Partners

The project is implemented by six partners from Lithuania, Slovenia, Greece, Portugal and Switzerland.

Information Technologies Institute (Lithuania), coordinator
Association Rural Internet Access Points (Lithuania)
Simbioza Genesis (Slovenia)
Instituto Politecnico de Tomar (Portugal)
Crhack Lab Foligno 4d ODV (Italy)
Ynternet.org (Switzerland), associated partner.


Information Technologies Institute

www.itinstitutas.lt/
Information technologies institute (ITI) has over 20 years of experience in digital literacy certification. ITI’s activities include non-formal IT education activities, the development of training materials, and computer literacy testing. ITI has substantial experience in designing and developing IT training and testing courses covering various subjects, including artificial intelligence, digital literacy, 3D printing, cybersecurity, creativity, and virtual/augmented reality.
ITI has experience in implementing national and international projects funded by Erasmus+, Leonardo da Vinci and EEA Grant.
Since 2013, ITI has been actively participating in Lithuania’s National Digital Coalition, a platform aimed at promoting digital skills for jobs (www.skaitmeninekoalicija.lt).


Rural Internet Access Points

https://vipt.lt
Association Rural Internet Access Points (in Lithuanian „Viešieji interneto prieigos taškai“) has been operating in Lithuania since 2006. The non-governmental, non-profit organization was founded by professionals who have been working in the field of ICT, adults/youth education for more than 17 years. The goal of the Association is to enable local individuals and institutions to build key elements of a modern and vibrant society through the promotion of new information and communication technologies, expansion of access to Internet resources, and improvement of the quality of education.


Simbioza Genesis

www.simbioza.eu
Simbioza Genesis, a social enterprise, was founded in 2014. It is an NGO with the status of a social enterprise. Simbioza is located in Ljubljana but through its network called Simbioza Community (more than 200 organizations from all statistical regions of Slovenia) operates nationwide. For almost a decade Simbioza has been working towards promoting intergenerational cooperation and the transfer of digital knowledge through the concept of lifelong learning and volunteering, on a daily basis in everyday activities through its many sustainable projects. Simbioza strives to realize its mission through topic areas that are mutually interconnected and in some segments, intertwined: digital literacy, gender inclusivity, social inclusion, social innovation, and entrepreneurship.


Instituto Politecnico de Tomar

www.ipt.pt
The Polytechnic Institute of Tomar (IPT) is a polytechnic higher education institution located in Portugal. It has extensive experience in promoting information technologies, the usage of innovative applications/digital tools and promoting information technologies in projects involving secondary education and primary education levels, through partnerships with institutions in the region with several activities in progress. 
Through the LIED.IPT – Laboratory for Pedagogical Innovation and Distance Education – an applied research laboratory from IPT: promotes the development of distance learning innovatively, using information and communication technologies; producing MOOC (Massive Open Online Course); research in distance education and learning in a collaborative environment, and also provides specialized solutions and services to the community in the field of pedagogical innovation and distance education. This Laboratory has several ongoing projects funded by national and European agencies.


CRHACK LAB FOLIGNO 4D

https://crowddreaminganew.world
CRHACK LAB FOLIGNO 4D was created to help young people develop an addiction to innovative thinking and to acquire a conscious digital practical culture, exposing them in advance to the most advanced technologies to prepare them for the new jobs that will arise in the next decade. All this with the accompaniment of a team of mentors whose multidisciplinary skills range from management and enhancement of cultural heritage to spatial computing, including communication, art, publishing and design. The NGO works as an Open Lab that makes available innovative AR/ VR technologies (such as AR/VR headsets, 3D printers etc) to the local community with the aim to involve disadvantaged youngsters who otherwise would not have access to these technologies. Particular attention is driven to the inclusion of those who are at risk of social exclusion. 


Ynternet.org

https://ynternet.org
Founded in 1998, Ynternet.org is a Research and Education Institution promotingan efficient and ethical use of technology, whilst having a responsible behaviour in the digital environment.

Ynternet.org joined YouTHink at the start of the project as a social partner with its own budget and localised the project activities for the Swiss market.