Welcoming new members to the committee, co-chair Fabrizio Cardinali, the CEO of Giunti Labs, said, "Use of technology enables personalised learning approaches that will provide organisations with a workforce capable of learning and re-learning in the face of the challenges presented by the current economic crisis."

ELIG's new Executive Committee will lead an organisation that has almost doubled its membership since 2007. ELIG members have recently contributed to a major research effort on eLearning in the Near East and North Africa and have established a vocal Public Policy Group, which is actively participating in the European Year of Creativity and Innovation.


Through a strategic partnership with ICWE GmbH, the Berlin-based international training and development event organiser, ELIG will secure a high level presence at major eLearning events such as Online Educa and eLearning Africa. Meanwhile, requests for ELIG members to address other key eLearning forums like Learning Impact 2009 and EDEN demonstrate the organisation's growing status as the European voice of the learning industry.


Emphasizing the importance of workplace learning, ELIG co-chair, Joe Hegarty, who is the Director of Operations at Intel Innovations Centres, said, "The role of ICT in supporting the development of 21st century skills, especially those needed in modern industry, is well documented. These skills are not well supported by traditional learning approaches. Self-motivated, individualized, group and collaborative learning processes, supported by ICT will contribute significantly to the preparation of a more flexible modern workforce."