E-CLIC

European Collaborative Innovation Centres for broadband media services

Description

The overall aim of the E-CLIC project is to establish eight E-CLIC Centres across the North Sea Region. The focus of the centres is collaboration and innovation in the field of broadband media services:

- E-CLIC Värmland (Sweden)
- E-CLIC Borås (Sweden)
- E-CLIC Hannover (Germany)
- E-CLIC Wilhelmshaven (Germany)
- E-CLIC Groningen (Netherlands), 
- E-CLIC Kortrijk (Belgium)
- E-CLIC Norfolk (Great Britain)
- E-CLIC Rogaland (Norway)

Aim and objectives

The E-CLIC project wants to establish and develop a strong cluster in the North Sea Region (NSR) primarily focusing on broadband services and product development. With 16 partners from six EU-countries a platform and a good balance between different competencies, branches, companies, universities and organizations can be created. Collaboration within and over the boundaries is what gives E-CLIC its strength and effectiveness. The aim is to develop the capacity for growth and employment across the NSR and build on the strength a transnational collaboration brings.

Role of the E-CLIC Borås centre

Research has shown that the adoption and use of information and communications technology (ICT) is strongly influenced by social and organizational practices. This is also true for cyberinfrastructure, where non-technical issues will determine its practical effectiveness. The E-CLIC Borås center will bridge the gap between technical and non-technical aspects of cyberinfrastructure.

Keywords

Innovation, center for innovation, broadband media services, growth, transnational collaboration, e-me

Period

2008-03-16 -- 2001-08-31

Funded by

European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Interreg IVB North Sea Region Programme
University of Borås (co-financing)

Lead beneficiary

County Administrative Board of Värmland

Project coordinator

Sture Hermansson, County Administrative Board of Värmland

Project manager

Katarina Nordmark, County Administrative Board of Värmland

Partners  E-CLIC Borås centre

University of Borås
Ladok, Umeå University
Espira

Centre Leader E-CLIC Borås centre

Olov Forsgren, professor, University of Borås

Website

www.e-clic.eu