The LEFIS experiences and perspectivesRegional Meeting

Wroklaw, 3rd April 2004Fernando Galindo

Universidad de Zaragoza

Summary

Brief History

Developed LEFIS products

Courses

How to work?

Work package

Direct costs: kinds

Next steps

Conclusion

Brief history

Teachers on Computers and Law from 19 Universities: from 1999

Experienced in research and development projects

European High Education Space

More learning as knowledge

83 European Members from 2004

14 Non european members

Universities, Research Institutes, Public authorities, Privat 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 other countries

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 Declaration

To develop the teaching modules in electronic format

Support

Teaching: Socrates Programme, Erasmus Thematic Network ALFA Programme, European Union TEMPUS Programme, European Union PNUD, United Nations Programme for the

Development AECI, Spanish Programme for the Development

Research and development: European Programmes National Programmes

Own resources of the participants

Institutional objectives

Modules for permanent formationRegulatory proposals Code of practices for e-Commerce and e-

Government Instruments for Governance Law proposals

An AssociationNational MastersEuropean Master

Commercial products

Teaching Courses and materials Books: Albarracin, Lund and Vilnius as models E-learning modules

Research & groupware tools Intranet Knowledge management

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

Planning for the products

Groups of interest from January 2004, after the questionnairesBegin of the elaboration of products (institutional and commercial) from January 2004Business plan With courses, first experience

Association APTICE

LEFIS Mark

Workshops 2004

Regional: cities Roma 26th of April, Vaasa/Helsinki April-May, Durham

24th March, Wroklaw 2-3 April and Münster 9th March

Scientific Rovaniemi 4-5 June, Infrastructural Law Belfast 24-25 July, Lessig’s Code: lessons for Legal

Education from the frontiers of IT Law Namur, July or September, Telecommunications Law

General: Digitalization and Administration of Justice Between 30 August and 1 September 2004 Zaragoza

Workshops: topics

Regional: closed meetings To present the activities of the partners To plan joint activities

Scientific: closed meetings Selected topics Good practices for teaching

General Open call All the topics in relation with the title of the Conference Conclusions of the activities of the year

Developed LEFIS products

CoursesWeb site: Portal: www.lefis.org and www.lefis.net Open to the development by the partners of national and

local web pages, in the languages of each partner Open to the use as tool in the teaching of LEFIS members

Intranet Documents and drafts: contracts or courses Courses for closed communities

Workflow application LEFIS and APTICE members: discussions

Security of the telecommunications PKIs

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

Courses

Objectives

Modalities

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 techniquesDevelopment of teaching material

Modalities

Permanent formation Initial proposal: courses between 30 and 60 hours Tool for e learning in the Intranet The LEFIS offert for 2004-5

Masters

Doctorate programmes

Graduate 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 Wroklaw University

Responsible person Jacek Golaczynski

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 Wroklaw.- 2-3.4.04 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 Wroklaw 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 Wroklaw U.in the Portal LEFIS The creation and updating of the intranet part of Wroklaw 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 polish 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

Jacek Golaczynski

Infrastructure of Wroklaw U.

LEFIS Infrastructure

Cost/Budget Total.- X

Staff.- Y

Direct costs.- Z (at least the same amount as the LEFIS funds: own resources) + EU

Costs: kinds

Personnel costs

Direct 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

Non academical association

Non professional association

Non conference association

Private-public association

Based in contribution of joint activities and products

Conclusion

1. Development of joint products

2. Consortium

3. Bilateral agreements

4. Non profit Association

5. Profitable products