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Lithuania: National Report on the ICT Initiatives The Lithuanian Computer Society FISTERA-IT STAR Meeting, Praha, 2004, October 22-23 Lithuania • Population 3.5 millions • GDP in Purchasing Power Parity per capita (as percentage of EU) 41 • Percent. of households with a PC 25.1 • ICT sector compounds 7.5 % GDP • Mobile communication penetration 75% • 15 000 spec. in ICT and electronics (4000 advanced level IT specialists) • Export of IT services about 45 M Euros Government • Long term Development Strategy • The Government Programme for 2002-2004 • National Agreement between 15 political parties of Importance of KS, 2002 • Information Society development Committee • Ministry of the Interior • Laws on e-Signatures, Copyright, Personal Data Protection, Electronic communications • www.evaldzia.lt e-government standstill • General rate of public services 43.8% • Average of public services for citizens 35% • No partnership between public and private sectors • For the 4-th years can’t imbibe 3M $ devoted for e-health from WB Using Computers and Internet • 25 % population using Internet • Comparatively low costs of traditional way of service • Public libraries Window to the Future • • • • • Public Internet access points Training Internet users Development of e-content State and EU funds Breakthrough is possible The Lithuanian Computer Society • • • • • • • • 500 persons Expert advice to Government WITFOR, Vilnius, August 2003 72 ECDL TCs, 1 in Belarus 3 814 ECDL, 4 174 ECDL Start, 11 041 SCs 80 SCs in Belarus, 59 ECDL The TestEngine (Lithuanian and Russian) Agreements with ECDL-Russia and GI Germany (Ukraine) IT in Education • Strategy for ICT implementation in Education, 2000 • The new strategy for 2005-2007 years • 1 computer for 17 students • Teachers Computer Literacy Standard • 3 X growth in a number of IT graduates (2000 per year) Household computerization • 20 % of households with a PCs, 8% with Internet • The Amendment to the Law of Income Tax, Expenses to be Deducted from Income Infobalt Association • • • • • • Taxation easement for ITT Initiatives for broadband Internet programs Developing e-skills of population E-government services for citizens Support R&D financing Project ‘Outsource2Lithuania’ Other Initiatives • Knowledge Economy Forum (KE Organization Competition) • Open Source for Lithuania (ECDL tests for Linux and OpenOffice) • Copyright agencies to protect IPR • Lithuanian electronic industry association Other Initiatives • University education is not enough to be useful in a company • Education system is de facto extended far beyond Universities • A critical one-two year period after the University • Consortia between Companies and Universities model Thank You ! Ačiū ! Paldies ! Aitäh !