5 ICT practitioner – a person who uses ICT at work and in business activity for the promotion of innovation and development ICT professional – a person who ensures development, working out and maintenance of ICT systems, products and solutions Re-use of information – use of the information possessed by an institution which is performed by physical or legal persons for commercial or non-commercial purposes, which is not the initial purpose of use for which the information has been obtained and prepared by performing the tasks of the institution. The exchange of information between institutions by implementing their administration functions and tasks is not re-use of information Information technology – a field of science where research is related to the business aspects of informatics and computer systems. The research object of the field is obtaining, processing and use of information in physical systems with a purpose to perform their classification, description, analysis, designing, production, maintenance and management. Analysis and synthesis of the real system structures, as well as processes taking place in them are made in the field, as well as development of the creation of abstract, algorithmic and physical system models, technical realisation of business systems, computer technologies for maintenance and management of these systems on the basis of obtaining information and knowledge, their representation and processing, modelling and imitation, metrology, designing, evaluation and selection of alternatives, optimisation, decision making, automatic regulation, computer control, training, adaptation, identification and solutions of diagnostic problems Information literacy – the ability to find, select, evaluate, manage and use information Innovation or innovative activity – the process where new developments and technologies of scientific, technical, social, cultural or other fields are implemented in the market as a saleable and competitive product or service IS – information system(s) IT – information technologies MoES – Ministry of Education and Science CISC – Culture Information Systems Centre KNAB – Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau Communication science – a field of science where the importance of information and its functioning in society and human life is investigated. It includes investigation of the types of obtaining and transmission of information (radio, press, television), substantiation of the necessity of information, analysis of perception and effect of information, its storage and use, impact of information on social communication, formation and functioning of public opinion MoC – Ministry of Culture LIA – Latvian Internet Association LIAA – Investment and Development Agency of Latvia LLU – Latvia University of Agriculture MoW – Ministry of Welfare NLL – National Library of Latvia LEGMC – State limited Liability Company “Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre” LSFRI – Latvian State Forest Research Institute LVRTC – State Joint-Stock Company “Latvia State Radio and Television Centre” Cloud computing – data processing technology by which software is accessed on the Internet. A user has access to his/her data, but he/she does not have to maintain the infrastructure, operating system and personal software information_society_development_guidelines_2014_2020.docx; Information Society Development Guidelines 2014-2020