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IST DEVELOPMENT IN LATVIA

IST DEVELOPMENT IN LATVIA. Professor Janis Grundspenkis Riga Technical University Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology Department of Systems Theory and Design. WORK FORCE IN THE INFORMATION AGE. Information age requires abilities to use information technology

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IST DEVELOPMENT IN LATVIA

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  1. IST DEVELOPMENTIN LATVIA Professor Janis Grundspenkis Riga Technical University Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology Department of Systems Theoryand Design

  2. WORK FORCE IN THE INFORMATION AGE • Information age requires • abilities to use information technology • abilities to process information • abilities to learn new knowledge and to get skills (new type of intelligent work – knowledge work) • The most important production factor of information age economics is knowledge based high quality work force

  3. STRUCTURAL FEATURES OF INFORMATION SOCIETY • Information society is based on • knowledge generation • information technologies used for information processing • Information society is organized in network structures • The main activities of information society on the global level are integrated into a network that due to the communication and transport infrastructure is operating as a united organism

  4. TECHNOLOGY Infrastructure Production Knowledge ECONOMICS National economy Business Innovation WELFARE Education Care of public health Welfare of inhabitants VALUES OF SOCIETY CHARACTERISTICSOF INFORMATION SOCIETY MODELS (1)

  5. CHARACTERISTICSOF INFORMATION SOCIETY MODELS (2) • TECHNOLOGY • INFRASTRUCTURE • Number of Internet sites (per 100 inhabitants) • Number of mobile cell phones (per 1000 inhabitants) • PRODUCTION • Export of high tech production (% from total export) • E-commerce (number of servers per 100 000 inhabitants) • KNOWLEDGE • Internet users (%) • Number of university students which study mathematics and engineering, and are involved in research

  6. CHARACTERISTICSOF INFORMATION SOCIETY MODELS (3) • WELFARE • EDUCATION • Enrollment at schools, secondary schools, institutions of higher education and universities • Functional reading and writing skills

  7. INFRASTRUCTURE

  8. PRODUCTION THE STRUCTURE OF INFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY BRANCH IN LATVIA

  9. DISTRIBUTION OF QUALIFICATION LEVELS IN IT SECTORS

  10. STATE FINANCINGOF RESEARCH

  11. RESEARCH AREAS(PROJECTS FINANCED BY THE LATVIAN COUNCIL OF SCIENCE, YEAR 2005)

  12. NUMBER OF STUDENTSIN STUDY YEAR 2004/2005 • Total number – 130693 • Computer science and IT students 10% • Number of graduates 1000 • Number of PhD thesis in mathematics and IT – 22

  13. DISTRIBUTION OF STUDENTS ACCORDING TO STUDY PROGRAMMES 2003/2004

  14. Total number of enrolled 2000 – 2079 (800) 2001 – 2467 (1043) 2002 – 2421 (1229) 2003 – 2516 (904) 2004 – 2283 (732) Total number of graduates 2000 – 731 2001 – 757 2002 – 882 2003 – 951 2004 – 1148 EDUCATION • 12 institutions of higher education have study programs in IT

  15. EDUCATION IN IT SECTOR 2004 (1)

  16. EDUCATION IN IT SECTOR 2004 (2)

  17. PROBLEMS IN RESEARCHAND EDUCATION (1) • EXPERIENCED RESEARCHERS AND TEACHERS • Funding practically only from the state budget and it is too small for establishing strong research groups • Overload • Age • Weak motivation and lack of time to submit proposals for EU funding

  18. PROBLEMS IN RESEARCHAND EDUCATION (2) • YOUNG RESEARCHERS AND TEACHERS • Doctoral students, as a rule, try to work and write their PhD thesis concurrently • Overload • High rate of drop out from doctoral studies • Rather weak motivation (salaries, prestige of teaching)

  19. STRENGTH OF LATVIAN RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN IT SECTOR • Number of applicants for studies in IT is high • Number of doctoral students are growing • High standards of education • Literacy of languages • Number of qualified specialists • Relatively low labor and service costs • Relatively high quality of communications

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