The MENON Network EEIG is a European organisation active in the field of ICT in Education and e-learning. MENON is developing e-learning market intelligence, through research data, observation and analysis. We aim at the support of policy makers, in order to better understand the ICT impact on education and training systems, at helping the education communities, in order to enhance the use of e-learning and, finally, at advising the ICT industry, in order to develop multimedia and web-based learning materials of better quality. Our priority area of interest, the building of observation and analysis and learning markets intelligence, is targeting education & training policy makers, research institutions and the learning industry.

The main objectives of the Observatory activities carried out are:

• Support the implementation of the eLearning Action Plan of the European Union
• Conduct support functions in the Programmes SOCRATES and LEONARDO da VINCI and in the 6th RTD Framework Programme (2002-2007) of the EU
• Establish connections and collaborations with similar and complementary initiatives and networks to foster the exchange of knowledge and to better monitor the implementation of educational policies
• Carry out prospective studies on future scenarios for learning systems and develop a method to conduct trends and future developments' analysis on a yearly basis
• Systematically review ICT-driven programmes and actions in education and training and make it accessible through the education-observatories website
• Facilitate exchange of experience among project promoters, experts, policy makers and all the interested parties
• Classify and review educational and training policies and European projects in the fields of ODL and ICT for schools, Universities, vocational training and corporate learning
• Analyse Innovative practices in the field of ODL and ICT applied to learning systems.

The members of the Menon EEIG Network are the following: Lambrakis Research Foundation (Greece) represented by Dr Nikitas Kastis, FIM-New Learning, University of Erlangen-NÌrnberg (Germany) by Dr Walter Kugemann and SCIENTER (Italy) represented by Dr Claudio Dondi. A new member, Tavistock Institute (UK) represented by Dr Joe Cullen, with whom MENON has a long tradition of collaboration, joined the Network in October 2003 and Helsinki University of Technology, Lifelong Learning Institute Dipoli (Finland) will join in January 2004.

For more information about MENON or its members please visit www.menon.org.

To get in contact with MENON: menon@menon.org