Brief Project description:
The goal of the Project: provide electronic access to information of the public authorities and increase citizen participation through the dissemination of information on e-government services. Identifying effective steps to improve e-government services usage among the population of Lviv region.
Key objectives of the Project: promotion of electronic services, establishing the dialogue “public authorities – community”, development of Public Information Centres network.
The main result – development of the Points of Access to Public Information / Public Information Centres network on the base of public libraries and enhancing their cooperation with governmental institutions and Polish partners, eventually improvement of the citizens access to public information.
Partners in the Project:
NGO “European Dialogue”
Lviv Regional Council
Regional Training Centre of the Lviv Regional Library
Implementation period: February-June 2015.
Target groups:
Lviv Regional Council and Regional Administration – introduction of specific activities of “Regional development program on informatization of Lviv region for 2015-2017” with the following priorities: electronic access to public information and e-governance for citizens.
Public Information Centres consultants at public libraries –participation in trainings at the Regional Training Centre; testing distance courses on e-governance, monitoring skills and improvement of advisory services.
Heads of culture departments at District State Administration and Chairmen of village councils – participation in district debates about the quality of e-government at the local level and participation in the regional fair-conference “Public Information Centres – as a platform for constructive dialogue between government, communities, NGOs and libraries”
Employees of Centres for Administrative Service Provision – introduction of specific activities of “Regional development program on informatization of Lviv region for 2015-2017” with the following priorities: electronic interaction between public authorities, electronic services, electronic access to public information and e-governance for citizens.
The project is funded by the International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) within the framework of international technical assistance programme Bibliomist – Global Libraries Ukraine