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eLearning in Russian SMEs -
The Experience in Perm
Paper presented to the SIMPEL conference, Brussels 14th April 2008
Svetlana G. Akhmetova, Larisa V. Nevskaya, Steffi Engert
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Internet-based learning/e-learning started at the beginning of the 90s,
mostly in joint East-West projects
Distance-learning has a long tradition in Russia due to
geographical specifics and high esteem of education
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Take-off eLearning/Shaping of Market
• 2000-5 Federal Targeted Programme eEducation by Russian Government
• Russian E-Learning Awards
• Academic sector first in the leading position
• Business awareness of need of training is growing in recent years
• Anticipated growth of 50-70 % p.a. with Business as leading sector
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Prognosis of eLearning Market
Year Expected Turnover Mio $$
2006 48
2007 72
2008 108
2009 106
2010 275
2011 468
2012 796
Source: Cnews http://www.cnews.ru
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SMEs
Scissors big business- SMEs
Problems faced by SMEs
Big Companies
SMEs
- lack of skills- lack of competence- no profile- legal insecurity
Required: New innovative
models of support
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SMES in Perm Region
- almost 11.000 in 2005- uneven distribution by branch and region- average employment: 8- SMEs per 1000 inhabitants: 4
development hampered, partly declining for lack of professionalismand absence of advantageous conditions
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Project Support Portal
• Part of wider “Target Programme for SMEs 2008-10
• Online information resources, consulting,training
• Project structured around these tasks:
• Structure and Design of Web-Portal
• Development of eLearning Model for SME entrepreneurs
• Development of Model for online consulting
• Course Development on Business Plans, Financial Planning, Marketing
• Repositories for legal and normative documents
• Tests and recommendations on Software products
• Two Support Points in Perm Region (Kungur, Lysva)
• Evaluation and Dissemination