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Partnerships: an Innovative Library Service Tool
Velingrad, 17 May 2012
The modern library?
From WHAT libraries provide to HOW
libraries can change the lives of individuals
and the community
e-Inclusion through the
library?
“Active use of ICT often means better prospects for work, information or social relations for individuals. ICT helps to realise major advances in social services, healthcare or education, is a major contributor to productivity growth, and opens up many business opportunities.”
EC Communication on the European i2010 Initiative on e-Inclusion “To Be Part of the Information Society”
Meet new needs Implement a new approach/
method Provide access to a new type of
information Serve new users
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Innovative Services
Innovative Services / е-Services
e-Skills
e-Employment
e-Government
e-Health
e-Education
e-Culture
e-Society
e-Business
Partnership means cooperation for success and benefits
Common theme/scope of work Common goal Shared interest Joint activities Shared resources Equal footing Sustainability
Innovative Partnership Based Services
HOW?
Target group Needs
assessment Service
identification
Partners
Service adoption activities
Plan / Resources
Social and economic effect
Information
Innovative Partnership Based Services:Good Practices
e-Health: Belogradets
e-Employment: Ihtiman
e-Business: Vidin
Project for online banking training of citizens Partners:
the National Bank (Banco Estado Central de Chile) – online banking training in libraries
the National Revenue Agency – online tax-paying training of citizens in libraries
e-Business: Chile
Project for reducing the number of children from vulnerable communities in need of foster care Partners:
Department of Children and Families (Florida)
Healthy Families Association Family Program Association and 30
other social service provision institutions
e-Inclusion: USA
Project for developing a program based on play techniques for school drop-outs Partners:
Education center Pedagogic and psychological
assistance office Education directorate of the
municipality and the police
e-Education: Utena, Lithuania
e-Business: Pasvalis, Lithuania The library adopts a service in support of farmers, including: ICT network for farmers’
smartphones web portal for information
sharing online promotion and sale of
agricultural products
e-Government: Romania
Paying local taxes and charges Partners: the Ministry of Communications and
Information Society and the National Revenue Agency
Pilot implementation in 5 settlements since March 2011
All municipalities by end-2012
If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.
African proverb