Managing the development of a regional e-administration network with academic expertise

This paper presents several aspects of developing an integrated regional e-administration system, by adding "pieces" successively developed under the frame of two PHARE projects. These projects have a consistent technical background, result of the strong implication of the local academics. Due to this implication, a unitary approach ensures the continuity and the integration of the results of these projects into a coherent, useful system. The first project is an interactive map, based on Java technology. The other project has as a result a document-oriented, data collecting network that ensures the link between the Timis County Council and the local administration and is based on Lotus technology. Several considerations about the management of the involvement of the academic expertise in this domain are presented and conclusions are yielded.