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Proximity Panels is an international online panel research fieldwork quality & pricing label. It’s a quality seal that validates & monitors all online access panels that are members of Proximity Panels. Proximity Panels operates as a real transparent platform which enables the “best of local players” to act as a supplier on a European/global level with respect to the specific local companies, their panel brands and their local approaches by offering them control, quality re-assurance from partnering sampling vendors at the best pricing possible, transparency based on a win-win business model.
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Dear Media is a Belgian consulting company delivering a range of services for a world of new digital media. The mission of Jo Caudron, founder and CEO, is to help clients find a new balance between the certainties of their traditional business and the opportunities of innovations in media.
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Synthetron (Belgium) was set up in 1999 by Paul Verhaeghe, former director of McKinsey who was joined by Baldo Faieta, mathematician from Carnegie Mellon University and by Joanne Celens, ex Shell international manager. Together they created the Synthetron platform which uses the Internet to enable structured discussions with large groups.
Synthetron helps clients (corporations, consulting firms and communications agencies) to listen to, and get insights from, large groups of people in an efficient and timely way. Synthetron discussions are anonymous, interactive and conclusive. Participants join a discussion via their own PC from anywhere they like. The service is based on our proprietary meeting platform for real-time collaboration which facilitates large scale (up to 1000) group discussions along with associated consultancy services in Benelux, France, Germany and UK.
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ITEMS (France) International is an international independent consulting firm based in Paris. ITEMS gathers top-level partners and consultants in Internet, Telecom, TV and IT. The company has a strong international expertise based on a large network over all world regions. ITEMS is also the initiator of the international conference “Global Forum”.
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21c Consultancy is an award-winning strategic consultancy with an established track record helping clients win and run successful pan-European projects. The company was launched by the senior management of Accenture eDemocracy Services and the team is recognised by Politics Online as one of the top 25 people/organisations who will change the world of Internet and Politics.
Our consultants have helped to shape the international eGovernment agenda, and are world experts in the new drive to more fully engage citizens and businesses with government. We are Prince2 and Managing Successful Programmes qualified, and have hands on experience helping clients to achieve the transformational potential offered by new technologies. From bid writing through to project delivery, we help our clients and partners succeed.
Since its inception, 21c has quickly established itself as a leading player in the design and delivery of pan-European strategies and initiatives. Leveraging the team’s extensive network of contacts throughout Europe, 21c works with public and private sector clients alike to forge effective partnerships, deliver successful campaigns and generate high impact results.
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Time.lex is a boutique law firm, established in Brussels and specialised in time-law – telecommunications, IT/IP, media and e-business. The firm offers strategic and operational legal support in the creation, management and exploitation of information and technology, in all of its diverse forms. Like technology and information, time-law is continuously evolving. The services of time.lex are focused on the client’s specific needs and aim to provide global and usable solutions.
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International NGO’s with focus on eGovernment, eParticipation, eHealth, eInclusion
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Politech Institute (Belgium) is a not-for-profit international association (AISBL) and a European Center of Political Technologies located in Brussels, Capital of Europe, bridging public institutions, international institutions, governments, regional and local authorities, universities, research centres, think tanks, civil society and political leaders with technology actors for a better use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) towards the advancement of modern public governance and democracy.
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EPMA (Czech Republic), European Projects & Management Agency, is a non-profit organization, co-founded by the Region Vysocina and BMI Association in 2004. The main objective of EPMA is to develop international project based co-operation of European regions and regional partners towards knowledge based information society. This objective is implemented through activities like research, awareness rising, project management support and networking and with a desire to strength a dialog and co-operation between public administrations, research communities, business organizations and civic initiatives in Vysocina and other regions. Main areas of interest: eGovernment, eParticipation and eDemocracy.
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Gov2u (Greece) was conceived and founded in 2005 as a non-profit, non-governmental organization by a group of visionary professionals from the fields of Legislative Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and community activism. Its aim is to develop tools that facilitate the everyday work of elected officials and offer citizens a greater stake in political discourse by enabling them to contribute their ideas, suggestions, and opinions. Gov2u operates to provide a range of specialized services in the field of e-Government, e-Democracy and e-Participation.
www.gov2u.org
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The International Society for Telemedicine and eHealth (ISfTeH) is a federation of thirty-one national e-Health professional societies on six continents. Its mission is to facilitate international dissemination of knowledge and experience in Telemedicine and e-Health and to provide access to recognized experts in the field worldwide. The ISfTeH has existed since 1993 when the International Society for Telemedicine (ISfT) was created in Tromsø, Norway, and later officially established as not-for-profit organization under the Swiss law.
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eGovMoNet is a thematic Network supported by the European Commission, DG Information Society and Media and coordinated by the Norwegian University of Agder. The objectives of the network are: raise the awareness and stimulate uptake of eGovernment impact and user satisfaction measurements; contribute to the harmonisation and quality of measurement frameworks. The workplan of this 2 year initiative is to run five workshops covering a broad range of methodological issues, focused on exchanges of view, best practices and policy discussions, establish a clear base line on the state of the art in eGovernment impact and user satisfaction measurement, including both methods and tools and facilitate policy inputs beside on eGovernment impact and user satisfaction.
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Academic research centres
IS-practice is in contact with different university competence centres with a research agenda dedicated to Information Society issues.