IMI Training and Awareness-Raising Days – Towards a smooth administrative collaboration among the Member States

The Internal Market Information System (IMI) is an electronic, multilingual and flexible tool that provides a system for the exchange of information allowing Member States for more efficient and effective co-operation in the implementation of Internal Market legislation. In an enlarged, multilingual European Union where many authorities at local, regional and national level are involved in the implementation of community legislation, tools such as IMI are of particular importance.

Thanks to IMI, important barriers to communication caused by different administrative cultures, structures and languages can be overcome, cross-border activities enhanced and an environment of trust and confidence can be created. IMI will contribute to alleviate many of the present enforcement problems in the Internal Market and will ease administrative burden for everyone involved. Therefore, both citizens and businesses will be able to take advantage of the opportunities offered by the Internal Market, as the system will contribute to its smooth functioning.

IMI is funded by the IDABC programme (Interoperable delivery of pan-European eGovernment services to public administrations, businesses and citizens), which promotes European eGovernment services.

IMI has already supported information exchanges related to four professions (doctors, physiotherapists, pharmacists and accountants), within the framework of the IMI Professional Qualifications Pilot project which has been running since the beginning of 2008.

The "IMI Training and Awareness Days" take place at a key point in time for the project, when it is intended to extend the IMI system to support information exchanges for additional professions under the Professional Qualifications Directive, notably nurses, dental practitioners, midwives, architects, veterinary surgeons, radiographers and secondary school teachers. The event pursues the following aims:

• To raise awareness of the system amongst stakeholders and future users;
• To train groups of key users who can provide all this know-how to other end-users in their Member State;
• To inform of the progress made in the IMI project;
• To offer networking opportunities.

Registration is now closed.

Event email: IMI-conference2008@eurodyn.com