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Romania KE Project. National Support Provider (NSP) will provide online advice and support to LCeNs staff and users on technical and application ...

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    1. Romania Knowledge Economy Project

    Gregory T. Jedrzejczak ECSPF

    2. Romania KE Project

    Perhaps the first comprehensive KE Project in the Bank: ICT Education E-Government E-Bussines support Co-managed by ECSPF (PSD) and ECSHD (education), support CITPO

    3. Romania KE Project

    Objective: participation of disadvantaged communities in the knowledge-based society and economy

    4. Romania KE Project

    Component 1:Access to ICT in Knowledge Disadvantaged Communities and Improved Digital Literacy Local Community eNetworks - at least 200 LCeNs as “knowledge-centers”, providing information, services and benefits to citizens and small businesses in selected disadvantaged communities. LCeNs multi-purpose nodes at basic and lower secondary schools, local administration offices, public libraries and business community centers. Nodes share management, staff and technologies (including broadband access) to maximize use and impact and to reduce connectivity and other costs.

    5. Romania KE Project

    National Support Provider (NSP) will provide online advice and support to LCeNs staff and users on technical and application questions and professional support to the different LCeN client-groups. NSP will develop a knowledge portal for client groups. The NSP will be originally financed from the Loan, but over time it is expected to be partially financed from fees. By the end of the Project, NSP managed by a private firm or a public-private partnership.

    6. Romania KE Project

    Loan proceeds will finance LCeN equipment (including both initial installation and one replacement), connectivity infrastructure, training, and consultants for network design, support to communities in the preparation of applications, outreach/promotion activities, broadband fees.

    7. Romania KE Project

    Digital Literacy for Communities Promote increased access to ICT and e-services via LCeNs. Know-how emerging ICT technologies can provide bussines benefits, how to apply them to business processes, and how to find appropriate sources of help to do so. Initially, training programs will include simple workshops and peer-to-peer contacts on digital literacy, including use of the Internet. Training programs will be offered by private providers.

    8. Romania KE Project

    Digital Literacy for Schools Activities will address the improvement of primary and lower secondary education through the integration of information and communication technologies into the classroom. The Project will utilize LCeN nodes that are based in schools and public libraries.

    9. Romania KE Project

    Component 2: Development and promotion of e-government services: Online system for notifications and authorizations of local businesses Integrated network of civil information and documents

    10. Romania KE Project

    Component 3: Promotion of e-commerce and innovation support for MSMEs Facilitate virtual – Internet based – networks between MSMEs, both in horizontal clusters and vertical supply chains. These networks will serve as a platform of both absorption of innovations and market support, making MSMEs better informed, more competitive, and in-line with EU standards.

    11. Romania KE Project

    Portal for promotion of e-commerce and business networking Provide MSMEs with relevant information, how-to tools, training, consulting, references and other resources for developing e-business competency, to share knowledge, and to establish contacts for commercialization of new technologies, the development of supply chains and business solutions. It will also help enterprises to market their products abroad through e-commerce

    12. Romania KE Project

    Grant Facility Provide grants to individual small and medium enterprises, self-employed persons and family associations, enterprise associations and to facilitate e-business adoption and improve the competitiveness of Romanian firms in domestic and foreign markets. The priority would be given to projects implementing e-business solutions to develop support infrastructure by offering Internet-based services to sector associations, industrial clusters, and commercial service providers oriented on groups of firms.

    13. Romania KE Project

    Pilot implementation in 9 communnes as we speak...

    14. Romania KE Project

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    16. Romania KE Project

    First lessons: Top-class PIU needed Cost of broadband Staffing of LCeNs Ownership of infratsructure Strong local interest

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