Italy

The DU Italy Team is a very tight knit, enthusiastic group of motivated ST people sharing the values set forth by ST culture, which involve commitment to contributing to sustainable development through social responsibility.

Computer literacy courses (ICB and ICBF) were born in Catania in 2002, from the joint work by the IT group and STUniversity.

Many of the first ICB trainers who then contributed to spread DU around the world were formed here. Italian DU key trainers still travel to remote parts of the word in order to start up the “Train the trainer” program and form new trainers to the Program.

Agrate ICB

Agrate, which hosts an ST R&D, design and industrial center, is home to another active DU Team, who is relentlessly working on organizing new computer literacy courses.

In the past months, both external ICB courses and internal ones were organized. The latter target ST colleagues, as well as their families and relatives.

They take place in the evening hours, outside working hours or on Saturday mornings.

External courses, on the other hand, are organized not only in Agrate, but also in neighbouring towns and villages.

Partner schools or associations typically provide a computer room for the training. The ICB course is delivered by ST trainers, together with a copy of the ICB manual. Courses are organized in ten sessions, of two hours each.

At the end of the course, participants are awarded a frequency certificate.

Catania ICB

A feedback form filled in by participants has proved a widespread satisfaction with regard to the course.

It has enabled organizers to receive suggestions and envisage possible adjustments to the course for the future, such as expanding the time dedicated to internet surfing and practical exercises.

Italian DU sites in Agrate, Catania and Napoli have reached important results so far and some new projects will soon be on the stocks.