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The Lithuanian Pilot for CEPIS European Digital Literacy Survey: A Gap between the Perceived and the Actual States Dr. Eugenijus Tele šius CEO, ECDL Lithuania Riga, Baltic IT&T 2007 Forum Contents Surveys of the General Digital Literacy in 2004-2006 in Lithuania
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The Lithuanian Pilotfor CEPIS European Digital Literacy Survey: A Gap between the Perceived and the Actual StatesDr. Eugenijus TelešiusCEO, ECDL LithuaniaRiga, Baltic IT&T 2007 Forum
Contents • Surveys of the General Digital Literacy in 2004-2006 in Lithuania • Two experiments with self-assessment and real testing • Opinion of holders of ECDL and ECDL Start Diploma
Problem • IT is changing the way of our living • Digital Literacy barrier • Insufficient attention to Digital Literacy problem • Digital Literacy researches in Lithuania • Need in European-level researches
Monitoring Digital Literacy in Lithuania • The General Computer Literacy Program (15 September 2004) • System for monitoring the Digital Literacy of the citizens • Ministry of Education and Science • Computer Literacy Centre at Kaunas University of Technology
Lithuanian Digital Literacy Surveys • Method of a questionnaire survey • Representative and adequate assessment: principle of quota groups • About 1 000 citizens aged from 16 to 70 • Methodics of students with respect of their place of residence • Methodics of mobile research groups
Research results • About 50% of Lithuanians claim good skills
Research results • Stable number of respondents who can not work on the computer • One percent increase of literate citizens corresponds to about 25 000 new computer users 2004 45,63 % 2005 48,56 % 2006 49,92 %
Research results • 77,19 % with good digital skills use the computer on a daily basis • 50,7 % have Internet access • 71,84 % have a computer at home • Serious warning: 50,98 % of those who work on the computer do not use the e-services
4-Research results • Full Reports on General Computer Literacy (2004 - 2006) Available online: • http://www.emokykla.lt/lt.php/tyrimai/visuotinis_kompiuterinis_rastingumas/1131 (In Lithuanian)
Self-assessment and real testing experiment, 117 accountants – postgraduate studies
Self-assessment and real testing experiment, 35 teachers - postgraduate studies
Survey: Holders of ECDL and ECDL START Certificates • 752 respondents • E-mail based questionnaire • Who encouraged you to ECDL? – Personal resolution (49,93%) • Will you seek further skills improvement? - Yes (91,83%) • Did ECDL increase your work efficiency? – Yes (80,24)
Survey: Holders of ECDL and ECDL START Certificates • Does ECDL make you feel stronger in EU labor market? – Yes (49,93%) • Would you recommend ECDL to your colleagues? – Yes (79,89%) • Did you find ECDL superior to other certificates? – Yes (46,6%) • Who should pay for the certification – User (22,64%), employer (41,28), state (21,17), I don’t know (14,91)
Importance on the European level • Establish a true understanding of the state of Digital Literacy • Country monitoring of Digital Skills • Comparison by country, gender, age and oth. factors • Compelling argument for Governments and corporations • Tool to enable increasing Digital Literacy
Thank you ! • Dėkui ! • Paldies ! • Спасибо ! • Dziękuje !