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The City of Antwerp is developing the concept of its urban intranet, with the support of the European Union. Over 10.000 inhabitants are already living in a virtual city called 'Digitale Metropool Antwerpen' (DMA).
Information at http://www.dma.be For ETW '97, 'Strategisch Plan Regio Antwerpen' (SPRA) is planning to organise a seminar on Telework on November 4th, jointly with Innotek, the Innovation & Technology Center of the Kempen region.
Innotek opened last year the first telecottage in Belgium, offering 15 workplaces to people from the area of Geel, a little town located 40 Km east of Antwerp.
The Telework seminar will take place in the 'Provincie-huis van Antwerpen'.
Contacts:
Stefaan Debacker,
Brussels, November 5 The Royal Society of Engineers and Industrialists (Société Royale Belge des Ingénieurs et Industriels - SRBII) is organizing a half-day conference on Teleworking, with the assistance of the Belgian Teleworking Association.
A team of top specialists from various constituencies concerned will come and present their views on different aspects of telework, as follows:
- Introduction by
Christian Van Asbroeck, Belgian Teleworking Association (BTA)
- ‘Telework and skills acquisition' by Marc Vandercammen, Institut Wallon d'Etudes, Recherches et Formation (IWERF)
- 'Legislation on home teleworking' by Laura Ballarin, Ministry of Work and Employment
- '1000 teleworkers at IBM Belgium' by Jean-Claude Adam, IBM Belgium
- 'Economic and social aspects of telework' by Paul Van Binst, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
A cocktail will close the conference and foster informal contacts between participants and with the speakers.
Information:
Gaston Van Assche, SRBII,
fax No +32 (2) 526 7152 European Telework Awards Brussels, November 7
The Belgian TeleWorking Association will be co-hosting a reception at the European Telework Awards for attendees and BTA members. Contact Raymond Basteels for more information, e-mail rbasteels@martech-intl.com |
