The Development of Information Society in Lithuania – Achievements andProblems

1. The Development of Information Society in Lithuania – Achievements andProblems ECPRD ICT WG MeetingVilnius, 5-th of Oct.,2006. Head of division of ISDC under Government Evaldas Židonis e.zidonis@ivpk.lt

2. Content of presentation • Some statistics; • Legal basis, strategies; • Assets: sources and use; • Main activities: projects/services. ECPRD WG ICT Meeting, Vilnius

3. Some statistics • Statistics Lithuania reports that, according to the Household Survey data, possession of personalcomputers in households has notably increased over the recent years. In 2000, only one household out oftwenty had a personal computer, while in I quarter 2006 – each third. • In I quarter 2006, 37 per cent of households had personal computers at home: in urban and in rural areasthis figure made up, respectively, 47 and 18 per cent. ECPRD WG ICT Meeting, Vilnius

4. Some statistics • In I quarter 2006, the Internet was used by 32 per cent of households: in urban area – by four householdsout of ten, in rural area – by each sixth ECPRD WG ICT Meeting, Vilnius

5. Some statistics The majority of respondents (56 per cent), who used the Internet, used it daily. Only each tenth personusing the Internet used it less frequently than once a week. Usually, the Internet was used forcommunication, search for information, reading newspapers and magazines, downloading games, imagesand music. ECPRD WG ICT Meeting, Vilnius

6. Some statistics In I quarter 2006, one-third (32 per cent) of Internet users used services, available on the public institution’s websites, and 24 per cent of respondents were interested in this possibility. 19 per cent ofInternet users used the Internet for filling in the Income tax declaration, 29 per cent were interested in thispossibility. Most respondents, who used online public services or were interested in this possibility, statedthat they would like to register a car, fill in documents, related with social security benefits, make anappointment to see a doctor via the Internet. ECPRD WG ICT Meeting, Vilnius

7. Some statistics In I quarter 2006, the number of interviewed, who bought or ordered goods and services for personalneeds via the Internet, amounted to 2.5 per cent or 5.4 per cent of respondents using the Internet. The most common answer (81 per cent) to the question, why was not the Internet used for e-commerce,was that there was no need. Half (51 per cent) of respondents, who did not use the Internet for e-commerce,stated that it is more convenient to do shopping when you see the product, 18 per cent did not trust in ecommerce. ECPRD WG ICT Meeting, Vilnius

8. Some statistics In I quarter 2006, 81 per cent of respondents aged 16–74 used mobile phones ECPRD WG ICT Meeting, Vilnius

9. Some statistics The 2005 European e-Business Readiness Index. ECPRD WG ICT Meeting, Vilnius

10. Legal basis, strategies • Law on State Registers 2004 • Law on Electronic Communications2004 • Law on Electronic Signature 2000 (2002) • Law on Legal Protection of Personal Data 2003 • Law on Information Society Services 2006 • Nowadays Concept of Law on Management of State Information Resources is under preparation ECPRD WG ICT Meeting, Vilnius

11. Legal basis, strategiesRe-use of Public Sector Information State Institutions IS Info for re-use State registers Sectoral registers Other info Resources (data bases) Private sector Public administration Primary use ECPRD WG ICT Meeting, Vilnius

12. Legal basis, strategies • Lithuanian Information Society Development (6 year long period) Strategy (2005) • Priorities : • -Competence of citizens, social cohesion; • -Modernization of Public Administration (using IT); • Knowledge Economy; • Culture of Lithuania and Lithuanian Language. • Lithuanian Information Society Development (2006-2008 - 3 year period) Program (2005). ECPRD WG ICT Meeting, Vilnius

13. Assets: sources and use Invetments of State and EU support for ISDšaltinis: IVPK ECPRD WG ICT Meeting, Vilnius

14. Assets: sources and use • Financing of InfSo. Forcast of sourcesšaltinis - IVPK ECPRD WG ICT Meeting, Vilnius

15. Assets: sources and use • In year 2006 m. to ISDC have been submitted 133 InfSo projects for State Capital Investment program (pretended to 2007-9 year State Budget Fund). Applied total needs 168,854 mln. Lt for year 2007. • The main benefit from approval procedure for IST projects – elimination of duplications, timely checking of project preparation maturity,… ECPRD WG ICT Meeting, Vilnius

16. Assets: sources and useEU support Implementing measures 3.3. of General Programming Document on Development of IT services and infrastructure in year 2005 there was allocated support for 41 project, (total amount of planned expenditures - 214 mln. Lt, (Contracts already signed with 41 applicant). There were allocated 2,8 mln. Lt for preparation of 23 projects. ECPRD WG ICT Meeting, Vilnius

17. Main activities: projects/services Main groups of projects : -for Development of Infrastructure (broadband, interoperability…; -for Development of Services: e-gov., e-helth, e-procurement, libraries, various information systems… ECPRD WG ICT Meeting, Vilnius

18. Main activities: projects/services • “Integral system of state registers development strategy” Approved by resolution No. 1332 of 22 August 2002 of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania) State registers integrated system should be the basic information source for public institutions IS, for business and public IS, for Lithuanian image creation ECPRD WG ICT Meeting, Vilnius

19. Main activities: projects/services OBJECTS LINKS AND REGISTERS INTERACTION ECPRD WG ICT Meeting, Vilnius

20. Main activities: projects/services • Legal base, responsible subjects; • Development stages; • Interaction; • Website, accesswww.registrai.is.ltt ECPRD WG ICT Meeting, Vilnius

21. Main activities: projects/servicesTo solve problems, related with trust • E-identity, data and person authentication, data integrity, • Access control, • E-document management and acknowledgement; • There are global problems with obstacles in mutual agreement and interoperability ECPRD WG ICT Meeting, Vilnius

22. Main activities: projects/servicesTo solve problems, related with trust • Lithuanian attempts to implement solution for trust, based on well defined/specified responsibility among service providers and users: • There where no ID card solutions with total/full-scale implementation, like in Estonia, Belgium, Italy… • Identification of inhabitants in Information systems is solved through e-banking systems, (using cascades of passwords and SSL connection). There are used other, not universal methods of insurance of data integrity, presented in transactions. ECPRD WG ICT Meeting, Vilnius

23. Main activities: projects/services • Mobile phone service providers (“Omnitel” and “Bitė Lietuva”) agree to develop infrastructure for wireless electronic signature • Solutions targeted to business and wholesale! market: • For logging to information systems (like e-banking) Prisijungimas prie informacinių sistemų (pvz. internetinė bankininkystė) • For signing e-documents (like deklarations for Social insurance) ECPRD WG ICT Meeting, Vilnius

24. Main activities: projects/services • Authentication of users by mobile electronic signature (internet bank) User connects through internet in to bank system Bank system create enquiry for signing in users phone, User signs enquire with its own signature PIN code , Bank system verifies signature data and opens working session ECPRD WG ICT Meeting, Vilnius

25. Main activities: projects/servicesSigning of documents with mobile electronic signature ECPRD WG ICT Meeting, Vilnius

26. Main activities: projects/services • Preliminary business model: • Mobile phone sevice provider(s) may provide such services itself or buy from Trusted services provider (TSP), , established by identication service providers; • End-users change GSM SIM card ECPRD WG ICT Meeting, Vilnius

27. Thank you! Information Society Development Committee under the Government of the Republic of Lithuania www.ivpk.lt ECPRD WG ICT Meeting, Vilnius