LATVIA
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On the opening event of GOW14 in Latvia, representatives of governmental sector, nongovernmental organizations and key industry players discussed what was done during year 2013, set
objectives for 2014 and extended the national “E-skills Partnership“ aimed at development of e-Skills
for jobs in Latvia.
ICT companies and other organizations opened their doors for the “ICT career days”. The aim of this
activity was to promote the ICT profession among students aged 15-19. Students, career consultants
and teachers had opportunity to follow professionals like programmers, software testers, customer
support specialists and high level managers, as well as to attend seminars to learn more about ICT
career opportunities. More than 350 students took part in ICT Career day 2014.
LITHUANIA
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In Lithuania, 650 events have been organized during GOW. Highlights include: 110 high school
graduates attended workshops at Mykolas Romeris University for trying different professions: online
content management & communication, informatics. A workshop on coding online games organized
by the Digital Content Academy attracted 30 young students.
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Furthermore, 3 teams received special GOW14 prizes in Lego Robotics contest finals. Over 300
children from all over the country participated. At least 1,500 people have been trained in 140
libraries on income tax declaration and public e-services.