International and National Sites

December 15, 2003

European Commission Benchmarking Site
Benchmarking national and regional e-business policies for SMEs. Final Benchmarking report, 12 June 2002
OECD Public management and governance (PUMA) - http://www.oecd.org/puma/
International Governmental Benchmarking Association http://www.igba.org/
The Best Practice Club http://www.bpclub.com
The benchmarking exchange http://www.benchnet.com/
Center for What Works. http://www.whatworks.com/

International:

Best Practices for Human Settlemants (UN Habitat) http://www.bestpractices.org

Europe

Denmark:

Service & Welfare http://www.service-og-velfaerd.dk

UK:

The British Quality Foundation http://www.quality-foundation.co.uk
Service First http://www.servicefirst.gov.uk
Good Practice Database http://www.bestpractices.org.uk/
Public Sector Excellence Programme http://www.cabinet-office.gov.uk/eeg/2000/bench/bm_index.htm

Sweden:

Dagens Förvaltning http://www.dagensforvaltning.net/

USA:

National Partnership for Reinventing Government http://www.npr.gov
Financenet http://www.financenet.gov/financenet/start/topic/perf.htm

Australia:

Public Service & Merit Protection Commission: http://www.psmpc.gov.au/

Projects

Name	Description	Link
Deeds - Digital Economy: Policies Exchange and Development for SMES	DEEDS will ensure an open Forum of European executive policy makers (Policy Group) stimulating, discussing, exchanging, and monitoring public policies related to the major issues of the digital economy, focusing on the uptake of electronic business practices by SMEs.	www.deeds-ist.org
Terra-2000	The overarching objective is to seize the moment before the opportunities offered by the New Economy slip away and the issues are resolved in ways that undercut European values, institutions and interests. The target audiences are policy makers, economic and social actors in the unfolding of the New Economy, 'final users' and research communities.	www.terra-2000.org
Janus - Joint Analytical Network for Using Socio-economic research	The primary function of Janus is to function as a clearing house for knowledge developed in a wide range of IST projects by bringing together the results from these projects, and jointly reach out with unified messages	www.janus-eu.org
STAR - Socio-economic Trends Assessment of the Digital Revolution	The STAR project is focused on the analysis of the development of the Digital Economy in Europe, in order to contribute to a better understanding of the conditions leading to sustainable social and economic growth patterns.	www.databank.it/star
SEAMATE - Socio-Economic Analysis and Macro-modelling of Adapting to Information Technologies in Europe	The objective of this project is to make estimates, for the first time at a EU level, of the socio-economic impact of IST on the EU-15, Norway and Switzerland, founded on a dynamic macroeconomic analysis covering the EU countries and Switzerland with detailed treatment of industrial sectors. It will assess impacts on consumers/households, government and industry, with special consideration of the access of individuals to IST, the issue of ‘info-exclusion’.	www.seamate.net

EU Information

Name	Description	Link
EUbusiness	The EUbusiness web site is Europe's leading independent online business information service about the European Union. It is targeted primarily at business professionals, both within and outside the EU, as well as EU consultants, advisors and civil servants, who need fast and easy access to information about EU legislation and policies affecting their particular industry sector.	www.eubusiness.com
Euractive	EurActiv.com is now the leading online media on European Union policies. Launched in 2000, the portal has become an essential work instrument for « EU Actors »™ (professionals from EU institutions, countries & regions, industry & unions, NGOs, the press, and consultants (law, lobbying, PR).	http://www.euractiv.com

Other Sources

Name	Description	Link
Analytica	Analytica is an independent social and economic research company. Its director, Ursula Huws, is also an Associate Fellow of the Institute for Employment Studies. Analytica carries out research and consultancy for a wide range of clientsin the public, private and voluntary sectors, on subjects including: Flexible working patterns; The future of work Social and policy implications of technological change, Information society, Gender and equal opportunities issues, Economic development issues, European economic and social policy, Globalisation, Teleworking	www.analytica.org.uk
erisa	Newsletter on Beep	www.erisa.be/News-letters/NL18.pdf
The Institute for Employment Studies	We embrace all aspects of employment policy and practice, and undertake research and consultancy for a wide range of UK and international organisations. Our published research is widely disseminated as reports, articles and papers,	http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/index.html
Inter-IT	Inter-IT offers selected information to policy-makers and corporate leaders involved in the challenges presented by today's rapidly evolving world of Information and Internet Technology.	http://www.inter-it.com/