Russian School on the Way towards an Information Society: «The Computerization of the Education System» Project

The article considers the main ideas and specific features of the national project "The Computerization of the Education System" (CES). The project was launched February 28, 2005 by the National Workforce Training Foundation under the auspices of the Russian Ministry of Education and Science. Changes in the approaches towards the computerization of schools and the experience of earlier projects are considered. The article discusses the goals of the project and its logic, the stages and phases of its realization, its main components, and the associated possible risks.