The “Capabilities of a smart village” project was financed through the “Local Development and Poverty Reduction” program.
The main objective of the programme “Local Development and Poverty Reduction”, hereinafter – LDPR, is strengthening of economic and social cohesion in the Republic of Croatia, which is also one of the key objectives of EEA Financial Mechanism and Norwegian Financial Mechanism.
Efficient education system represents the basis of the social and the economic development of a particular country, so the purpose of the programme LDPR is to strengthen primary education in the following areas: STEM, ICT, entrepreneurship and active citizenship.
Through the LDPR programme projects will be funded projects with an emphasis on strengthening competencies of teachers and other professionals in primary education, strengthening support to equal opportunities of education of children in primary shools, the adoption of competencies for easier employment in the future, including measures in the following areas:
- natural sciences (chemistry, physics, nature and society, biology, geography, technical culture) and mathematics
- information and communication technology in education
- inclusive education
entrepreneurship, skills development and better employment opportunities
- active citizenship.
