Lifelong Education and ICT in Georgia
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2018-04
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ДВНЗ «Київський національний економічний університет імені Вадима Гетьмана»
Abstract
Lifelong learning is defined as all the activities carried out to develop personal, social and professional skills, proficiencies and knowledge of an individual throughout his or her life. Is comprises of educational
activities including learning via formal education, learning via commonpublic education and learning via experience. Lifelong learning can instill creativity, initiative and responsiveness in people, thereby enabling them to be adapt in post-industrial society through enhancing skills, better management, and negotiation of conflicts, communication across and within
cultures, sub-cultures, families and communities.
More than ever, the advent of the knowledge economy and global economic competition compel governments to prioritize quality of education, lifelong learning and provision of educational opportunities for society.
Policymakers widely accept that access to information and communication technology (ICT) in education can help individuals to compete in the global economy by creating skilled workforce and facilitating social mobility.
Distribution of population of Georgia aged 15 and older who has carried out software related activities in June 2016 (3 or 4 activities) is 28.7%, whereas part of population that carried out none is 21.1%. Share of households with computer access is 64.7%.
Internet use is one of the necessary activities for Lifelong learning of elderly. Internet usage in the population of Georgia aged 6 and older in age group 30-59 years, within last 3 months is 61.6%, usage more than 3 months ago is1.9%, as for proportion of no usage at all – is comprises 36.5%. ICT knowledge is important for Lifelong Education.
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ICT, statistics, Lifelong learning, UNESCO
Citation
Charekishvili L. Lifelong Education and ICT in Georgia / Charekishvili Lia // Стратегічні імперативи сучасного менеджменту : зб. матеріалів ІV Міжнар. наук.-практ. конф. (19–20 квіт. 2018 р.) / М-во освіти і науки України, ДВНЗ «Київ. нац. екон. ун-т ім. Вадима Гетьмана» ; редкол.: С. М. Соболь (відп. за вип.) [та ін.]. – Київ : КНЕУ, 2018. – С. 273–278.