This will enable the region to expand its Information Learning Technology across the curriculum while also introducing wider participation, life-long learning and increased development for the
e-region community, according to the organisation.
The Grow Your Business initiative is yet another example of the growing number of n-e-life.com projects that are helping the North-East evolve into a sophisticated
e-region with the capacity to compete commercially both nationally and internationally."
This would aim at creating the `sustainable e-region' -- a strategy for regional economies that fully integrates information technology and e-commerce, measures for community regeneration in the poorest areas, and initiatives on using new technologies for reducing road congestion and promoting environmental protection and sustainable development.
If we take the e-region idea seriously, we could see e-commerce and ICT genuinely contributing to a truly sustainable economic, environmental, and social map.