RATIONALE

All European societies have the problem of excluded disadvantaged groups e.g. young people who leave compulsory education, low qualified and unemployed adults, unskilled women, migrants, disabled and other excluded groups. By involving these groups in the digital literacy, they will get more possibilities to avoid digital divide and be included into our society.

AIM

The project E-L4E-I has as its main aim that will compile and link, evaluate and disseminate experiences and knowledge about e-Learning favouring digital inclusion.

TARGET

The main target is professionals and experts taking part in processes of e-learning for disadvantaged people.

GENERAL OBJECTIVES

- To develop national observatories compiling and linking information about experiences of the use of e-Learning for disadvantaged groups
- To create and encourage an European digital network of observatories
- To promote the participation and intercommunication of professionals taking part of digital learning processes for disfavoured people
- To develop an "European Charter of e-Learning for Digital Inclusion"
- To disseminate the Charter all over Europe

MAIN RESULTS

1.- A digital European observatory that will link national observatories about compiling, evaluation and disseminating 250 e-Learning experiences to disadvantaged groups.
2.- The active participation of at least 250 experts in each country.
3.- The approval by the mentioned experts of the first "European Charter of Learning for Digital Inclusion"
4.- The knowledge of the Charter all over Europe.

TIMESCALE

An 18 months project: from 1-11-2002 to 30-04-2004