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 ==The Need==
-The creators of the method have previously (1991) developed [[CYBER KIDS]] who have envisioned that introducing advanced computer technology in the lives of a critical number of young children using an educationally relevant and socially responsible, peace-enhancing curriculum would allow them to promote creativity, innovation, imagination, and problem solving abilities, would help them “transcend” the country’s educational and political life and move the new generation a decade ahead. Almost 30 years later, Cyprus ranks bottom 5 in the EU in every ICT-, digital literacy related score<ref>EUKIDS Online Reports (2018). http://www.lse.ac.uk/media-and-communications/research/research-projects/ eu-kids-online/reports-and-findings Last retrieved 8/9/2018.</ref>,<ref>Eurobarometer (2018). Special Eurobarometer 438 - October 2015 “E-Communications and the Digital Single Market” ec.europa.eu/commfrontoffice/publicopinion/index.cfm/Survey/getSurveyDetail/instruments/SPECIAL/ surveyKy/2062 Last retrieved 8/9/2018.</ref>
+The creators of the method have previously (1991) developed [[CYBER KIDS]] who have envisioned that introducing advanced computer technology in the lives of a critical number of young children using an educationally relevant and socially responsible, peace-enhancing curriculum would allow them to promote creativity, innovation, imagination, and problem solving abilities, would help them “transcend” the country’s educational and political life and move the new generation a decade ahead. In the 10 years of its operations, the [[CYBER KIDS]] reached more than 20,000 children in Cyprus and beyond<ref>Laouris, Y. & Anastasiou, H. (2005). The introduction of IT in the lives of children as a service to global peace: Experiences from a nation-wide experiment 15 years after. Proc. 4th World Conference on Mobile Learning, mLearn 2005, Oct 25 – 28, Cape Town, South Africa. On line: www.mlearn.org.za/CD/papers/Laouris%20&%20Anastasiou.pdf.
+</ref>. However, today, almost 30 years later, Cyprus ranks bottom 5 in the EU in every ICT-, digital literacy related score<ref>EUKIDS Online Reports (2018). http://www.lse.ac.uk/media-and-communications/research/research-projects/ eu-kids-online/reports-and-findings Last retrieved 8/9/2018.</ref>,<ref>Eurobarometer (2018). Special Eurobarometer 438 - October 2015 “E-Communications and the Digital Single Market” ec.europa.eu/commfrontoffice/publicopinion/index.cfm/Survey/getSurveyDetail/instruments/SPECIAL/ surveyKy/2062 Last retrieved 8/9/2018.</ref>. This new need encouraged the new initiative.
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