GOW2012 pictures from Sweden
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Get Online Week 2012 in the UK
From 26 March-30 March 2012 UK online centres coordinated the efforts of the European Get Online Week campaign throughout their nationwide network of centres. The network includes libraries, housing associations, community centres and many other types of community hubs. Six centres were paired up to hold simultaneous Skype sessions during European Get Online Week, demonstrating […]
GOW12 pictures from the UK
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GOW2012 story from Lithuania: “IT Club & robot Victoria”
Let me introduce Mantvydas Vaičiūnas. He is 20. Matvydas is a 1st year student at Vilnius Universtity, Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics. He has numerous awards in contests in mathematics, physics, geography, history… Being a 15 year old teenager Matvydas founded the Šakiai region IT club where its members build robots. IT club foundation In March, […]
Get Online Week 2012 in Ukraine
The core goal of the Get Online Week 2012 in Ukraine was to help bridge the Information Technology skills gap among underserved population with a focus on youth – teenagers, students and graduates. PH International has supported the Get Online Week 2012 in Ukraine through the network of 50 IDEA ICT community centers – in […]
GOW2012 pictures from Ukraine
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GOW2012 story from Russia: “And I know the world is mine just as long as I’m online!”
In Uryupinsk (Volgograd region), often called the main town of the Russian provinces, Get Online Week was held on a truly grand scale, with all of the town’s libraries and even two rural libraries taking an active part in the campaign. It had many interesting moments, but meeting Kseniya Petrunina, a well-known local singer of improvised […]
GOW2012 story from Latvia: “E-skills for employability workshops help to get a job”
During Get Online week 2012, “E-skills for employability & development” workshops took place in training centers all across Latvia. The workshops were based on the online Employment Toolkit, and the main aim was to show people how to find a new or better job by searching jobs online, preparing CV & Cover letters and promoting themselves […]
Get Online Week 2012: Telecentres reach 200.000 Europeans
Thousands of Europeans celebrated digital inclusion and empowerment during the Get Online Week campaign of Telecentre-Europe. Between 26 and 30 March 2012, more than 10.000 telecentres in 50 countries supported over 200.000 people in their online journeys. The Get Online Week counter stopped at 142.544, but this doesn’t tell the whole story of the campaign […]
GOW2012 video from Belgium: Neelie Kroes applauds the digital heroes of European telecentres
This video, created by Get Online Week supporter Liberty Global shows Neelie Kroes (EC Vice President and in charge of the Digital Agenda for Europe) at the campaign’s launch event in Brussels on March 8th. It also contains interviews with Gabi Barna (Chair of Telecentre-Europe), Ian Clifford (Deputy Chair of Telecentre-Europe), Linda Coregudo Steneberg (Director, […]
