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1 The Lithuanian Pilot for CEPIS European Digital Literacy Survey: A Gap between the Perceived and the Actual States Dr. Eugenijus Telešius CEO, ECDL Lithuania Riga, Baltic IT&T 2007 Forum

2 Contents  Surveys of the General Digital Literacy in 2004-2006 in Lithuania  Two experiments with self-assessment and real testing  Opinion of holders of ECDL and ECDL Start Diploma

3 Problem  IT is changing the way of our living  Digital Literacy barrier  Insufficient attention to Digital Literacy problem  Digital Literacy researches in Lithuania  Need in European-level researches

4 Monitoring Digital Literacy in Lithuania  The General Computer Literacy Program (15 September 2004)  System for monitoring the Digital Literacy of the citizens  Ministry of Education and Science  Computer Literacy Centre at Kaunas University of Technology

5 Lithuanian Digital Literacy Surveys  Method of a questionnaire survey  Representative and adequate assessment: principle of quota groups  About 1 000 citizens aged from 16 to 70  Methodics of students with respect of their place of residence  Methodics of mobile research groups

6 Research results  About 50% of Lithuanians claim good skills

7 Research results  Stable number of respondents who can not work on the computer  One percent increase of literate citizens corresponds to about 25 000 new computer users 2004 45,63 % 2005 48,56 % 2006 49,92 %

8  77,19 % with good digital skills use the computer on a daily basis  50,7 % have Internet access  71,84 % have a computer at home  Serious warning: 50,98 % of those who work on the computer do not use the e-services Research results

9 4-Research results  Full Reports on General Computer Literacy (2004 - 2006) Available online:  http://www.emokykla.lt/lt.php/tyrimai/visuotinis_kompi uterinis_rastingumas/1131 (In Lithuanian) http://www.emokykla.lt/lt.php/tyrimai/visuotinis_kompi uterinis_rastingumas/1131

10 Self-assessment and real testing experiment, 117 accountants – postgraduate studies SkillsSelf- assessment Test results Can’t work on computer317 Poor4618 Good5734 ECDL1148

11 Self-assessment and real testing experiment, 35 teachers - postgraduate studies

12 Survey: Holders of ECDL and ECDL START Certificates  752 respondents  E-mail based questionnaire  Who encouraged you to ECDL? – Personal resolution (49,93%)  Will you seek further skills improvement? - Yes (91,83%)  Did ECDL increase your work efficiency? – Yes (80,24)

13 Survey: Holders of ECDL and ECDL START Certificates  Does ECDL make you feel stronger in EU labor market? – Yes (49,93%)  Would you recommend ECDL to your colleagues? – Yes (79,89%)  Did you find ECDL superior to other certificates? – Yes (46,6%)  Who should pay for the certification – User (22,64%), employer (41,28), state (21,17), I don’t know (14,91)

14 Importance on the European level  Establish a true understanding of the state of Digital Literacy  Country monitoring of Digital Skills  Comparison by country, gender, age and oth. factors  Compelling argument for Governments and corporations  Tool to enable increasing Digital Literacy

15  Thank you !  Dėkui !  Paldies !  Спасибо !  Dziękuje !


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