ROMANIA
http://www.getonlineweek.eu/romania/
Activities and events varied very much throughout
the GOW2016 week - but all following the same
goal: helping people make the first step or a step
further towards the digital society. The Hai pe Net!
campaign in Romania focused on three main action
pillars:
1) Web accessibility for
all: citizens were invited to
perform a web accessibility
audit and to write letters to
their local or regional public
institutions to advocate for
a more accessible website
for the visually impaired
and the elderly (over 500 audits were performed
and letters were sent to public institutions with
recommendations about accesibility; 21 schools
organised joint workshops; 6 of the most accessible
websites from public institutions were awarded
prizes for their efforts and work.
2) The first click: this is one of the most
important pillars of the Romanian GOW campaign
since approx. half of Romanians have never used
a computer. This is more true for the elderly
population, but also amongst the younger
generation the percentage is as high as 35%. The
oldest person involved in GOW is now 85 and has
spent 5 hours learning and experimenting with the
internet - a great
deal when you
use it for the first
time.
3) Youth
employability:
the preferred
activity of
academic partners. There were over 2000 students
using Skillage, YouRock and assessing their digital
competence through the IC3 certification practice
tests. Many competitions and quizzes made GOW a
week full of energy and involvement.
RUSSIA
http://www.getonlineweek.eu/russia/
GOW 2016 brought together over 100 universities,
colleges, schools, NGOs and libraries throughout
Russia, supporting over 30,000 people of different
age and level of ICT competence in their online
journeys. Over 800 events and activities were
offered this year to help people get online, find
work, master digital literacy, learn new ICT skills,
create digital portfolio, build online resume and
open new opportunities with the help of ICT.
self assess their e-skills with the help of Skillage;
learn the basics of coding; develop high-speed
typing skills on the keyboard; participate in contests
on coding for beginners, create digital portfolio, built
CV and get acquainted with the Internet.
More than 10,000 participants were registered
using the campaign’s mini survey. Traditionally,
the GOW16 community was created in the social
network VK.com, where participants reported about
the activities around GOW 2016, using the hashtags
#GOW2016 and #GOW2016_Russia.
Throughout the week, all campaign participants
were offered the opportunity to test and develop
their ICT skills, master digital and mobile literacy;
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