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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. Distance-learning has a long tradition in Russia due to geographical specifics and high esteem of education.
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eLearning in Russian SMEs - TheExperience in Perm • Paper presented to the SIMPEL conference, Brussels 14th April 2008 • Svetlana G. Akhmetova, Larisa V. Nevskaya, Steffi Engert
Distance-learning has a long tradition in Russia due to geographical specifics and high esteem of education • Internet-based learning/e-learning started at the beginning of the 90s, mostly in joint East-West projects
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
Prognosis of eLearning Market Source: Cnews http://www.cnews.ru
SMEs Big Companies SMEs - lack of skills - lack of competence - no profile - legal insecurity Problems faced by SMEs • Scissors big business- SMEs Required: New innovative models of support
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 professionalism • and absence of advantageous conditions
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