1. 1  INFOBALT'2002 4TH International Conference INFORMATION SOCIETY'2002 www.infobalt.lt ICT – LITHUANIA’S KEY TO SUCCESS Vytautas Vitkauskas President of Infobalt

2. 2 Source: European Information Technology Observatory EITO 2002 INFOBALT'2002 4TH International Conference INFORMATION SOCIETY'2002

3. 3 IT Market of Baltic States in 2001 INFOBALT'2002 4TH International Conference INFORMATION SOCIETY'2002 Baltic States IT Market in 2001 was 642, 18 mln. USD

4. 4 Sectors of Baltic States IT Market in 2001 Rapidly growing IT market segment is software sector. INFOBALT'2002 4TH International Conference INFORMATION SOCIETY'2002

5. 5 Lithuania’s ICT Export  In 2001 Lithuanian ICT export exceeded 120 000 millions EUR  In common with electronics industry – 220 000 millions EUR  In 2001-2002 38 ICT firms participated in international ICT exhibitions and forums (CeBIT, SYSTEMS, COMDEX, SETI and etc.)  In 2000-2001 m. Lithuanian ICT business missions in Finland, Germany, France, Ireland, USA and Check Republic. INFOBALT'2002 4TH International Conference INFORMATION SOCIETY'2002

6. 6 Lithuanian ICT Market Trends The Internet Is Used For  Email ~ 61%  Corespondence with business partners~ 43%  E-banking~ 33%  Market information~ 31%  Informative media~ 27%  Partner / product search ~ 18%  Entertaiment~ 16% INFOBALT'2002 4TH International Conference INFORMATION SOCIETY'2002

7. 7 Lithuanian ITT Market Trends Data Protection The conclusion is that around 47% of common problems in ICT sphere are solved by unskilled specialists. INFOBALT'2002 4TH International Conference INFORMATION SOCIETY'2002

8. 8 Lithuanian ITT Market Growth in 2002 The turnover of ITT wholesalers increased twice faster compared to 2001. According “Prime Investment” data, during the first quarter of 2002, compared to 2001, IT turnover index increased 23%. In 2002 IT market will stay at the same last year rate of growth which exceeded forecasted growth 30% (during nine moths of this year –27%) Turnover of personal computers in 2002 – 75 000 – 80 000 computers (during 9 months) or 50% more than during 2000. The number of the computers in Lithuania exceeds 600 000. During 2002, compared to year of 2001, the turnover of ITT retailers increased 20% on the average. The use of mobile telecommunications increased to 40%. Forecast for 2002: mobile operators – 1,2-1,4 billion Lt(2001 – 800 millions Lt), Lithuanian Telecom – around 1 billion Lt. INFOBALT'2002 4TH International Conference INFORMATION SOCIETY'2002

9. 9 Lithuanian ICT market growth 42,5% 17,2% residents 20,8% residents 30% residents 2002 22,5%34,7% Computers for home use connected to the Internet 87% 9,2% residents Computers for home use 90% 11% residents Internet use 50% 20% residents Computer use Growth2001 INFOBALT'2002 4TH International Conference INFORMATION SOCIETY'2002

10. 10 TELEBALT 2001-2003 INFOBALT –ES V Framework Program Contactor Promotion of IST program in Baltic States. Present telework, telemedicine and virtual labor communities in the Baltic States. Support and present 10-month projects’ proposals for the IST program. Conduct the ITT research in the Baltic States. Create the Information Distribution Centers in the Baltic States (IDC) Present the IST goals, possibilities and results to the audiences of the Republics of the Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. Ensure the means of distance learning and promote IST program. Present the results of realizing the IST project to the telematic community of the Baltic States in accordance with the tendencies of European telematics expansion. INFOBALT'2002 4TH International Conference INFORMATION SOCIETY'2002

11. 11 National Program of Public Internet Access Points (PIAP)  The task of the program – 2002-2004 m. in sixty Lithuanian local administration and 535 municipalities (464 of them are rural) establish 595 centers giving Internet services for residents free of charge.  Intitial investments – 17,9 mln. Lt.  Strategical goal – diminution of informative public digital isolation between Lithuanian cities and regions, residents with different level of income (digital divide).  One of the goals – make a tipical basic set of services for residents and representatives of small and average business.  In 2002 has to be established 43 PIAP centers 2003 - 276 PIAP centers 2004 - 276 PIAP centers. INFOBALT'2002 4TH International Conference INFORMATION SOCIETY'2002

12. 12 Potential fields of Lithuanian ICT industry and science technologies for the next 5 years  Protection of e-accounting and m-accounting systems by e-signature and bio-metric voice and finger-pint technologies.  Development of e-business applications in ERP, SCM and CRM fields.  Development of open source technologies creating business applications.  Electronic sensors for food, security and other industrial sectors of Lithuania.  Laser technologies related to ITT.  Scientific computer applications for biotechnology sector – development of databases and hardware instruments.  Development of multimedia products (applications, encyclopedia, multilingual programs, Internet sites, CDs, DVD, etc.).  Implementation services of traditional hardware (programming).  Programs (PKI, etc.) of e-signature for e-business, e-government and e-education  Development of such systems like Intellect-House, social security, hospital, transport, etc. INFOBALT'2002 4TH International Conference INFORMATION SOCIETY'2002

13. 13 ICT Share in Lithuania’s GDP in 2000-2015 according INFOBALT Strategy INFOBALT'2002 4TH International Conference INFORMATION SOCIETY'2002

14. 14 INFOBALT'2002 4TH International Conference INFORMATION SOCIETY'2002

15. 15 Association INFOBALT, Vokiečių 28/17 – 16, 2001 Vilnius, LIETUVA Phone. +370 52 62 26 23, faksas +370 52 62 26 29 e-mail: office@infobalt.lt www.infobalt.lt Contacts INFOBALT'2002 4TH International Conference INFORMATION SOCIETY'2002