2005 - EURIDICE (EUropean Recommended materIals for Distance learnIng Courses for Educator)

Scope: EURIDICE project intends to validate the market sustainability of an e-learning platform and establish the basis for its further commercial deployment. The project concept is to offer to educational institutions an advanced and accessible e-learning platform containing a wide source of contents from different providers, i.e.: archives, libraries and photographic repositories. The accessibility of this service to people with vision impairments is considered as a key factor for the success of the project.

Target group:
Our target group comprises:
- Large universities
- University consortia
- Regional and national e-learning associations
- Other content providers
- End users interested in cultural and educational content

Project objectives:
The objectives of the project are the following:
- To create a virtual university with the participation of 6 universities and training centers that will offer courses in culture and arts. This virtual university will be based on an e-learning framework that will be accessible also to people with special needs and particularly to people with vision impairments.
- To enhance the market viability of such a service via a business validation under real market conditions. Special focus will be given to satisfy the target group needs, while ensuring the compatibility with local e-learning environments.

Partners (country):
This project is a European one that comprises 10 organisations from 7 different member states
- INFORMATION SOCIETY OPEN TO IMPAIRMENTS, e-ISOTIS, (Greece)
European Non Profit Organisation that advances the use of accessible ICT and the conduction of innovative training focusing on independent living of disabled people.
- Head Office of State Archives, NDAP, (Poland)
It is the central government agency, responsible for the management of activities of the state archives network in Poland.
- Fratelli Alinari S.p.a., (Italy)
Alinari houses one of Europe

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