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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: Iara

The commune's administrative territory Iara occupies a surface of 14 387,48 hectares.

The contact hollow Iara, situated ˆin the central and northern part of the commune, is carved ˆin sediments dominant palaeogene of„Iara-Băişoara Gulf” and is contoured ˆin upstream of the pass Surduc. Muntele Mare Mountain is present through the eastern extreme ˆin Ocoliş area, and Trascău Mountains are present in extensions of the East, South-East and south of the commune.

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The commune's neighbors are: to the West Băişoara (the center village and Muntele Băişorii village), to the North Ciurila commune, respectively Filea de Sus, Filea de Jos villages and Şuţu village; to the North-East Petreşti commune with Petreştii de Sus, Plaiuri and Livada village; to the East Moldoveneşti commune, and to the South Ocoliş commune belonging to Alba County.

History

According to the composing villages, Iara commune is documentary certified in several historic documents starting with the Middle Ages when there were two village under the name of Iara: Iara de Sus and Iara de Jos.

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Local resources

As concerns mineral resources, Iara commune is among the first in Cluj County.

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Traditions

Among the preserved customs we mention: Carols, Sângeorz, sheep known, Sânzâiene, Harvest crowns, Soldier Hora. Typically, games are organized in the village, at Vadului Valley‚ „in the knoll” or „at the cross”.

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