Croatia preparing project to develop digitally mature schools

Digitally mature schools connected to the Internet and fully equipped for IT-facilitated learning are the future of every progressive contemporary educational system, it was said at a conference organised by the Croatian Information Technology Association (CITA), the umbrella organisation of Croatian ICT experts founded in 1975.

The event focused on a national e-School project launched by the Croatian Academic and Research Centre (CARNet) with the aim of developing Croatian schools into digitally mature educational institutions.

Addressing the event, Education Minister Vedran Mornar commended the project as being very important for the country.

CARNet head Zvonimir Stanic said the project was in the pipeline, and 143 million euros should be allocated for its implementation until 2022.

Fifteen percent of the costs will be covered by Croatian central and local government budgets and 85% is to be earmarked from the European Union's funds.

A 40-million-euro pilot project within this project is to be launched on 1 January 2015 and will encompass 140 schools during its two-year implementation, Stanic said.

After that, the main part of the project will be conducted.

(Hina) ms

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