BACKGROUND, PROBLEMS

Why COST for this action is the best?

The question is not too difficult to answer in this particular Action which is an idea to share research experiences that works so far in other useful networks and Institutes using different types of programs and grants available for researches all around as FP 6 or INTERREG see TINIS project (Innovation and partnership) It is action to link together research and researches of different fields to cooperate and build the network of knowledge exchange to prepare cities and regions to new models of land management using modern technologies, ICT methods, which based on computer tools, portals, network architectures, multi services to support local communities as well research Institutes, building databases for experts that can be supportive for local municipals and all citizens as well, and for sharing good practice between researches and practitioners as well.

COST framework fits perfectly to idea of sharing good practice and experiences that can be the start of future stronger cooperation and than can build tide links between researchers from different countries and similar fields that works for improvement in regional development giving support and new ideas for world wide Intelligent Communities that would be able to take a part in new communicative and innovative world where information and cooperation is the main determinant of success.

Basic objective of this action is to increase the knowledge about existing and working so far ICT methods and the way they are implemented to regions in Europe and around and instill this methods and computing architecture to better communication between researches that are working on fields of land management, and information systems which are very useful information of land and should be available for all potential investors and local public actors which are also the main active force to develop regions and communities.

Results of planning meetings, workshops and conferences can be used by local authorities, planners and all researches that work in fits fields and who are interested in models for the best regional development and urban growth.

The main achievements of the Action will be progress in regional development models, using computing knowledge to this, in the future such action can transform in worldwide system of cooperation between scientists and local communities to solve main urban problems and to make cities and regions more cohesive and better places to live. It will be the part of main research goals that recently are important to implement as e-government, D.INSPIRE by different sub- objectives, which will be helping to reach this main goal as:

• Improve existing methods of ICT that are so far used to different fields exploring them for regional developments and land planning needs which can be helpful for local authorities and researches and citizens as well.
• Transfer of scientific and technological experiences in urban planning and information systems to find the best solution for regional growth and implementation of existing methods and models to build new quality of land management that can work the best in as virtual as real environment to make cities and regions that really works.
• Establish right fit able links between all partners included to project and all regions that are involved to this.

Develop frames of cooperation for cities, regions and communities that are involved into other EU actions for cities cooperation as URBACT II for example where conclusion from this action can be helpful for building thematically links between local authorities in cities which cooperate in URBACT II program.