Press Release: Commission adopts ‘eLearning’ to adapt our education and training systems to the knowledge economy and digital culture

At the Lisbon European Council on 23 and 24 March 2000, the Heads of State and Government set the Union the objective of becoming 'the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-driven economy in the world'. Europe which enjoys one of the highest levels of education and has the necessary investment capacity still lags far behind in the use of the new information and communication technologies. The eLearning initiative, which the European Commission adopted on 24.5.00, is designed to enable Europe to catch up by intensifying its efforts. It implements and extends into education and training the eEurope action plan, including in particular the guidelines for employment.

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