1. Provided by Toso Francesca Mossenta Davide Magonara Luca Liguori Veronica Fracaros Saverio Bianchin Luca

2. Why new technologies? Since the Lisbon Strategy, Europe decided to rely on: Since the Lisbon Strategy, Europe decided to rely on: New Technologies New Technologies Foreign Languages Foreign Languages Entrepreneurial spirit Entrepreneurial spirit Sciences Sciences The choice is due to the need for Europe to improve its economy The choice is due to the need for Europe to improve its economy As required by the Lisbon Strategy, it guarantees a welfare system in line with the development of an updated social model As required by the Lisbon Strategy, it guarantees a welfare system in line with the development of an updated social model

3. Lisbon and ICT ICT is an acronym that stands for: ICT is an acronym that stands for: Innovation Innovation Communication Communication Technologies Technologies ICT and the other tools are needed to create new and better jobs ICT and the other tools are needed to create new and better jobs This is the core of the Lisbon Strategy This is the core of the Lisbon Strategy ICT will increasingly affect society ICT will increasingly affect society

4. How new technologies affect the society At European level it was conceived to give a relevant role : At European level it was conceived to give a relevant role : School computer use, School computer use, enterprises, enterprises, institutions and families institutions and families high-speed and cheap internet high-speed and cheap internet use of better machineries in enterprises use of better machineries in enterprises

5. Computers in school, enterprises and families PC is useful to: PC is useful to: enlarge technical skills enlarge technical skills make work faster make work faster raise productivity raise productivity familiarize student to what they will use in jobs familiarize student to what they will use in jobs

6. High-speed and cheap Internet High-speed Internet is crucial to: High-speed Internet is crucial to: give all European citizens quickly information access give all European citizens quickly information access make communications easy in the most disadvantage areas particularly make communications easy in the most disadvantage areas particularly remove mobility barriers remove mobility barriers enlarge people knowledge enlarge people knowledge

7. Better machineries in enterprises Use of better machineries is crucial to: Use of better machineries is crucial to: create cheaper goods create cheaper goods create more qualitative services create more qualitative services improve working conditions improve working conditions

8. European situation “Key data on Information and Communication Technology in Schools in Europe” Let us compare what the different States in Europe do to adopt ICT four years later than the launch of the Lisbon Strategy Let us compare what the different States in Europe do to adopt ICT four years later than the launch of the Lisbon Strategy

9. ICT Differences in European States Data are from “Key Data on Information and Communication Technology in schools in Europe, broaden by Eurydice in 2004 Data are from “Key Data on Information and Communication Technology in schools in Europe, broaden by Eurydice in 2004 A further tool to better understand the strengths and e weakness in the European Technology System A further tool to better understand the strengths and e weakness in the European Technology System

10. The poll is organized referring to : Different ages: Different ages: Children aged from 9 to 10 Children aged from 9 to 10 Young people aged 15 Young people aged 15 Different fields: Different fields: Context Context Structures and organisations Structures and organisations Equipment Equipment Teachers Teachers Processes Processes

11. About ICT nowadays From the analysis a lot of differences among the European States come to light Generally speaking  Nordic Countries correctly followed the commitments taken at European level  Mediterranean Countries have a wide potential increasing margin  Eastern Countries have various and rather difficult standards of development of ICT

12. Why differences? Each State has a different tradition in technical skills Each State has a different tradition in technical skills Each State has its own school system with different time tables Each State has its own school system with different time tables Each State gives technology a comparative role in order to its economic possibilities Each State gives technology a comparative role in order to its economic possibilities

13. EU policies Europe tries to conform in all its Member States: Europe tries to conform in all its Member States: Differences among the development of ICT Differences among the development of ICT Differences related on skills needed to access ICT Differences related on skills needed to access ICT Different standards of evaluation Different standards of evaluation Differences from school to school in teaching ICT Differences from school to school in teaching ICT

14. Computer facilities Computer facilities are tools that permit to people to access the multimedia services Computer facilities are tools that permit to people to access the multimedia services For young people facilities are relied on: Computers at school Computers at school Computers at home Computers at home Use of the Internet Use of the Internet Technical support by skilled teachers Technical support by skilled teachers

15. Computerization The percentage rate of schools computers differs from 5 to 20 children per computer; but some Countries have a very less percentage The percentage rate of schools computers differs from 5 to 20 children per computer; but some Countries have a very less percentage The level of computerization at home is nearby to 50% for some Eastern Countries and reach 90% in Nordic Countries The level of computerization at home is nearby to 50% for some Eastern Countries and reach 90% in Nordic Countries

16. The Situation

17. Gross Domestic Product and ICT GDP is strictly connected with the development of ICT: the more Countries produce the more people access to technology

18. The Internet The use of the Internet is directly dependent on computerization The use of the Internet is directly dependent on computerization There are some gaps in costs and service accessibility in the different States There are some gaps in costs and service accessibility in the different States Computer is not associated to the Internet since 15 years of age: earlier it is generally used as elaborator Computer is not associated to the Internet since 15 years of age: earlier it is generally used as elaborator

19. Internet widespreading

20. Learning ICT for teachers One of the highest topics to develop is to create a widespread attitude in people who teaches to be skilled in ICT One of the highest topics to develop is to create a widespread attitude in people who teaches to be skilled in ICT It first comes computers for teachers It first comes computers for teachers After that it could come a spread and useful use of the ICT After that it could come a spread and useful use of the ICT

21. Implementing ICT The implementation of ICT is rather different from state to state in the way it is pursued The implementation of ICT is rather different from state to state in the way it is pursued All the ways chosen could give appreciable results All the ways chosen could give appreciable results The most important thing is to get an evaluation common standard for people’s ICT skills The most important thing is to get an evaluation common standard for people’s ICT skills

22. How to face the situation Since the Lisbon Strategy, European institutions gave a lot of importance to the development of new technologies: “Working together for growth and jobs”, the middle term review of the Lisbon Strategy is in line with the way undertaken in Lisbon

23. “The Middle-Term Review” and e-Europe E-Europe strategy requires E-Europe strategy requires Access to ICT for everyone Access to ICT for everyone Widespread learning of technologies Widespread learning of technologies Digital technologies use to improve life-quality Digital technologies use to improve life-quality Creation of new and better jobs Creation of new and better jobs

24. relevant implementations in 2005 Review Creation of researching poles Creation of researching poles Assign universities the structural role to implement technology on the territory Assign universities the structural role to implement technology on the territory Erase rooted gaps like: Erase rooted gaps like: Little competition Little competition Tax policy Tax policy Low speed of technologies undertaking Low speed of technologies undertaking

25. How European directives involve our experience The Internet is today the most important technology able to create a contact with other people. As a matter of fact a point of the Lisbon Strategy is: “The Member States to ensure that all schools in the Union have access to the Internet and multimedia resources by the end of 2001”

26. Personal experiences We used the Internet to do our works, therefore we constantly update our relied on information technology skills We used the Internet to do our works, therefore we constantly update our relied on information technology skills We used multimedia systems like Wiki, Forum, Blog and documents are uploaded in a web site just created for usstudents who take part in school and project work We used multimedia systems like Wiki, Forum, Blog and documents are uploaded in a web site just created for usstudents who take part in school and project work A further example of ICT implementation are ECDL courses provided to all students who want to take the licence A further example of ICT implementation are ECDL courses provided to all students who want to take the licence

27. Conclusions and Proposals The development Europe is carrying out is the only one possible to follow: The development Europe is carrying out is the only one possible to follow: It will surely produce more services and better jobs It will surely produce more services and better jobs But the question remains: Does this way guarantee a social model or will investing in human capital mean more work for people? Does this way guarantee a social model or will investing in human capital mean more work for people? Technologies will surely reduce man’s effort, but when better production will be familiar to everybody will we pursue innovation, in a sort of chain without end? Technologies will surely reduce man’s effort, but when better production will be familiar to everybody will we pursue innovation, in a sort of chain without end?

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