101. Believes that Agencies would benefit from shared administrative services in a similar way to the cooperation between the Committee of the Regions and the European Economic and Social Committee; urges the IWG to consider the question of the geographic dispersal of the Agencies which adds significantly to their costs and makes cooperation difficult; believes that if the Agencies were grouped together in a small number of locations, they could share overheads and management costs, particularly regarding IT, personnel, and financia ...[+++]l administration;

102. Believes that Agencies would benefit from shared administrative services in a similar way to the cooperation between the Committee of the Regions and the European Economic and Social Committee; urges the IWG to consider the question of the geographic dispersal of the Agencies which adds significantly to their costs and makes cooperation difficult; believes that if the Agencies were grouped together in a small number of locations, they could share overheads and management costs, particularly regarding IT, personnel, and financia ...[+++]l administration;

The IDABC programme (Interoperable Delivery of Pan-European eGovernment Services to Public Administrations, Business and Citizens) aims to deliver the services its title suggests. The goal is to improve the effectiveness of European public administrations and cooperation between them.

46. Reiterates the importance of interinstitutional cooperation which, undoubtedly, can bring about benefits to the institutions involved; in this respect, considers that the joint administrative service of the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions is an effective and dynamic way of avoiding duplication, reducing costs and developing team spirit without reducing the quality and efficiency of the service provided; invites the two Committees to examine - by not later than July 2007 - this co-operation in the light of the co-sharing principle and with a view to taking the necessary measures to ensure that ...[+++] the needs of both institutions are met and that a more equitable governance of the joint service is guaranteed; recommends that an exercise relating to the evaluation of the functions and activities of the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions should be carried out by not later than the end of June 2007;

The IDABC programme (Interoperable Delivery of Pan-European eGovernment Services to Public Administrations, Business and Citizens) aims to deliver the services its title suggests. The goal is to improve the effectiveness of European public administrations and cooperation between them.

1.3.3. The results of the IDA II mid-term evaluation are presented in this Report. These results will be used to enhance the implementation of the programme and serve as an input for the future Commission proposal for post-IDA II activities after 31 December 2004, the expire date of the IDA II Programme. This proposal will also be based on the context provided by the e-Europe 2005 action plan, in which IDA plays a key role in particular in relation to e-Government, as well as the results of the online consultation on "Pan-European e-Government services for citiz ...[+++]ens and enterprises: The role for IDA" and the outcome of the related conference of 19-20 September 2002.