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Dr. Juozas Zalatorius
Information Society Development Committee under
the Government of the Republic of Lithuania
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Agenda
Key facts about Lithuania
Key documents
IVPK Activities
Project focus
Selected Future projects
Lithuania: some facts
• Lithuania’s economy is the fastest growing economy in
Central and Eastern Europe (according to analysis made by
the banks Hansabank Markets and LB Kiel)
• GDP rose by 5.7% in the first half of 2002 and is projected
to rise an annual 5.2% - 5.4% in the coming years
• Annual inflation rate fluctuates at about 0.1% - 0.2%
• 17% industry growth in 2001, compared to 2000
 Retail sales increased by 14% in the first seven months of
2002, compared to the same period of the previous year
Lithuania: facts 2
• Cumulative FDI has been increasing fastest in Central and
Eastern Europe, currently almost USD 3.5 billion, which
makes around 21% of GDP
• Lithuania is rapidly becoming an export economy, exports
now make 38% of GDP and are continuing to grow; export
volumes totaled USD 5.2 billion in 2001.
• The local currency – Litas – has been stable against the
dollar and other major currencies since 1994
• On October 1, 2002 Lithuania officially applied for the OECD
membership – the first among the three Baltic countries
ITT market in Lithuania
Informacinės technologijos
Telekomunikacijos
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Lithuania key documents
•Concept of e-Commerce (June 25, 2001)
•Action Plan for the Information Society Development of Lithuania
(2001/2004) (August 10, 2001)
Conceptual Framework of the National Information Society
Development of Lithuania (February 28, 2001) (link)
•White Paper on Science and Technology in Lithuania
•Law on Electronic Signature (July 11, 2000) (link)
•Telecommunications Law (July 7 2002)
•Lithuanian economy long term Strategy (June 2002)
Information Society Development Structure
Ministry of Interior
of the Republic of Lithuania
Knowledge Society Council
under the President
of Lithuania
INFOBALT
Information Society
Development Committee
under the Government
of the Republic of Lithuania
Ministry of Transport and
Communications
of the Republic of Lithuania
Information
Society
Development
Information Society
Development Committee
of the Parliament
of the Republic of Lithuania
Lithuanian Computer
Society
Forum of Knowledge
Economy
Specific Activities
• State registers;
• Digital Signature;
• The Law on Telecommunications;
• Public Internet Access Points;
• Finance monitoring;
• Project development
• Financial Programming within the SPD (Single
Programming Document)
Project Focus
e-Skills
Legal frame
e-Infrastructure
e-Applications
(e-Government, e-Business)
Security
Future projects in ...
• State registers
• eCard: Digital ID, eSignature
• Development of information systems
• State data networks
• Open source
Thank you
Dr. Juozas Zalatorius
Information Society Development Committee under
the Government of the Republic of Lithuania
Gedimino pr. 11 LT-2039 Vilnius Lithuania
Ph.: (370 5) 2663972 Fax.: (370 5) 2663980
e-mail: [email protected]
WEB: www.ivpk.lt