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Awards and prizes

 

EPSA 2011

The Knowledge Based Economy Project has received a new certification of Good Practice at the 2011 „European Public Sector Awards” (EPSA) within the European Institution of Public Administration.

The Best Practice Certificate has been received upon three evaluation steps made by an experienced jury, comprising a shortlist of 58 nominees from a total of 274 projects from 33 participating countries. The Ministry of Communications and Information Society, through the Project Management Unit, competed  in the EPSA 2011 Awards at the „Smart Public Service in a Cold Economic Climate”category. This Best Practice distinction rewards and certify the outstanding results that KEP Project has had until now.

 

The COMPUTERWORLD Honors Program

The Project Management Unit, within the Ministry of Communications and Information Society, has been named a Laureate in the 2011 ComputerWorld Honors Program.

The „Knowledge based Economy Project” joins 254 others from 23 countries as Laureates in this year’s program, from more than 1000 applicants world wide.

The Awards Ceremony will be held in June, 20th 2011, in Washington D.C., USA.

 

National Agency of Public Servants

1st Prize at the National Competition of Best Practices in Public Administration, , for "Improving public services through quality management and organizational performance" category, organized by the National Agency of Public Servants in 2010.

Knowledge based Economy Project is considered to be an example of good practice in Romania's public administration due to its remarkable results, its proven efficiency and its disseminated practices.

 

THE HIGHEST HONOR IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Finalist, at the International Project Excellence Awards 2010, in "Project Excellence in Medium-Sized Projects" category, organized by the International Project Management Association (IPMA).

The solid implementation and success of the IT&C Training Program in school and business and the eCommunity.ro Portal, both part of the KEP Project, have impressed the IPMA jury (Project Management International Association), who recommends them as one of the most important achievements in project management.

 

e-Inclusion 2008

Medal at the e-Inclusion Competitionorganized by the European Commission, at the section “Geographic Inclusion” section, Vienna, 2008. The Knowledge based Economy Project is considered an example of good practice for effective use of IT&C and digital technology to tackle social disadvantage and digital exclusion.

 

Romanian IT&C Awards 2006

Knowledge Based Economy was considered to be the "Project with the best informational content" at the Romanian IT&C Awards – Bucharest, 2006, for contributing to the extensive process of expanding access to information technologies and modern communications to rural communities.

Community: Bicaz

Bicaz City is located in the western part of Neamţ County, in the mountain area, at the confluence of Bicaz river with Bistriţa river. As far as the natural environment is concerned, Bicaz City is placed at the limit between Ceahlău massif, Tarcău mountains, Stânişoara mountains. As heights are remarkable Sima Mountain - 1147 m, Batca Stegea - 1316 m and Cosmiţa - 1012,5 m. From the surrounding mountains flow into Bistriţa river many brooks: Izvorul Muntelui with the affluent brook Furcituri, Izvorul Alb, Potoci, Secu, Cojusna, Podiş, Neagu, Gicovenilor, Dorului. Into Bicaz river flow the brooks Basa and Apusului.

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The dam, Bicaz port, Ceahlău Mountain with Ceahlău National Park, History Museum, natural conditions favorable for the development of tourism are some of the things that people take pride in Bicaz.

History

Bicaz was a rural settlement with a length of over 400 years. It was documentary mentioned for the first time in a document issued by ruler Radu Mihnea on 10 January 1625. In a royal document from 1855, Bicazul is mentioned as a fair. Rural settlement emerged from obscurity in 1951, when began the construction of the dam on the accumulation lake I

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Local resources

Local resources have led to the development of the economic sector in the following areas: agriculture, forestry, industry, construction, trade, services, tourism. Agricultural area is of 2717 hectares out of which 131 hectares of arable land, meadow 1152 hectares, 1434 hectares of pasture land. The main crops raised are corn, potatoes, vegetables

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Traditions

There is not a typical or specific manifestation in the traditional folk art. The great issue of this sector is that the concerns of folk art are not transmitted to the next generation and which jeopardizes the continuity of life and preservation of items of cultural value sites.

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