Transcript IST DEVELOPMENT IN LATVIA

IST DEVELOPMENT
IN LATVIA
Professor Janis Grundspenkis
Riga Technical University
Faculty of Computer Science and
Information Technology
Department of Systems Theory
and Design
WORK FORCE IN THE
INFORMATION AGE
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Information age requires
abilities to use information
technology
 abilities to process information
 abilities to learn new knowledge and
to get skills (new type of intelligent
work – knowledge work)
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The most important production
factor of information age economics
is knowledge based high quality
work force
STRUCTURAL FEATURES OF
INFORMATION SOCIETY
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Information society is based on
 knowledge generation
 information technologies used for
information processing
Information society is organized in
network structures
The main activities of information society
on the global level are integrated into a
network that due to the communication
and transport infrastructure is operating
as a united organism
CHARACTERISTICS
OF INFORMATION SOCIETY
MODELS (1)
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TECHNOLOGY
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Infrastructure
 Production
 Knowledge
Education
 Care of public
health
 Welfare of
inhabitants
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ECONOMICS
National
economy
 Business
 Innovation
WELFARE
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VALUES OF
SOCIETY
CHARACTERISTICS
OF INFORMATION SOCIETY
MODELS (2)
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TECHNOLOGY
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INFRASTRUCTURE
• Number of Internet sites (per 100 inhabitants)
• Number of mobile cell phones (per 1000 inhabitants)
PRODUCTION
• Export of high tech production (% from total export)
• E-commerce (number of servers per 100 000
inhabitants)
KNOWLEDGE
• Internet users (%)
• Number of university students which study
mathematics and engineering, and are involved in
research
CHARACTERISTICS
OF INFORMATION SOCIETY
MODELS (3)
 WELFARE
 EDUCATION
•Enrollment at schools, secondary
schools, institutions of higher
education and universities
•Functional reading and writing skills
INFRASTRUCTURE
Penetration of ICT
PCs/100
Internet/100
Mobile Cell Phone/100
Enterprises which have
at least one computer
Enterprises with
Internet connections
2002 2005
19
33
6
25
34,2
59
51
75
36
>50
PRODUCTION
THE STRUCTURE OF INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY BRANCH IN LATVIA
IS maintenance
15,3%
Consulting
3,2%
Hardware maintenance
and repair
15,3%
Hardware
marketing
10,5%
Hardware
manufacturing
9,7%
Telecommunications
13,8%
Software
development
24,2%
Software
marketing
4%
Internet and
E-commerce services
4%
Software marketing
Hardware
marketing
Maintenance and
repair of equipment
Consultations
Maintenance of
information systems
INTENET, ecommerce services
Telecommunication
services
Software
development
Operators of
telecommunication
networks
Computer and
equipment
manufacturing
DISTRIBUTION OF
QUALIFICATION LEVELS IN IT
SECTORS
50%
45%
first level of qualification
40%
second level of qualification
35%
third level of qualification
fourth level of qualification
30%
fifth level of qualification
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
STATE FINANCING
OF RESEARCH
Molecular biology,
microbiology,
biotechnology,
virusology
7,15%
Medicine
10,60%
Biology, environment
and land
9,95%
Technology (material,
chemical, pharmacy)
4,76%
Physics,
mathematics,
astronomy
11,44%
Mechanics,
mechanical
engineering,
energetics
7,61%
Agriculture
11,14%
History
3,10% Linguistics, history of
literature, study of
folklore
4,02%
Chemistry
10,42%
Philosophy, sociology,
psychology, pedagogy
6,27%
Informatics
5,71%
Forestry
Economics, law 1,85%
5,98%
RESEARCH AREAS
(PROJECTS FINANCED BY THE LATVIAN
COUNCIL OF SCIENCE, YEAR 2005)
No
Research area
Number of
projects
Financing,
%
11
30,44
1.
Applications of CS and IT
2.
Electronics
8
20,76
3.
Signal processing and
communications
8
15,08
4.
Artificial intelligence and
knowledge-based systems
8
13,49
5.
System modelling and
simulation
5
10,79
6.
Software engineering and
information systems
5
9,44
Total
45
NUMBER OF STUDENTS
IN STUDY YEAR 2004/2005
 Total
number – 130693
 Computer science and IT
students 10%
 Number of graduates 1000
 Number of PhD thesis in
mathematics and IT – 22
DISTRIBUTION OF STUDENTS
ACCORDING TO STUDY
PROGRAMMES 2003/2004
Teacher
training and
education
sciences
15%
Services
3%
Humanities
and arts
7%
Natural
sciences and
art
Engineering
5%
and
technologies
11%
Agriculture
2%
Social
sciences
54%
Health and
health care
3%
EDUCATION
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12 institutions of higher education
have study programs in IT
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Total number of
enrolled
2000
 2001
 2002
 2003
 2004
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–
–
–
–
–
2079
2467
2421
2516
2283
(800)
(1043)
(1229)
(904)
(732)
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Total number
of graduates
2000
 2001
 2002
 2003
 2004
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–
–
–
–
–
731
757
882
951
1148
EDUCATION IN IT
SECTOR 2004 (1)
Number of
enrolled
University
Number of
graduates
1. Riga Technical University
1A. Computer Science and
Information Technology
1B. Electronics and
Telecommunications
961 / 40
586 / 36
737
472
375 / 4
265
2. University of Latvia
220 / 38
202
0 / 455
105
366 / 192
104
1547 / 725
1148
3. Institute of Transport and
Communications
4. Other Institutions of Higher Education
Total
EDUCATION IN IT
SECTOR 2004 (2)
Study program
1. 1st level professional studies
2. Bachelor studies
3. 2nd level professional studies
4. Master studies
5. Doctoral studies
Total
Number of
enrolled
168 / 76
824 / 396
189 / 113
341 / 140
25 / 0
1547 / 725
Number of
graduates
85
578
95
379
11
1148
PROBLEMS IN RESEARCH
AND EDUCATION (1)
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EXPERIENCED RESEARCHERS
AND TEACHERS
 Funding practically only from the
state budget and it is too small for
establishing strong research
groups
 Overload
 Age
 Weak motivation and lack of time
to submit proposals for EU funding
PROBLEMS IN RESEARCH
AND EDUCATION (2)
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YOUNG RESEARCHERS AND
TEACHERS
Doctoral students, as a rule, try to
work and write their PhD thesis
concurrently
 Overload
 High rate of drop out from doctoral
studies
 Rather weak motivation (salaries,
prestige of teaching)
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STRENGTH OF LATVIAN RESEARCH
AND EDUCATION IN IT SECTOR
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Number of applicants for studies in IT is
high
Number of doctoral students are growing
High standards of education
Literacy of languages
Number of qualified specialists
Relatively low labor and service costs
Relatively high quality of communications