As a result of the programme, more than 70% of all police officers in
According to Cr. Guillermo León Barón, Strategic Communications Manager of the project:
“Having the skills to use ICT makes our work easier and more efficient and means we can also improve how we administer and manage ourselves and our businesses. This is of benefit to the whole community. These days, not having Internet skills can cause problems. If we want to be the ones promoting change at every level of Colombian society, then one way to begin this change is to improve the ICT skills of our police officers. They act as multipliers within our communities. If their skills improve then this has a knock-on effect throughout the community.”
The improved ICT skills of workers within government institutions have a measurable impact on the efficiency of these organisations and the communities which they serve, but also enhance the career prospects of the civil servants working within these institutions, and contribute to their personal development and lifelong learning by increasing their access to e-learning educational resources.
