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Awards and prizes

 

EPSA 2011

The Knowledge Based Economy Project has received a new certification of Good Practice at the 2011 „European Public Sector Awards” (EPSA) within the European Institution of Public Administration.

The Best Practice Certificate has been received upon three evaluation steps made by an experienced jury, comprising a shortlist of 58 nominees from a total of 274 projects from 33 participating countries. The Ministry of Communications and Information Society, through the Project Management Unit, competed  in the EPSA 2011 Awards at the „Smart Public Service in a Cold Economic Climate”category. This Best Practice distinction rewards and certify the outstanding results that KEP Project has had until now.

 

The COMPUTERWORLD Honors Program

The Project Management Unit, within the Ministry of Communications and Information Society, has been named a Laureate in the 2011 ComputerWorld Honors Program.

The „Knowledge based Economy Project” joins 254 others from 23 countries as Laureates in this year’s program, from more than 1000 applicants world wide.

The Awards Ceremony will be held in June, 20th 2011, in Washington D.C., USA.

 

National Agency of Public Servants

1st Prize at the National Competition of Best Practices in Public Administration, , for "Improving public services through quality management and organizational performance" category, organized by the National Agency of Public Servants in 2010.

Knowledge based Economy Project is considered to be an example of good practice in Romania's public administration due to its remarkable results, its proven efficiency and its disseminated practices.

 

THE HIGHEST HONOR IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Finalist, at the International Project Excellence Awards 2010, in "Project Excellence in Medium-Sized Projects" category, organized by the International Project Management Association (IPMA).

The solid implementation and success of the IT&C Training Program in school and business and the eCommunity.ro Portal, both part of the KEP Project, have impressed the IPMA jury (Project Management International Association), who recommends them as one of the most important achievements in project management.

 

e-Inclusion 2008

Medal at the e-Inclusion Competitionorganized by the European Commission, at the section “Geographic Inclusion” section, Vienna, 2008. The Knowledge based Economy Project is considered an example of good practice for effective use of IT&C and digital technology to tackle social disadvantage and digital exclusion.

 

Romanian IT&C Awards 2006

Knowledge Based Economy was considered to be the "Project with the best informational content" at the Romanian IT&C Awards – Bucharest, 2006, for contributing to the extensive process of expanding access to information technologies and modern communications to rural communities.

Women in Roata de Jos want to start their own businesses

17.01.2012


On December 5th, training for commercial workers has started at PAPI Roata de Jos (Giurgiu), in the course of a project called "E-WORD (Empowering Women for Rural Development). Some 26 women are attending, all convinced the diploma they get in the end will help them either find a job or start a business.

Among the 26 women who joined the class is Aurelia Creiniceanu. At 46, she lives with a pacemaker, and such health issues are making it hard for her to find a job. When she learned that PAPI Roata de Jos organises trainings for commercial workers, she didn’t hesitate in joining. She wants to get the CNFPA certificate which will be recognised by the Ministry of Labour and the Ministry of Education< she is convinced this is the first step towards an older dream.

„I want to open a bookstore. It’s something I’ve dreamed about. No one will hire me, given my health problems. But I thought that when I have my own library it won’t be too difficult to get books, sign contracts with printing houses and talk to teachers in schools to get the exact books and teaching aids pupils require”, Aurelia Creiniceanu says.

E-Word, a rescue for women in Roata de Jos

Women in Roata de Jos who attend the course are seeing it as a salvation. Many have no qualifications and their only concern is raising children. Others need to requalify since they no longer find jobs in their line of work. “The target group is composed of stay-at-home women who are not hired and do not receive any benefits from any institutions. They are 20 to 46 years of age; some left school early and only have 8 years of schools, since for various reasons they could not continue their studies. They needed this qualification because they couldn’t get hired nowehere. Now, the course offers them an exit from home, a widening of their horizon, and a competence certificate in the end”, Cristina Drăghiciu, superior councillor at the Roata de Jos City Hall, says.

Practical training in stores

The project is implemented by the National Federation of Unions in Agriculture, Alimentation, Tobacco and Complementary Areas and Services – AGROSTAR, financed through the European Social Fund, SOP HRD 2007-2013, Priority Axis 6 – Promoting social inclusion, Key Intervention Area 6.3 – Promoting chance equality on the job market.

The curriculum is large and involves not just theory but also days of practical work in various companies. “There are six chapters of theory. Trainees are learning which documents they need in a company, health and work safety basics, how to treat customers, how to display products and to test the market. The training will last until the end of January”, Cristina Drăghiciu says.

Online resources:

Registration for trainings for the unemployed, at PAPI Diosig

PAPI, a partner in the professional training of Homocea women

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Keywords: Roata de JosGiurgiutrainingcommercial workerjob marketE-WORD projectPAPI servicesbusiness