ESIS II

ESIS II (European Survey of Information Society II ) is an extension to the European Commission´s ESIS project. It was launched in March 1999 (in the Slovakia since November 2000) and is actively surveying 25 countries in Central and Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean area. It is the first survey of Information Society development on this geographical scale.

The ESIS Project at Present

The European Survey of Information Society has undergone many changes. Firstly, an update of ESIS I, covering the 15 member states of the EU, has begun. Secondly, ESIS II, covering central and eastern Europe and the Mediterranean area, has been updated. Thirdly, the ESIS Knowledge Base is now on-line. This information source is therefore an essential guide for all persons concerned with the development of IS in the EU, CEEC and Mediterranean regions. Furthermore, ESIS can play a role in the preparations of the EU and the CEEC for forthcoming enlargement by collecting basic data on the Information Society and helping develop a better understanding of the 'acquis communautaire' in the CEEC.

ESIS I update begins

The ESIS inventory of IS projects conducted in the EU Member-States in 1997-1998 has been a key resource enabling users to monitor the progress of the Information Society in the European Union. 
The European Commission has decided to launch an update campaign of the data held on ESIS projects, so that the database will remain one of the most comprehensive and up-to-date information sources on European Information Society projects.
The update will focus on IS projects, key persons and organisations and Basic Facts and Indicators as well as a survey of IS national strategies. The updates will be made on-line by those responsible for each individual project. Furthermore, all the key features of ESIS 1 (as of January 1999) will remain available via the search engine as well. 

ESIS II updated

The database of IS projects, promotional actions and key persons and organisations and the reports on regulatory developments, alternative networks, promotional activities, key persons and organisations and WWW indicators for the CEEC and the Mediterranean area have been updated and are now on-line. 

The new ESIS Knowledge Base has been launched. It is now online at 

http://europa.eu.int/information_society/index_en.htm

The new ESIS Knowledge Base is a powerful mechanism that enables the user to search and use the wealth of data, synthesis and analysis that is being generated by the ESIS survey's coverage of the issues concerned with the development of the Information Society across the countries of the European Union, Central and Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean area. This is a new approach, which places the search engine at the core of the access process. The concept is to build a multi-sourced Knowledge Base that can be interrogated from a unique entry point. The output (the result of a search) will be integrative and harmonised and without regard to the original format of the information (documents or database).

For relevant information about Slovakia, please, contact ESIS II - Slovakia.