The purpose of the event is two-fold:Raise awareness on the need for Innovative and Inclusive Public Services to fight social exclusion, and understanding the European landscape in applying Inclusive eGovernment in Europe: policies and actions versus needs and opportunities;Introduce and promote the "ADD-ME!" Community of practice to in support of innovative Inclusive eGovernment policies at European, National and Local level; discuss preliminary findings and results of ADD ME! Network; suggestions to move forward in project work. RATIONALE:Fostering social inclusion through innovative ICT in Public Services delivery"…..it costs more to exclude than to include…"One third of the European population (over 150.000.000 EU citizens) is currently considered socially disadvantaged, most of it suffering from multiple difficulties leading to social exclusion (economic, physical, educational, cultural, geographical, political factors etc.) and therefore the one part of society that most uses and is in strong need of public social services. The same one third of population is the one that costs more to governments in terms of both financial and human efforts.At the same time, it is this one third population that is not using/accessing themselves eGovernment services, and such percentage is deemed to remain unvaried if no action is taken in promoting Inclusive eGovernment policies.There is therefore an urgent need to address such critical mass in a more structured way and make the delivery of public services more efficient and effective in order to reach the widest possible part of population, so as to increase social impact and cohesion by ensuring that ALL citizens, including the most vulnerable part of society, the socially disadvantaged, gain real advantage and benefit from ICT-enabled public services, irrespective of whether they use/access ePublic services themselves or through intermediaries acting on their behalf.More information is available at the below link provided.