Skaitmeninės plėtros problemos Lietuvos kaimiškose seniūnijose
LTNagrinėjami skaitmeninės plėtros procesai, vykstantys Lietuvos kaimiškose vietovėse. Dėmesys teikiamas kaimiškųjų seniūnijų centrams. Ypatinga svarba teikiama informacinių technologijų galimybių susiejimui su kasdiene kaimo gyventojų veikla, informacinių technologijų galimybėms pagerinti žmonių gerovę, sumažinti jų socialinę atskirtį. Pateikiamas valdžios ir verslo viešų interneto centrų kūrimo iniciatyvų vertinimas. Aprašoma veikla, padedanti kaimo gyventojams taikyti informacinių technologijų galimybes savo veikloje. Formuluojamos rekomendacijos skaitmeninės plėtros kaimiškose vietovėse viešajai politikai vykdyti.
ENThe paper examines the processes of digital development in rural areas of Lithuania. Digital development refers to the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) to improve productivity and competitiveness, to create economic and to social opportunities, and to enhance quality of life in rural communities (Laudetnan, 2003). The main attention is paid to the challenges of seizing ICT opportunities by rural communities and integration of these opportunities into everyday activities. The actions, which are supported by public-private partnership to increase computer literacy level, however, are only a partial solution to this problem. It improves "having" but not necessarily "usage" of ICT possibilities. The pilot project on integration of ICT possibilities into community activities in small Lithuanian towns is described. The goal of the project is to create models demonstrating ICT possibilities for the rural communities, indicating ways of encouraging and facilitating the rural communities to use ICT, unclosing existing problems of ICT integration into rural community activities. The project is initiated by Open Society Fund - Lithuania and implemented in partnership with UNESCO Chair in Informatics for the Humanities at the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, and Vilnius University Centre of Social Study. The aspects of ICT infrastructure in rural areas of Lithuania are also analysed The public-private partnership initiative on creating of public internet access centres is evaluated. The alternative ways of technical infrastructure development in rural areas are considered. The recommendations for public policy on digital development in Lithuania rural areas are presented.
