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Enhancing Information Society Technologies in Lithuania: A Comprehensive Partnership Approach

The Istanbul Forum aims to improve the usage of Information Society Technologies (IST) in Lithuania through powerful public-private collaboration. This initiative focuses on a structured strategy involving surveys, gap analyses, benchmarking, and educational improvements. Key goals include increasing internet accessibility from 39% to 65% in three years and ensuring 70% of public services are available online by 2008. Significant financing support combines private, state, and EU funds to foster technological advancement and digital literacy, creating a more equitable information society.

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Enhancing Information Society Technologies in Lithuania: A Comprehensive Partnership Approach

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  1. Istanbul ForumLithuanian initiative on improvement of usage of Information society technologies via focused public and private partnership

  2. From where we are

  3. Istanbul Forum Setting of Private/Public partnership • Survey on usage of IST (quantities measures, quality measures on content, potential); • Gap analysis; • State Strategy of usage of IST (collaboration between public private sectors); • Annual Benchmarking system; • Education system; • Financing system. Agreement between Lithuania Government and private initiative “Window to the future” (two largest telecommunication companies and two largest banks ) in year 2002

  4. Istanbul Forum Lithuania in 2001 comparing with different (EU candidate) countries

  5. Istanbul Forum What achieved until the end of 2004 regarding IST usage strategy

  6. Istanbul Forum Active respond from Government • New law to facilitateacquisition of PC for citizens in year 2004. BECAUSE:

  7. Istanbul Forum The main objective of usage of IST – to keep balance between stimulation of accessibility and content improvement. Proposed activities • Accessibility : PIAP; Competition in communication market, computerization of schools and etc. • Content on Internet: Public administration services on internet (http://www.epaslaugos.lt), ITT security and etc.

  8. Istanbul Forum The main goals in accessibility • To rise usage of Internet from 39% to 65% in 3 years time;

  9. Istanbul Forum • To establish up to 1000 PIAP (now 360) in 1 year time; • To make Internet accessibility price via mobile technologies lowest than EU average (mobile voice communication in Lithuania is lowest among EU member countries) in 3 years; • To rise computer literacy in rural Lithuania areas (to teach up to 30% of adult population). Special training programs for teachers and computer literacy education trainers. Distance studies; • Broad band infrastructure until year 2008; • To reach number of schools computerization up to 1 computer for 5 pupils. • To achieve that 70% of all public services until year 2008 will be provided via Internet on “ONE stop shop service” manner; The main goal in Content improvement

  10. Istanbul Forum Financing • Private sector (alliance “Window to the future”) 0.75 bln. USD; • State budget 0,5 bln. USD; • EU Structural funds 0,3 bln.USD; • Budget of local authorities (municipalities) 0,25 bln.USD

  11. Istanbul Forum Institutional framework The inequity of information and knowledge has today become a central issue in the global development. It penetrates deep and leaves its trace in all areas of our everyday life - education, health care, economic competitiveness, environmental protection as well as in democratic development, internal and external stability. • Information Society Development Committee in Parliament (legislation) • Ministries: MoI, MoC, MoE (execution) • Information Society Development Committee under Lithuanian Government (coordination) • Information Society Development Commission under Lithuania Government chaired by Prime Minister (solves all ISD strategic questions); • Private: “Window to the future”, “Knowledge economy forum”, Association“Infobalt” Algirdas Brazauskas, Prime Minister of the Republic of Lithuania

  12. Istanbul Forum Background Information • Lithuania • Head of delegation : Chancellor of Lithuania Government Zenonas Kaminskas, • Renaldas Gudauskas, Vytautas Nauduzas, Vaidotas Abraitis, Darius maikstenas, Aurimas Matulis • a.matulis@ivpk.lt

  13. Istanbul Forum Special thanks for the assistance and idea inspiration to Hungarian delegation! And SPECIAL THANKS TO …

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