Goals and objectives

The aim of DEN4DEK is to establish a European wide network to develop interregional networking, an effective knowledge sharing and innovative actions that facilitate the uptake of the Digital Ecosystems approach at European level.

DEN4DEK’s general objectives are:

• To share experiences and disseminate all the necessary knowledge that allows regions to plan the deployment of Digital Ecosystems.
• To develop the bases and framework for a long-term vision of a network of regions that develops innovative actions that facilitate the uptake of Digital Ecosystems.

DEN4DEK’s specific objectives are:

• Create distributed tools for knowledge sharing and dissemination: the Digital Ecosystems Knowledge Exchange Online Tool (DEKEOL); and the Open Knowledge Space (OKS).
• To link DEN4DEK with other projects of the Cluster of FP6 Research Projects on Digital Ecosystems; such as PEARDROP, EFFORT, etc.
• To implement Workshops, on the technical, socio-economic and policy/political aspects of the Digital Ecosystems.
• To Bring into the DEN4DEK community all EU regions interested in the DEs.
• To Promote the development of ‘DEs Adoption Strategies and Knowledge Transfer Plans’.
• To clarify specific terms/issues related to the DE through a permanent Help Desk available through the DEKEOL.