Telecentre Europe: From Warsaw to Malta

Dr. Mara Jakobsone, Chair Telecentre Europe24.10.2013 TE Summit, Malta

What is Telecentre-Europe

A Europe Wide Membership Association

A Europe-wide movement that brings digital opportunity and equity to all European citizens, improving their quality of life, employability and social and civic participation

A membership organization that increases the effectiveness of telecentres to provide citizens expertise in digital technologies by fostering knowledge sharing, capacity building and advocacy

A network of 39 formal member organizations that include between themselves almost 20,000 telecentres in 28 European countries

Telecentre Europe helps the citizen on a journey….

December 2012Telecentre Europe was presented at the Digital Champions meeting

January 2013

TE signs memorandum of understanding with Microsoft

Cooperation Framework: YouthSpark initiative

Areas: ICT skills ,young people and ICT careers Activities: Joint activities, e.g. Get Online WeekBenefits: TE members have access to MS software and MS training vouchers

February 2013

Telecentre Europe General Assembly in Paris

Strategic pillars:

1. ICT skills training and certification

2. Advocacy and campaigns

3. Research and innovation

4. Sustainability and development

March 2013TE participates in the Launch of the Grand Coalition for Digital jobsin Brussels + Local Coalitions established

March 2013LOCAL COALITION for e-skills and digital jobs in Latvia

March 2013Get Online week 2013

Themes:My Digital Identity My eSkills PortofolioMy online journey

Scope and reach : • 26 countries• More than 10 000 organizations• More than 200 000 participants

May 2013

SPARK 20134th Global Forum of TelecentresGranada, Spain

• Local coalitions launched during SPARK opening

• TE involved in leading many conference sessions

• Direct contacts with leaders of other continent networks

June 2013Telecentre Europe makes public itsPledge for the Grand Coalition of Digital Jobs (Digital Agenda Assembly, Dublin)

Our proposal: LOCAL COALITIONSCountriesThemes

AimStatus

Thank you all for a great year working together !

General Assembly Assembly

Board

Managing Director

Grants, Events and Campaigns

Manager

Communications Officer

EU Programmes Manager and

Financial Officer