Transcript Lithuanian ITT Market Growth in 2002

“Lithuania: ICT status and potential”
Mr. Vytautas Vitkauskas,
President of Association Infobalt, Lithuania
E-government drivers seen by business respondents
Government
initiatives
15%
Speed
25%
E-government drivers seen by government respondents
Ease of use
5%
Lower cost
55%
Evolution of
Demand from technology
business
5%
10%
National policy
eEurope
42%
10%
Citizen demand
33%
Source: European Information Technology Observatory EITO 2002
GDP (thousands Lt per capita)
Growth rates of GDP per capita in Lithuania and the
European Union
80
80
69,8
70
70
60
60
50
50
40
40
30
30
29,1
20
20
12,2
10
0
2000
10
2003
2006
2009
2012
2015
2018
Lietuva
2021
2024
ES
2027
0
2030
ICT Share in Lithuania’s GDP in 2000-2015
according INFOBALT Strategy
17,50%
7,70%
5%
1,40%
2000
2015
Services
Production
IT Market of Baltic States in 2001
325
167,15
150,03
Estija
Latvija
Lietuva
Baltic States IT Market in 2001 was 642, 18 mln. USD
Sectors of Baltic States IT Market
19%
30%
51%
Softw are
Hardw are
IT services
Rapidly growing IT market segment is software sector.
Lithuania’s ICT Export
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In 2001 Lithuanian ICT export exceeded 50 millions EUR
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In common with electronics industry – 250 millions EUR
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In 2001-2002 38 ICT firms participated in international ICT
exhibitions and forums (CeBIT, SYSTEMS, COMDEX, SETI
and etc.)
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In 2000-2001 m. Lithuanian ICT business missions in Finland,
Germany, France, Ireland, USA .
Potential fields of Lithuanian ICT industry and
science technologies for the next 5 years
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Implementation services of traditional hardware (programming).
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Programs (PKI, etc.) of e-signature for e-business, egovernment and e-education
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Development of such systems like Intellect-House, social
security, hospital, transport, etc.
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Protection of e-accounting and m-accounting systems by esignature and bio-metric voice and finger-pint technologies.
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Development of e-business applications in ERP, SCM and CRM
fields.
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Development of open source technologies creating business
applications.
Potential fields of Lithuanian ICT industry and
science technologies for the next 5 years

Electronic sensors for food, security and other industrial sectors
of Lithuania.
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Laser technologies related to ITT.
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Scientific computer applications for biotechnology sector –
development of databases and hardware instruments.
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Development of multimedia products (applications,
encyclopedia, multilingual programs, Internet sites, CDs, DVD,
etc.).
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Implementation services of traditional hardware (programming).
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Programs (PKI, etc.) of e-signature for e-business, egovernment and e-education
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Development of such systems like Intellect-House, social
security, hospital, transport, etc.
Lithuanian ITT Market Growth in 2002
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The turnover of ITT wholesalers increased twice faster
compared to 2001.
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According “Prime Investment” data, during the first quarter of
2002, compared to 2001, IT turnover index increased 23%.
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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%)
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Turnover of personal computers in 2002 – 75 000 – 80 000
computers (during 9 months) or 50% more than during 2000.
Lithuanian ITT Market Growth in 2002
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The number of the computers in Lithuania exceeds 700 000.
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During 2002, compared to year of 2001, the turnover of ITT
retailers increased 20% on the average.
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The use of mobile telecommunications increased to 40%.
Forecast for 2002:
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mobile operators – USD 340-360 million (2001 / USD 225
millions ),
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Lithuanian Telecom – around USD 320 million.
Lithuanian ICT Market Trends the Internet Is
Used For
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Email
~ 61%
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Corespondence with business partners
~ 43%
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E-banking
~ 33%
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Market information
~ 31%
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Informative media
~ 27%
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Partner / product search
~ 18%
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Entertaiment
~ 16%
Lithuanian ITT Market Trends Data Protection
Service company
takes care of it
21.4%
Employees of the
company takes care
of it
32.0%
Other No response
1.8%
1.2%
Haven't take care of
it yet
28.9%
Well-known
specialist took care
of it
14.7%
The conclusion is that around 47% of common problems in ICT
sphere are solved by unskilled specialists.
Lithuanian ICT market growth
2001
2002
Growth
Computer use
20%
residents
30%
residents
50%
Internet use
11%
residents
20,8%
residents
90%
Computers for home use
9,2%
residents
17,2%
residents
87%
Computers for home use
connected to the Internet
34,7%
42,5%
22,5%
National Program of Public Internet Access
Points (PIAP)
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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.
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Intitial investments – 17,9 mln. Lt.
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Strategical goal – diminution of informative public digital isolation
between Lithuanian cities and regions, residents with different level of
income (digital divide).
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One of the goals – make a tipical basic set of services for residents and
representatives of small and average business.
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In 2002 has to be established 43 PIAP centers
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2003
- 276 PIAP centers
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2004
- 276 PIAP centers.
INFOBALT Association
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The INFOBALT activities in the ICT frameworks of the
European Union serve as a catalyst for the growth of the
information society in Lithuania.
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Established in 1994.
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154 members of Association INFOBALT include:
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Lithuanian information technologies, telecommunications and
office equipment companies.
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Higher education and research institutions and other
education institutions.
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Public organizations and concultancy firms.
Mission of the Association Infobalt
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Consolidate, within the framework of the Association, Lithuaniabased companies engaged in such fields as the IT,
telecommunications, office supplies, and production of electronics
to operate jointly.
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Seek to ensure favourable conditions for the development of the
IST industry with an aim of raising its share in the national GDP to
20%.
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Partake and promote joint partnership initiatives together with
science, culture and business communities as well as authorities.
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Boost the flow of foreign investments to the Lithuanian IST sector.
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Enable the Lithuanian IST sector to fulfil its potential on the global
markets.
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Support education, science and programmes promoting
development of the information society.
EU IST Project TELEBALT
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Teleworking as a Tool
 for Information Society Programme
 promotion to Baltic States
www.infobalt.lt/telebalt
EU IST Project TELEBALT
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Promotion of IST program in Baltic States.
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Present telework, telemedicine and virtual labor communities in
the Baltic States.
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Support and present 10-month projects’ proposals for the IST
program.
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Conduct the ITT research in the Lithuania.
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Create the Information Distribution Center in the Lithuania (IDC)
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Present the IST goals, possibilities and results to the audiences
of the Republic of the Lithuania.
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Ensure the means of distance learning and promote IST program.
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Present the results of realizing the IST project to the telematic
community of the Lithuania in accordance with the tendencies of
European telematics expansion.
Problems of Lithuania and telework
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Unemployment – economy - living standard
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Regional development
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Digital divide
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Rural development
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Export of specialists and workers
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Special groups of workers:
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Disabled
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Students – additional work and practice
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Pensioners
Employment problems in Visaginas district (near Ignalina
Nuclear Power Plant)
Telework governing structures of Lithuania
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Information Society Development Committee of the Seimas
and Information Society Development Committee under the
Government
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Social Affairs and Labour Committee of the Seimas and
Ministry of Social Security and Labour
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Lithuanian Labour Market Training Authority
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14 LABOUR MARKET TRAINING CENTRES
National Strategy for Information Society
Development of Lithuania
9.2. Education of the society:
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opportunities for all;
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new organisational structure of the society encouraging
people to continuously seek new knowledge;
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knowledge and competence centres;
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mechanism for recognition of distance education
(formalisation);
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networks for creation, storage and dissemination of virtual
knowledge.
TELEBALT Conference
“Teleworking for Business, Education, Research and e-Commerce”
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Vilnius, Lithuania, 21-22 October 2002
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100 speakers from 25 countries
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300 participants from 6 countries
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173 on line participants
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13 workshops
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110 presentations
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24 presentations of IST projects
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10 video – conference connections
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The TELEBALT Conference was a major event of the FP5 IST
programme in the Baltic countries.
TELEBALT Deliverables – INFOBALT
responsible
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Evaluation report of TELEBALT main conference in Vilnius.
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Adaptation of PL@ZA groupware for EU member countries - Baltic
States teleworking.
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CD - ROM “EU - Baltic States Team Work”.
Telework Domain Knowledge Centre
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Telework Domain Knowledge Centre as Ontology based application
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main features
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plan for future – develop as Ontology-based Web application
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Ontology-based applications – part of 6FP
National Strategy for Information Society
Development of Lithuania
9.4. Digital divide:
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systems of re-training;
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distance consultation and social assistance centres
Contacts
Association INFOBALT,
Vokiečių str. 28/17 – 16, 2001 Vilnius, LITHUANIA
Phone. +370 5 262 26 23, fax +370 5 262 26 29
e-mail: [email protected]
www.infobalt.lt