The study underlines a generally positive impact of ICT both on learning outcomes and pedagogy, although there is still a clear need to bring more teachers, and the schools they are working in, to a state of high skills in using ICT. In fact the ultimate goal of ICT is to bring all schools to a state of eMaturity. Therefore, the educational system is key in facilitating the achievement of eMaturity at all levels of education. An eMature educational system must be:

• learner-centred;
• inclusive and egalitarian;
• responsive to societal needs and promoting active citizenship;
• flexibility to permit variety of access and location.

European Schoolnet aims to support Ministries of Education in facilitating the eMature educational system by a set of three main actions:

• provision of a portal for ICT in education policy and practice;
• coordination of the Policy Innovation Committee;
• organisation of the annual EMINENT conference.

To assess whether schools are eMature European Schoolnet proposes a method based on the results of the P2P research project. The framework consists of eight key areas, including:

• leadership;
• infrastructure and resources;
• curriculum planning;
• quality assurance and improvement;
• administrative use;
• standards of teaching and learning (i.e. motivation among pupils, use of portfolios, national testing, etc.).

European Schoolnet provides as well a number of services to schools to help them achieve eMaturity, namely:

• project focused innovative school activities based on ICT;
• training workshops;
• practice examples and guides;
• digital learning resources.

The full report can be downloaded here:
http://insight.eun.org/shared/data/pdf/emature_schools_in_europe_final.pdf