Mission and Objectives

Facilitate the participation of knowledge disadvantaged communities in the information society and

knowledge-based economy in Romania

by:

• Providing access to information for the knowledge-

disadvantaged communities• Stimulating the local economies

• Implementing e-learning resources within the lower secondary schools

• Supporting the e-government services for rural and small-urban communities

• Developing the local communities’ human resources and knowledge stock through IT&C means

Knowledge Development ProcessKnowledge Development Process

Knowledge Economy Project ApproachKnowledge Economy Project Approach

Knowledge Economy Knowledge Economy PillarsPillars

LegislationLegislation

EducationEducation

IT&CIT&C

InnovationInnovation

Knowledge Economy PillarsKnowledge Economy Pillars

LegislationLegislation

EducationEducation

BPR + Revised code of conduct=BPR + Revised code of conduct=Norms and Regulation FrameworkNorms and Regulation Framework

- Community of Schools - improved educational methodology- Community of Schools - improved educational methodology- Bridge digital divide - life long learningBridge digital divide - life long learning

IT&CIT&C-Improved governance methodsImproved governance methods-Enhanced G2B interfaceEnhanced G2B interface

InnovationInnovation-Transfer of innovation products:Transfer of innovation products:

- Research institutes and universities - Research institutes and universities - productive SMEs- productive SMEs

- Resources for SMEs- Resources for SMEs

Knowledge Economy Project’ Strategy for improving Innovation, Competition and

Economic Growth ...

Provide Access to IT&C tools and Improve Digital Literacy in Knowledge Disadvantaged

Communities

To become part of the virtual family, what’s the route to follow ?

Improving Access by Establishing Local Community e-Networks (LCeNs)

Through:

• Development of 2200 00 LCeN`sLCeN`s becoming “knowledge centers”

• Communities selection = competitive national process, communities eligibility including social, economical, technological and entrepreneurial criteria

• Assistance of LCeN’s - technical assistance service (National Service Provider) and consultancy

• Necessary funds for equipment, connectivity, infrastructure, training and consultancy for communities in order to complete the development plans, awareness campaigns and operational costs (including broadband communications) for first three years of LCeNs functioning

Communications InfrastructureCommunications Infrastructure

LCeN

School

Local administrationLibrary

INTERNET

PPAI

Telephony networks

ISP Access Point

  Economic sustainability is every Project’s landmark. Have we

forseen ?

Benefits

• eStore = virtual space where supply and demand can meet along with the R&D sector

• this portal will act as a platform of both absorption of innovations and market support, making private sector better informed, more competitive, and placing Romania in-line with EU standards.

• Promotion of e-commerce and e-business type solutions

• Grant financial support = business climate impulse towards innovative solutions

• 7.000 private business companies attracted into the eStore

• 300 projects financed through the Grant Facility Programme

By developing:

- A Portal for promotion of e-commerce and business networking (eStore)

- A Grant Facility Programme

From Knowledge-disadvantaged

to Knowledge-wired

communities

Developing the human capital and potential of the local community

What is the path towards a competency-based community?

• Increase the local administration management capacity for the LCeN resources

• Improve the IT&C abilities and competencies of the community’s members (within the professional activity or at everyday activity)

• Stimulate the local education and knowledge stock

• Create premises for initial and continuous professional development and adult education

• Support the cultural local initiatives and projects

• Emphasis the human potential of the local community, with influence on the further development of the community or individuals

Implementing the IT&C means in primary and lower secondary

schoolsThe education represents the foundation of any society.

What kind of “bricks” we use in the process ?

• Assistance for the implementation of a new approach in IT&C based curriculum and teaching methodology

• Support for initial and continuous teacher training for the use of the IT&C tools within the didactic process

• Provide teachers with digital content and electronic communication resources

• Facilitate access to information for teachers and students

• Create communities of educational practice for IT&C promotion and professional/institutional development

• Monitor and improve the implementation of IT&C in the educational process

The Romanian Government is ready to face the challenge - Fostering

Innovation and Technology Absorption

Knowledge Economy Project will provide development and promotion of government

services for citizens

- An online system for on-line notifications and authorizations of local businesses

- An integrated network for civil information and documents

To foster a more efficient governance system we need to:

• Encourage the online business registration • Provide access to information, resources and knowledge for

rural entrepreneurs;• Enable on-line registration of over 5.000 local businesses in first

2 years of system exploitation;• Train over 400 public clerks• Provide 200 town halls with IT&C technology• Reduce transaction processing and storage costs for the

Romanian Government

Through the development and implementation of

First 9 “knowledge centers” are in place. They’ll pave the way for the

next 200…or even further

ALBESTII DE MUSCELALBESTII DE MUSCEL

Potential:Potential:White stone exploitation; large animal’s husbandries

Challenges:Challenges:Invigoration of stone carving custom (component I and

III) Development of a modern farming system (component I,

II and III)

ANINOASAANINOASA

Potential:Potential:Traditional clothing manufacturing; agro tourism industry

Challenges:Challenges:Professional reconversion (component I.C)

Tourism-oriented culture (component I, II and III)

CORUNDCORUND

Potential:Potential:Pottery and handicraft Romanian center; agro tourism Pottery and handicraft Romanian center; agro tourism

industryindustryChallenges:Challenges:

Adoption of innovative business tools (component I.B and III)Adoption of innovative business tools (component I.B and III)

JURILOVCAJURILOVCA

Potential:Potential:Commercial fishing; agro tourism industryCommercial fishing; agro tourism industry

Challenges:Challenges:Modern technologies supporting old traditions; change of Modern technologies supporting old traditions; change of

mentalities (component I.B, II.A and III)mentalities (component I.B, II.A and III)

LAPUSNICU MARELAPUSNICU MARE

Potential:Potential:National folklore centre; agro tourism industry National folklore centre; agro tourism industry

Challenges:Challenges:Passing the traditions to the young generation; On-line Passing the traditions to the young generation; On-line

promotion (component I.A, I.C and III) promotion (component I.A, I.C and III)

OSTRAOSTRA

Potential:Potential:Local traditions; animal husbandryLocal traditions; animal husbandry

Challenges:Challenges:Tradition incorporating technology; knowledge for a new Tradition incorporating technology; knowledge for a new

century (component I.A, I.C and III)century (component I.A, I.C and III)

PILUPILU

Potential:Potential:Ecological agriculture; cross-border cooperationEcological agriculture; cross-border cooperation

Challenges:Challenges:A new approach for local resources usage; inter-cultural and A new approach for local resources usage; inter-cultural and business ties between countries (component I A, II.A and III)business ties between countries (component I A, II.A and III)

SINCASINCA

Potential:Potential:Agro tourism on historical sites; animal husbandry Agro tourism on historical sites; animal husbandry

Challenges:Challenges:World-wide promotion; sustainable growth (component II.B World-wide promotion; sustainable growth (component II.B

and III) and III)

TARGU LAPUSTARGU LAPUS

Potential:Potential:Agro tourism on historical sites; local festivals based on Agro tourism on historical sites; local festivals based on

traditionstraditionsChallenges:Challenges:

““Re-designing” the local resources; on-line promotion Re-designing” the local resources; on-line promotion (component I.C, II.B and III)(component I.C, II.B and III)