1. Unite-IT Uniting Europe through digital empowerment With the support of the Key Action 3 Multilateral Networks programme of the European Union

2. Key Activity 3 To complement ICT enhanced learning activities and projects under the sectoral programmes Comenius, Erasmus, Grundtvig and Leonardo da Vinci by addressing ICT teaching and learning needs across two or more of those sectors = TRANSVERSALITY. To utilize the power of ICT to develop innovative education and training practices, improve access to lifelong learning and help develop advanced management systems. To support the development of innovative ICT based content, services, pedagogies and practice for lifelong learning.

3. ICT actions in LLP Multilateral Networks to promote greater linking up and connectivity between learning communities and to foster creativity and innovation through the use of ICT (4 projects selected for funding in 2012) Priority 2: European-wide stakeholders' communities tackling the socio-economic digital divide

4. ICT Networks ICT Networks are expected to: Support the building of partnerships and networking of learning communities for exchanging ideas and experiences related to ICT for learning Networks should support knowledge sharing, increase the visibility and awareness of the benefits and impacts of ICT for learning Contribute to policy-making for efficient use of ICT enabled learning Organize conferences, workshops, fora, summer universities, etc. designed to help attain the objectives of the network and disseminate results

5. Expected impact UniteIT is a network project that – Aims at sharing knowledge, – Collect and exchange practices, – Set up debates in key topics and – Develop new strategic partnerships and dialogue

6. Objective 1 Establishing the network, providing the ground on which the members can act by exchanging practices, sharing resources and visions on digital competence for inclusion, as well as to take advantage of successful practices already in place. Procedure Handbook (M7) – LIKTA Network toolkit (M9) – IAN

7. Objective 2 Developing an online portal to serve the network, containing information, news, materials, access to network databases of practices and policies in Europe with specific regard to ICT for inclusion and social cohesion. Continuous updating of the website and of the databases. Online portal (M9) – IAN

8. Objective 3 Pooling resources both in terms of documents and practices, collected and coded by means of structured tools. Collecting practices on successful cases and strategies that lead to an improvement of social inclusion for those suffering from digital divide. Collection of practices (M12) – IF3 Policy observatory (M12) – IF3

9. Objective 4 Establishing and coordination of transnational working groups in identified sub-areas related to digital competence for inclusion, i.e. employability, access to education for groups- at-risk, access to ICTs, gender equality in digital competence etc. Working groups description (M12) – IAN

10. Objective 5 Raising awareness about the value of digital competence for inclusion and social cohesion purposes, dealing with policy makers and stakeholders at all levels, national and regional authorities, others concerned with the field. Keeping contacts with policy and decision makers and with other organisations concerned by the topic to involve them within the activities - EOS Organising webinars (M18/24/30/35) - EOS

11. Objective 6 Providing updated state-of-the-art reports on yearly basis and distributing to targeted audience Yearly report Digitally Empowered Europe (M12/24/36) – EOS

12. Objective 7 Organising a yearly conference Digital Empowerment All-Inclusive, bringing together policy makers, stakeholders, and education and training organisations. The network will be officially launched by means of the first conference. Malta (M12) – MCA, T-E Hungary (M24) – DemNet, T-E Serbia (M36) – EOS, T-E

13. Project factsheet Project duration: 36 months Start/end date: 01.11.2012-31.10.2015 Total eligible budget: 547 582 EUR EU grant: 407 736 EUR (74,46% ) Own contribution: 139 846 EUR (25,54%)

14. Project partners P#PartnerCountry 1Telecentre-Europe AISBLBelgium 2Malta Communications AuthorityMalta 3IAN International Aid NetworkSerbia 4Foundation for Development of Democratic Rights /DemNet/Hungary 5Latvian Information and Communication Techology Association /LIKTA/Latvia 6INTERFACE3Belgium 7EOS Foundation – Educating for an Open SocietyRomania 8The National Union of Students in EuropeBelgium 9TelecentarCroatia

15. Associated partners AP#Name of organizationType of institutionCityCountry 1 Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction Unit of the Government of the Republic of Serbia Project-based Unit endorsed by the Government Belgrade Serbia 2 University of Malta University or higher education institutions (tertiary level) MsidaMalta 3 Technofutur TIC (http://www.technofuturtic.be)http://www.technofuturtic.be Training center – IT Competence Center CharleroiBelgium 4 Zemgale Region Human Resource and Competences development centre http://www.jrpic.lv/en/?ID=1741 Training center – IT Competence Center JelgavaLatvia 5 Ventspils Digital Centre www.digitalaiscentrs.lv IT Training center VentspilsLatvia 6 Jekabpils Lifelong learning and Information Technologies centre http://www.titc.lv/index.php?l=LV&goodsop=lis t&catid=135 IT Training center JekabpilsLatvia