The European High Education Space and LEFIS

Fernando GalindoUniversity of Zaragoza

Rovaniemi 5th June 2004

SUMMARY

Brief HistoryDeveloped LEFIS productsCoursesHow to work?Work packageDirect costs: kindsNext stepsAssociationConclusion

Brief history

Teachers on Computers and Law from 19 Universities: from 1999Experienced in research and development projects

European High Education SpaceMore learning as knowledge83 European Members from 200414 Non European membersUniversities, Research Institutes, Public authorities, Private companies, Non profit associations

LEFIS: definition

The Legal Framework for the Information Society (LEFIS) is an infrastructure to introduce the Information and Communication Technologies in the Faculties and Schools of Law, and to promote the study of regulations and practice codes in the Polytechnic Centers LEFIS will elaborate policies on Law and new technologies coming from discussions originated in the different regions of the European Union and another countriesMark and Association: nextly

LEFIS: objectives

To build the necessary infrastructure for preparing socio-legal, economic and statistical studies and organisational and regulatory proposals in relation with Information and Communication technologies (ICT)To perform studies and making organizational and regulatory policies and proposals for the governance of ICT’sTo develop modules in ICT law for both law students, computer science students and engineers according to the Bologna DeclarationTo develop the teaching modules in electronic format

Support

Teaching:Socrates Programme, Erasmus Thematic NetworkALFA Programme, European UnionTEMPUS Programme, European UnionPNUD, United Nations Programme for the Development (Next step: digital breach)AECI, Spanish Programme for the Development

Research and development:European ProgrammesNational Programmes

Own resources of the participants

Institutional objectives

Modules for permanent formationRegulatory proposals

Code of practices for e-Commerce and e-GovernmentInstruments for GovernanceLaw proposals

An AssociationNational MastersEuropean Master

Commercial products

TeachingCourses and materialsBooks: Albarracin, Lund and Vilnius as modelsE-learning modules

Research & groupware toolsIntranetKnowledge management

Security: identification managementArtificial Intelligence & LawGroups of Interest (R&D)

Workshops 2004Regional: cities

Münster 9th March, Durham 24th March, Wroklaw 2-3rd April, Roma 26th of April and Rovaniemi 4-5th June

ScientificRovaniemi, 4-5th June, Infrastructural LawNamur, 9-10 th July, Regulation and Teaching in Electronic Communications: The time of certainties or looking for new ways?Belfast, 24-25th July, Lessig’s Code: lessons for Legal Education from the frontiers of IT Law

General: Digitalization and Administration of JusticeBetween 30th August and 1st September 2004Zaragoza

Workshops: topicsRegional: open meetings

To present the activities of the partnersTo plan joint activitiesWith professional associations and legal professions

Scientific: closed LEFIS meetingsSelected topics Good practices for teaching

GeneralOpen callAll the topics in relation with the title of the Conference and teachingConclusions of the activities of the yearPrevisions for 2004-2005

Developed LEFIS productsCoursesWeb site: Portal: www.lefis.org and www.lefis.net

Open to the development by the partners of own web pages, in the languages of each partnerOpen to the use as tool in the teaching of LEFIS members

IntranetDocuments and drafts: contracts or coursesInformation on the partnersCourses for closed communities

Workflow applicationLEFIS and APTICE members: discussions

Security of the telecommunicationsPKIs

Interoperability of the security of the telecommunicationsCodes of conduct (from APTICE and AGACE)

Courses

ObjectivesModalities

Objectives

To provide education on ICT Law for jurists and non-juristsTo provide legal education and other kinds of education with the assistance of ICTsTo provide all kinds of education by distance teaching techniques

Development of teaching material

Modalities

Permanent formationInitial proposal: courses between 30 and 60 hoursTool for e learning in the WebThe LEFIS offert for 2004-5

MastersDoctorate programmesGraduate courses

How to work?

Work package

Responsible person

Duration

Aims and objectives

Activities and deadlines

Outcomes

Boundaries and intersections with other work packages

Resources and materials to be used

Cost/Budget

Work package 1

Work package Rovaniemi University

Responsible person Ahti Saarenpää

Duration 1.10.03-30.9.04

Work package 2

Aims and objectivesBuilding the necessary European infrastructure for preparing socio-legal, economic and statistical studies and organisational and regulatory proposals in relation with Information and Communication technologies (ICT)Performing studies and making organizational and regulatory policies and proposals for the governance of ICT’sDevelopment of modules in ICT law for both law students, computer science students and engineers according to the Bologna DeclarationDeveloping the teaching modules in electronic format

Work package 3

Activities and deadlines

Organization of the regional LEFIS workshop of Rovaniemi.-4-5.5.04 Elaboration of teaching modules for postgraduates, doctoral studies, masters and graduates in law, social sciences and computing/engineering students.- 30.9.04 Elaboration of Materials for teaching.- 30.9.04Collaboration in the making of the code APTICE and the stamp AGACE.- 30.9.04Coordination of the establishment of nationally delivered European Masters with a common core.- 30.9.04 Development of the content of the LEFIS page of Rovaniemi University.- 30.9.04Publication of articles and comparative analysis reports .- 30.9.04

Work package 4

OutcomesThe creation and updating of the web page of Rovaniemi U. in the Portal LEFIS The creation and updating of the intranet part of Rovaniemi U. in LEFIS, contributing material for courses at distance or mixedMaterials for teaching: presentations, word documents, another documentsExamen for the participants in the teaching offered by LEFISThe publication of results, guidelines addressing training and integration of policies directed at experts in making legal policies for the regulation of the ICT’s. Reports and analysis of surveys across participating countries that compare and contrast the policies and practice of initial education in law of ICT’s and training across participating countriesCollaboration to the elaboration of the finnish version of the LEFIS Portal, the code APTICE and the stamp AGACE

Work package 5

Boundaries and intersections with other work packages

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Resources and materials to be used Ahti Saarenpää

Infrastructure of Rovaniemi U.LEFIS Infrastructure

Cost/Budget Total.- XStaff.- YDirect costs.- Z (at least the same amount as the LEFIS funds: own resources) + EU

Costs: kinds

Personnel costsDirect costs

travel+subsistence costsequipment and materialssubcontracting costs and other costs (printing, translation, dissemination and other)

Next steps

The project:Signature of the general agreement: the ConsortiumSignature of bilateral agreements: the compromise of each partner,

Based in detailed work packages

The non-profit Association: Committee LEFIS of APTICE (www.aptice.org)

Association

Private-public associationBased in contribution of joint activities and products

Non academical associationNon professional associationNon conference association

Conclusion

1. Development of joint products2. Consortium3. Bilateral agreements4. Non profit Association: common

infrastructure5. Profitable products: by each partner6. LEFIS as an example of the European

High Education Space in the Praxis