local authorities have their say

opening up to our European neighbors

Driven by five French mayor* associations alongside Orange, the “Paroles d'élus” collection represents a genuine tool for promoting and distributing best practices among regional authorities. Over the past four years, the collection has shown not only that the growing use of information and communication technologies in the implementation of public policies is a fact, but also that creativity is increasingly part of the experiences presented.


European insight
These trends can also be seen outside of France. The fourth volume from the series paints a panorama of the practices developed by around 20 regional authorities in 11 European countries: Austria, Belgium, Finland, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia and Spain. This year, the book is prefaced by Mr. Barroso.


A signing of Volume 4 will be taking place at the dedicated show for mayors and local authorities in Paris at midday on November 26, 2008, on the Orange stand, attended by the presidents of the associations of elected representatives and the Chairman of the France Telecom Group.


find out more

• Orange and local authorities (in French)
• Check out a video of the initiatives carried out in France and Poland (in French)
  

* Associations des maires de France, Assemblée des communautés de France, Association des maires des grandes villes de France, Fédération des maires des villes moyennes, Association des petites villes de France.