1. e-Education and Knowledge Society Knowledge Society and Law CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE Istituto di Teoria e Tecniche dell’Informazione Giuridica Maria Angela Biasiotti Florence 10 February 2006

2. Maria Angela Biasiotti, Ittig-CNRFlorence 10 February 2006 2 Information Society In 2010 Europe should become “the most competitive and dynamic knowledge- based economy in the world, capable of achieving a sustainable economic growth, with more qualified and developed employment and a greater social cohesion” European Council, Lisbon, March 2000

3. Maria Angela Biasiotti, Ittig-CNRFlorence 10 February 2006 3 i2010 - A European Information Society for Growth and Employment Priorities A single European Information Space Innovation and Investment in research Inclusion, better public services and quality of life 2006 Commission will review the contribution of ICT and digital literacy to key competences targets in Education and Training 2010 initiative Communication from the Commission COM (2005) 229 final (June 2005)

4. Maria Angela Biasiotti, Ittig-CNRFlorence 10 February 2006 4 Education & Training 2010 Human resources are the European UNION’S MAIN ASSET. They are central to the creation and trasmission of knowledge and a determining factor in each society’s potential for innovation. Lisbon Strategy needs to go ahead

5. Maria Angela Biasiotti, Ittig-CNRFlorence 10 February 2006 5 Education & Training 2010 Levers of Success Focus reform and investment on the key areas for the knowledge-based society (in higher education, adult education and continuing vocational training ) Make lifelong learning a concrete reality Establish a Europe of Education and Training (recognition of diplomas and certificates everywhere in Europe essential for developing Europen labour market and European citizenship)

6. Maria Angela Biasiotti, Ittig-CNRFlorence 10 February 2006 6 How to be reached? Information Society European political strategies are to be focused on people as the key and major resource Knowledge Society The training and teaching process is the essential step tool e-Education

7. Maria Angela Biasiotti, Ittig-CNRFlorence 10 February 2006 7 e-Education Represents the linking bridge between old-fashioned society new knowledge society

8. Maria Angela Biasiotti, Ittig-CNRFlorence 10 February 2006 8 to make educational activities more efficient and effective applying ICTs to generate new knowledge to promote social change and innovation e-Education

9. Maria Angela Biasiotti, Ittig-CNRFlorence 10 February 2006 9 two facets e-Education methodologicalconceptual 12

10. Maria Angela Biasiotti, Ittig-CNRFlorence 10 February 2006 10 Methodologically the application and use of ICTs in the various sectors of the educational system (school, university, post-graduate courses, public servants training and updating and general life-long learning)

11. Maria Angela Biasiotti, Ittig-CNRFlorence 10 February 2006 11 Conceptually the introduction of those new key concepts necessary to make citizens skilled in utilising new resources and capable of active participation to realise new prospects introduced by the Information Society

12. Maria Angela Biasiotti, Ittig-CNRFlorence 10 February 2006 12 e-Learning using new multimedia technologies and the Internet to improve the quality of learning Methodologically means is the most suitable tool for promoting e-Education

13. Maria Angela Biasiotti, Ittig-CNRFlorence 10 February 2006 13 e-Learning features is based on a reliable pedagogy-oriented technology is a social process facilitating interaction and collaboration between people implies organisational change promotes teacher/tutor/student training communities and peer-to-peer relations

14. Maria Angela Biasiotti, Ittig-CNRFlorence 10 February 2006 14 to help the individual to realise his or her full potential and lead a happy and fruitful life to reduce the disparities and inequalities between individuals or groups (the so called digital divide) to ensure that skills available meet the needs introduced by knowledge society scenarios (the so-called lifelong learning) e-Learning main goals

15. Maria Angela Biasiotti, Ittig-CNRFlorence 10 February 2006 15 e-Education Digital literacy general concepts and notions directed to all citizens for making them e-citizens (change promoters and producers) e-…Law new concepts and procedures deriving from the development of Information Society applied to specific legal domains (e-Government, e-Democracy etc.) updating of traditional legal domains and disciplines Conceptually

16. Maria Angela Biasiotti, Ittig-CNRFlorence 10 February 2006 16 The modern teaching of administrative law must take into account procedural changes introduced by the implementation of e-Government e-Education Conceptually e-Procurement Law? Example :

17. Maria Angela Biasiotti, Ittig-CNRFlorence 10 February 2006 17 Legal education in Italy Law faculties are introducing new technologies in the organisation but still very little in education (conceptually and methodologically) Blended learning (integration between traditional and online learning) is still the preminent teaching model

18. Maria Angela Biasiotti, Ittig-CNRFlorence 10 February 2006 18 Academic curricula have been slightly adjusted to most recent conceptual framework of knowledge society Many masters and post-graduate courses are being held on e-Government and Knowledge Society issues Legal education in Italy

19. Maria Angela Biasiotti, Ittig-CNRFlorence 10 February 2006 19 Training initiatives are addressed to the personnel of national Public Administrations and of regional and local governments for accelerating innovation Educational centres were created in each Italian regions for lifelong learning in e-government and information society (CRCs) e-Learning is employed in a low percentage of cases Legal education in Italy

20. Maria Angela Biasiotti, Ittig-CNRFlorence 10 February 2006 20 Numerous teaching activities in legal informatics and computer law  university curricular courses (Perugia, Milan, Florence, Pisa, Livorno, Catania)  post graduate courses and masters (Catania, Camerino)  doctorates (Florence, Genoa) Refresher courses for training public servants to the new E-government and e-Participation requirements off-line and on-line) Ittig activities

21. Maria Angela Biasiotti, Ittig-CNRFlorence 10 February 2006 21 Publication of teaching handbooks Research activities on Information Technologies applied to Law Teaching aiming at increasing the awareness of the legal world towards the introduction of ICTs Design of e-Learning modules in specific legal domains Ittig activities

22. Maria Angela Biasiotti, Ittig-CNRFlorence 10 February 2006 22 a Hypermedia tool for teaching law A first application CD-Rom on European Law, inserted as a teaching tool in a new University textbook Didalex

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24. Maria Angela Biasiotti, Ittig-CNRFlorence 10 February 2006 24 An authoring system for supporting the autonomous building of specific web-based legal tutorials a Hypermedia tool for teaching law Didalex

25. Maria Angela Biasiotti, Ittig-CNRFlorence 10 February 2006 25 authoring structure Didalex

26. Maria Angela Biasiotti, Ittig-CNRFlorence 10 February 2006 26 e-Education Prospects new knowledge society

27. Maria Angela Biasiotti, Ittig-CNRFlorence 10 February 2006 27 e-Education LEFIS activities knowledge society Prospects

28. Maria Angela Biasiotti, Ittig-CNRFlorence 10 February 2006 28 Through LEFIS experience to activate co-operative work and research to reduce differences among European member States to harmonise their social environmental prospects towards knowledge society Prospects