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Uniting Europe through digital empowerment

With the support of the Key Action 3 Multilateral Networks programme of the European Union

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Key Activity 3

• To complement ICT enhanced learning activities and projects under the sectoral programmes Comenius, Erasmus, Grundtvig and Leonardo da Vinci by addressing ICT teaching and learning needs across two or more of those sectors = TRANSVERSALITY.

• To utilize the power of ICT to develop innovative education and training practices, improve access to lifelong learning and help develop advanced management systems.

• To support the development of innovative ICT based content, services, pedagogies and practice for lifelong learning.

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ICT actions in LLP

Multilateral Networks to promote greater linking up and connectivity between learning communities and to foster creativity and innovation through the use of ICT (4 projects selected for funding in 2012)Priority 2: European-wide stakeholders' communities tackling the socio-economic digital divide

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ICT Networks

ICT Networks are expected to:• Support the building of partnerships and networking of

learning communities for exchanging ideas and experiences related to ICT for learning

• Networks should support knowledge sharing, increase the visibility and awareness of the benefits and impacts of ICT for learning

• Contribute to policy-making for efficient use of ICT enabled learning

• Organize conferences, workshops, fora, summer universities, etc. designed to help attain the objectives of the network and disseminate results

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UniteIT Expected impact

UniteIT is a network project that

– Aims at sharing knowledge, – Collect and exchange practices, – Set up debates in key topics and – Develop new strategic partnerships and dialogue

Objective 1

Establishing the network, providing the ground on which the members can act by exchanging practices, sharing resources and visions on digital competence for inclusion, as well as to take advantage of successful practices already in place.• Procedure Handbook (M7) – LIKTA• Network toolkit (M9) – IAN

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Objective 2

Developing an online portal to serve the network, containing information, news, materials, access to network databases of practices and policies in Europe with specific regard to ICT for inclusion and social cohesion. Continuous updating of the website and of the databases.• Online portal (M9) – IAN

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Objective 3

Pooling resources both in terms of documents and practices, collected and coded by means of structured tools. Collecting practices on successful cases and strategies that lead to an improvement of social inclusion for those suffering from digital divide.• Collection of practices (M12) – IF3• Policy observatory (M12) – IF3

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Objective 4

Establishing and coordination of transnational working groups in identified sub-areas related to digital competence for inclusion, i.e. employability, access to education for groups-at-risk, access to ICTs, gender equality in digital competence etc.• Working groups description (M12) – IAN

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Objective 5

Raising awareness about the value of digital competence for inclusion and social cohesion purposes, dealing with policy makers and stakeholders at all levels, national and regional authorities, others concerned with the field.• Keeping contacts with policy and decision

makers and with other organisations concerned by the topic to involve them within the activities - EOS

• Organising webinars (M18/24/30/35) - EOS

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Objective 6

Providing updated state-of-the-art reports on yearly basis and distributing to targeted audience• Yearly report Digitally Empowered Europe

(M12/24/36) – EOS

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Objective 7

Organising a yearly conference Digital Empowerment All-Inclusive, bringing together policy makers, stakeholders, and education and training organisations. The network will be officially launched by means of the first conference. • Malta (M12) – MCA, T-E• Hungary (M24) – DemNet, T-E• Serbia (M36) – EOS, T-E

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Project factsheet

• Project duration: 36 months• Start/end date: 01.11.2012-31.10.2015• Total eligible budget: 547 582 EUR• EU grant: 407 736 EUR (74,46% )• Own contribution: 139 846 EUR (25,54%)

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Project partners

P# Partner Country

1 Telecentre-Europe AISBL Belgium

2 Malta Communications Authority Malta

3 IAN International Aid Network Serbia

4 Foundation for Development of Democratic Rights /DemNet/ Hungary

5 Latvian Information and Communication Techology Association /LIKTA/ Latvia

6 INTERFACE3 Belgium

7 EOS Foundation – Educating for an Open Society Romania

8 The National Union of Students in Europe Belgium

9 Telecentar Croatia

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Associated partners

AP# Name of organization Type of institution City Country

1Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction Unit of the Government of the Republic of Serbia

Project-based Unit endorsed by the Government

Belgrade  Serbia

2  University of Malta University or higher education institutions (tertiary level)

 Msida Malta

3 Technofutur TIC (http://www.technofuturtic.be)

Training center – IT Competence Center

 Charleroi Belgium

4 Zemgale Region Human Resource and Competences development centrehttp://www.jrpic.lv/en/?ID=1741

Training center – IT Competence Center

 Jelgava Latvia

5Ventspils Digital Centre www.digitalaiscentrs.lv

IT Training center  Ventspils Latvia 

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 Jekabpils Lifelong learning and Information Technologies centrehttp://www.titc.lv/index.php?l=LV&goodsop=list&catid=135

IT Training center  Jekabpils Latvia

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