Lithuania’s parliamentary parties have signed a pact on the national education policy, agreeing to gradually raise education spending: - enabling education to strengthen democratic society and culture, promote national, civic and political awareness, and ensure that the development and recognition of education is built on knowledge, research and development, culture and art; - considering the change in technology and realizing the importance of digital education and the application of the new technologies.

Information and communication technologies (ICT) have changed the way in which we communicate with each other, how we find needed information, work, conduct business, interact with government agencies, how we manage our social lives. ICT also impacts the macroeconomic growth, which in turn further affects society. ICT plays in various aspects of society and socioeconomic development, such as in education and training, administration, organizational relationships, project management, delivery of services, and medical care.

Mainstreaming gender equality remains crucial in countries where equal access to education is taken as a given, which is the case in the majority in EU. Indicators show that women remain at a greater risk of social exclusion, unemployment and low-quality jobs. Also, women are slightly more likely to be unemployed with the same level of education as men. This situation contrasts with the higher success rates of women in terms of completing school, accessing higher education or participating in lifelong learning. This should translate into women being in better jobs.