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«<strong>Evaluation</strong>, <strong>Syn<strong>the</strong>sis</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Formulation</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Proposals</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Use</strong> <strong>of</strong> ICTin <strong>the</strong> Tourism Sector»enterprises, in agreement with what it was mentioned.Concretely, objective <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> project is <strong>the</strong> development <strong>of</strong> a study on <strong>the</strong> specialisation <strong>of</strong>Developmental Law concerning <strong>the</strong> aid <strong>of</strong> tourist enterprises <strong>for</strong> concrete actions as above. Theproposed study includes relative legal issues, <strong>the</strong> choice <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> most suitable regions <strong>for</strong> aid, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>planning <strong>of</strong> processes <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> aid.ImplementationBodyImplementation PeriodImplementation CostMinistry <strong>of</strong> TourismGTOMinistry <strong>of</strong>Development2009 100.000 € (estimation)O<strong>the</strong>r InvolvedBodiesCollective tourisminstitutionsO<strong>the</strong>r ObjectivesFunding BodyRegional Funding Programmes or DigitalConvergence Operational ProgrammesPr<strong>of</strong>ited OrganisationsTourist enterprises, specifically<strong>the</strong> SMEThe specialisation <strong>of</strong> Developmental Law with <strong>the</strong> aid <strong>of</strong> concrete actions on electronic tourism issuesis expected to involve reduction in <strong>the</strong> digital gap that is observed between high <strong>and</strong> SME touristenterprises. Also, <strong>the</strong> distribution e.g. <strong>of</strong> reservations systems will have direct results via <strong>the</strong> newGTO’s web site, myEOT.gr. Finally, <strong>the</strong> proposed action can partly cover <strong>the</strong> existing gap <strong>of</strong> touristenterprises briefing <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> aid occasions concerning <strong>the</strong>ir technological modernisation.Project <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> exploitation <strong>of</strong> advanced technologies <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> projection <strong>of</strong> regions withalternative tourism <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> elongation <strong>of</strong> visitor’s stayingDescriptionThe project accumulates various best practices that have been located in international level <strong>and</strong> whichuse advanced technologies <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> promotion <strong>of</strong> tourist destinations, especially in <strong>the</strong> frame <strong>of</strong>alternative types <strong>of</strong> tourism. Concretely, it concerns <strong>the</strong> implementation <strong>of</strong> pilot actions:• Combination <strong>of</strong> mobile appliances (PDAs, “intelligent” telephones) <strong>and</strong> position services (GPS) <strong>for</strong><strong>the</strong> prolongation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> visitors’ stay in a city or region. The central idea is <strong>the</strong> use <strong>of</strong> pre-storedin<strong>for</strong>mation <strong>of</strong> personal interests in <strong>the</strong> mobile appliance. Based to such elements, while <strong>the</strong>tourist w<strong>and</strong>ers in a region, he is in<strong>for</strong>med <strong>for</strong> points those likely interests him (e.g. museums,monuments), he is guided to <strong>the</strong>m <strong>and</strong> he accepts help about <strong>the</strong> planning <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> way that he willfollow. Example <strong>of</strong> such application is <strong>the</strong> ABEL solution that is used in <strong>the</strong> region <strong>of</strong> TwenteHoll<strong>and</strong> (http://www.uitmetabel.nl/).• Combination <strong>of</strong> mobile appliances <strong>and</strong> position services <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> support <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> nature’s tourism, asan example in parks <strong>and</strong> protected regions. The nature lover is in<strong>for</strong>med e.g. <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> flora <strong>and</strong>Version 1Month: December Year: 200778

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