LITTA Latvia@World Initiative Signe Bāliņa Board member of Latvian Information Technology and Telecommunications Association (LITTA), Managing director,
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LITTA
Latvia@World InitiativeLatvia@World Initiative
Signe BāliņaSigne BāliņaBoard member of Latvian Information Board member of Latvian Information Technology and Telecommunications Technology and Telecommunications
Association (LITTA), Association (LITTA), Managing director, Managing director, JSC JSC Datorzinību centrs, Datorzinību centrs,
LatviaLatvia
LITTA
LITTALITTA
The Latvian Information Technology and Telecommunications Association is a professional association that regroups– over 90 ITTE product and service providers
and educational institutions– over 170 individual professional members of
the ITTE industry sector in Latvia– LITTA members employ over 20 000 people
LITTA
The Principal Objectives of The Principal Objectives of LITTALITTA
To popularise and promote the development of Information Society in Latvia, in order to ensure that every resident in the country can benefit from the Internet technologies and thoroughly participate in the new knowledge-based economy
LITTA
The Main Objective of Initiative The Main Objective of Initiative Latvia@WorldLatvia@World
To prepare inhabitants of Latvia for information society services
To provide free of charge computer skills training for 180 000 inhabitants of Latvia– Duration: 3 years
LITTA
Latvia@World InitiativeLatvia@World Initiative
The initiative Latvia@World is a tool for achieving the objectives of LITTA: – Attaining that all inhabitants of Latvia have
opportunity to acquire skills for using computer and Internet - to decrease the digital gap
– Popularizing the existing content of Internet in Latvia and facilitating the formation of new, useful content
– Achieving that for each inhabitant of Latvia there is access to Internet
LITTA
Target AudienceTarget Audience
Inhabitants of Latvia who:
– Do not have experience to work with computer and Internet
– Possess some IT usage knowledge and skills, but do not have the experience in using the Internet
Inhabitants of Latvia which are difficult to involve in the usage of ICT services
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Prerequisites Prerequisites of Information Societyof Information Society
TrainingComputer skills,
opportunities
InfrastructureComputers,
Internet
Contente-services
Motivation
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Training GuidelinesTraining Guidelines
To concentrate on practical usage of Internet services
To pay special attention to security aspects in the usage of Internet
To train inhabitants in usage of currently available and essential services
To promote computer skills and internet services
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Stages of TrainingStages of Training
In order to train 10% of economically active inhabitants of Latvia, the training process is divided in stages as follows:– Preparation – Adaptation of training program– Pilot training– Training
The duration and scope of project depends on financing
LITTA
EQUALEQUAL project “ project “Training in Computer and Training in Computer and Internet Usage of Unemployed in LatviaInternet Usage of Unemployed in Latvia””
Initiated in January, 2005 Objectives
– To collect information about computer skills’ level, interests and needs of unemployed persons
– Development of study methodology that will allow to acquire basic skills of computer and Internet usage within a short time
– Preparation of methodology and practical training of new trainers
– To gather information about public Internet access points
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Microsoft Unlimited Potential Microsoft Unlimited Potential projectproject
The goal of Microsoft UP project is to improve lifelong learning for underserved people by providing technology skills through community-based technology learning centres
The UP program provides:– Software licenses – Curriculum - quality content for the
community learner that focuses on real-world skill development
– Financial support – to cover training costs
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Project’s Sustainability Project’s Sustainability EnsuringEnsuring
Establishment of Internet access points simultaneously with training
Collaboration with other projects which are oriented to meet inhabitants needs
Development of e-learning courses Access via latvia@world portal Consultations via phone and Internet Tax allowances
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