Dr. Paul Lefrere <p.lefrere@open.ac.uk>
Dr. Ihor Bogdan Katerniak <ik@uar.net>
Robert J. Rodrigues <rrodrigues@paho.org>
P. Tapio Varis <tapio.varis@uta.fi>
Dr. Marco Antonio R. Dias <mardias@club-internet.fr>
Alexandre Rivas <alex_mau@argo.com.br>
Dr. Louis Padulo <padulo@libertynet.org>
Ben I. Haraguchi <haralaw@cs.com>
Peter T. Knight <ptknight@attglobal.net>
Dear Paul and Ihor:
===================
(1) Many thanks for your msg (ATTACHMENT I).
I am very glad to learn that you had very fruitful
mtg together when
Ihor visited your Open University a few days
ago.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Partnership
of Global
University System (GUS) is what I was thinking
as the follow-up step
after Tapio incorporates the GUS in Finland.
You are one step
ahead of me!! Your draft is excellent.
Thanks a lot!!
ATTACHMENT III is my revised version.
It is in the context of our
Global University System project.
This revision is also accessible at
<http://www.friends-partners.org/GLOSAS/Global_University/Global%20University%20System/Memo_of_Understanding/Cover_Sheet.html>.
(2) I am also very delighted to hear of British Council's strong
interest
and encouragement to our GUS project.
I would be very happy to have a large workshop
for your European Region
of the GUS project in Sheffield, England next
March.
BTW, what is FLISH which was mentioned in your draft of MoU?
Pls let me know the exact dates of the event ASAP.
(3) In order to meet with the expectations of the British Council,
shall we
have following together?
(a) Brainstorming on the feasibility
study on the distance learning
and telehealth/telemedicine
with participating universities from
Western, Central
and Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, Africa, Arab,
etc., with the
uses of currently available narrow-band Internet,
and of broadband
Internet when it will be available.
(b) Multipoint-to-multipoint, multimedia,
interactive
videoconferencing
via broadband Internet among some of those
countries and
North America.
(c) Multimedia telemedicine demonstration with the use of broadband Internet.
(d) Gaming simulation on international
economy and trade with the use
of broadband
Internet.
(e) Inauguration of Global Service Trust Fund (GSTF).
Dear Peter:
===========
Can you make this out? You would need to formulate the
conditionalities of global distance learning,
telehealth/telemedicine, informatics, etc., with the people
of UNESCO, WHO, ITU, ILO, World Bank, etc. by then. Let's
talk when we meet either at the Manaus workshop or in D.C. in June.
Dear Ihor:
==========
(4) What will you do with the workshop you plan to have in Ukraine?
I still think you would need it with the people
of your Ukraine and
Eastern European and NIS countries.
If we do those demonstrations in developed
countries, they can be done
superbly without much difficulties -- as we
did a NetMeeting
videoconferencing via broadband Internet between
the University of
Tampere, Finland and Montana State University
during our Tampere event
last August.
However, our primary objective is to enact
the same in developing
countries where there is not much capabilities
-- as your international
Internet connection from Lviv, Ukraine to
Warsaw, Poland is still mere 1.5 Mbps.
It is our challenge to conduct demonstrations
as much as possible with
those limited capabilities in developing countries
so that the decision-makers
in those countries will open their eyes for
the values of
broadband Internet as soon as possible.
Also, having such workshop and demonstration
in those countries will
encourage local motivated people -- and also,
we can jointly raise funds
for the workshop so that they can be autonomous
at the earliest possible time.
These are the basic reasons of our having a
mini-workshop in Manaus,
Amazona, Brazil from May 31st to June 2nd,
-- in the middle of jungle!!
Dear Bob:
=========
(5) Pls give us your suggestions/comments to this MoU from the
viewpoints of
telehealth/telemedicine -- since this does
not mention any yet.
Dear Tapio:
===========
(6) Pls expedite your process of incorporating the Global University
System
(GUS) in Finland.
This is because, unless we have the GUS, Paul
and Ihor cannot start
working on this partnership.
(7) BTW, pls coordinate the date of your workshop with your colleague
at the
United Nations University of Peace in Costa
Rica in such a way to have
it at least one month apart from the workshop
in Sheffield, England next March.
This means that yours has to be before March 1, 2001 or after April 30, 2000.
Dear Alex:
==========
(8) In a separate next day delivery, I am sending you a copy of
this MoU.
Pls make enough copies and distribute to the
attendees of your mini-workshop in Manaus on 5/31st to 6/2nd.
We need to brainstorm on this for your South
American Regional Group,
including UNAMAZ members.
I would like to have similar MoU with any specifics
of your region -- we
need to cherish and respect each region's
specifics, tradition and culture.
Dear Marco:
===========
(9) When you will be in Manaus, pls lead the brainstorming.
Dear Louis and Ben:
===================
(10) Pls read this carefully in view of the membership we talked about
during our
GLOSAS/USA board mtg last month, and send
me your suggestions/comments.
Dear Electronic Colleagues:
===========================
(11) Welcome your suggestions/comments, too.
Best, Tak
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ATTACHMENT I
Date: Thu, 18 May 2000 18:22:54 +0100
Subject: GUS MOU
To: utsumi@columbia.edu, tapio.varis@uta.fi
From: P.Lefrere@open.ac.uk (Paul Lefrere)
Dear Tak and Tapio
Ihor and I have had some very good meetings with the British Council
and
academics here. The representative from the British Council thought
that
we should be more ambitious. The result is the draft MOU that is attached.
This could get the support of many funding agencies because it fits
in
with what they want to support (more use of the internet; setting up
a
global university using the internet, the "e-university"). Also they
propose that the workshop we had in mind at the Open University should
be
made larger and moved to March 2001 (better for their budgets). They
suggest that the location of the workshop should be Sheffield England
since that is the site for a major annual conference on the Virtual
University, with government ministers and many other opinion formers.
What do you think?
Paul and Ihor
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ATTACHMENT II
Date: Fri, 19 May 2000 06:42:40 +0000
To: P.Lefrere@open.ac.uk (Paul Lefrere), utsumi@columbia.edu
From: Tapio Varis <tapio.varis@uta.fi>
Subject: Re: GUS MOU
Dear Paul,
This sounds great to me. I would need to know the month as soon as possible
(you say March) in order not to plan something in Costa Rica at the
same
time. Regards,
Tapio
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ATTACHMENT III
DRAFT
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU)
FOR
OPEN STANDARDS AND PARTNERSHIPS
OF
GLOBAL UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
(A Partnership for Providing University Education
and Professional
Development Globally and Equitably)
May 2000
Note by Takeshi Utsumi, Ph.D.
Vice President for
Technology and Coordination
Global University System
May 20, 2000
This draft was developed by Dr. Ihor Katerniak of the Lviv Institute
of
Management in Ukraine and Dr. Paul Lefrere of the Open University in
UK for
the operation of the European Regional Group of the Global University
System.
Similar MoU will be developed by other regional groups of the Asia-Pacific,
North, Central and South America, Africa and Arab, and all of them
will be
consolidated together.
Note
by Ihor Katerniak and Paul Lefrere
European Regional Group of the Global University
System
The text below incorporates extracts from the European Commission MOU
on
multimedia and learning technologies, PROMETEUS. Further text will
be added by
the Open University, the Lviv Institute of Management, Ukraine, the
Global
University System (GUS), the Global Service Trust Fund (GSTF) and other
interested parties (e.g., the European Commission, the World Bank,
the British Council, etc.).
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CONTENTS
PARTNERSHIPS OF GLOBAL UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
I. PREAMBLE
II. WHAT IS A "MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING" AND WHAT DOES ITS
SIGNATURE
MEAN?
III. THE SIGNATORIES
IV. THE STEERING COMMITTEE
A. The Terms of Reference of the Steering Committee:
B. The Chair:
C. Working Procedures:
V. THE SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS
A. The Expected Output
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ARTICLES OF MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) FOR
OPEN STANDARDS AND PARTNERSHIPS OF GLOBAL UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
PREAMBLE
ARTICLE I - SCOPE OF COOPERATION
ARTICLE II - GENERAL PRINCIPLES
ARTICLE III - ORGANIZING COOPERATION
ARTICLE IV - INFORMATION
ARTICLE V - INPUT IN POLICY MAKING
ARTICLE VI - FUNDING FOR COMMON ACTIONS
ARTICLE VII - CONCLUDING PROVISIONS
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APPLICATION FORM FOR PARTNERSHIPS OF GLOBAL UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
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PROCEDURES FOR SIGNING THE MoU AND FOR PARTICIPATION
IN GLOBAL UNIVERSITY SYSTEM PROJECT
SIGNING PROCEDURE
PROPOSING SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS
LAUNCH CONFERENCE
THE MoU LAUNCH CALENDAR SUMMARY
FOOTNOTES
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PARTNERSHIPS
OF
GLOBAL UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
I. PREAMBLE
This Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) the Partnerships of the Global
University System has been drafted as a result of a wide discussion
with a
number of important interested parties. The MoU is intended to enable
key
players to identify key common issues to the deployment of the Global
University System and other information and communications technologies
(ICT)
based learning services and the provision of multimedia access to education
and training globally. The MoU for the partnership is intended for
reaching
rapid consensus so as to enable all parties to benefit from it, for
example,
in the form of Guidelines, Recommendations and Best Practice Handbooks.
The authors express the hope that all major interests in the fields
of
educational, social and economic policy will contribute to this important
initiative. This MoU is open for signature to all public and private
organizations that share its aims and objectives and are willing to
contribute
to the work. This contribution can be in the form of direct MoU participation
or in the form of creating awareness of the issues raised by the MoU
and
disseminating the MoU results.
The MoU should complement the activities of standardization bodies globally
in
the domain of learning technologies, content and services, especially
with
regard to their mandate to identify and draft standards for learning
technologies.
II. WHAT IS A "MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING"
AND WHAT DOES ITS SIGNATURE MEAN?
This Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is a formal expression, by all
its
signatories, of the importance of making progress at international
levels in a
wide spectrum of consensus building activities in support of University
Education and Professional Development Globally and Equitably.
It will take the form of a cooperation framework signed by different
categories of actors, coming from a range of organizations, both public
and
private, which have an interest in the deployment of e-universities
and other
applications of learning technologies, content and services:
* public authorities: international, national,
regional and local, and
advisory/inspection bodies;
* consumers or learners: companies and organizations
with learning
needs for their employees or members;
schools, vocational training
and higher education;
* producers: service providers, publishers,
content providers, system
developers, telecommunications
operators, industry associations.
The MoU is a voluntary agreement, entered into by organizations and
companies
prepared to be both pioneers and active participants in developing
consensus
on issues of common interest and providing human and financial resources.
While there is no legal obligation to respect the agreements that emerge,
the
signature of the Memorandum of Understanding represents a public commitment
to
respect certain principles and to work towards specific common goals
and
consensus in specific areas.
This particular MoU implies the following public commitments:
* Commitment from signatory organizations,
to facilitate and accelerate
developments which enhance access
to education, such as e-universities, by:
1. Ensuring that the needs of the
represented sectors are well
defined for
the suppliers and developers of technology and
services relevant
to the growing global market in learning technologies.
2. Providing opportunities for
their membership to understand and to
comment on the
issues concerned.
3. Cooperating in the production
of guidelines and solutions for best
practice in
developing and standardizing digital content and
services for
learning.
* Commitment from signatory commercial developers,
and suppliers of
hardware and services, to support
specific developments based on
open, standard and widely-accepted
technologies:
1. Cooperating in the specification
of common, interoperable
standards that
will facilitate the widest possible access to
global education
and e-universities.
2. Cooperating in the specification
of common accreditation and
knowledge representation
systems.
3. Cooperating in the development
of standards for curriculum
description,
learner identification and skills inventory.
4. Cooperating in the domain of quality standards.
5. Agreeing on suitable mechanisms to ensure interoperability.
The MoU therefore represents a combination of commitments that together
will
enable and accelerate coherent developments in globally-relevant education
which no single organization, or even group of organizations, acting
in
isolation could achieve.
III. THE SIGNATORIES
The signatories of the MoU can be classified into one of the following
key
groups of participants:
1. Education and training authorities - international, national, regional or local.
2. End-users - companies and organizations
with learning needs for their
employees or
members - and their representative organizations.
3. Universities, including distance teaching universities, and schools.
4. Professional and industrial training organizations.
5. Software and hardware providers.
6. Infrastructure, network and communication providers.
7. Educational multimedia publishers.
8. Educational broadcasters.
9. Information owners and brokers such as public libraries, museums, archives etc.
10. Standardization bodies.
The Initial Signatories are those Signatories who will have their MoU
signature page and registration form arriving at the MoU Secretariat
on 30
October 2000 (tentative) at the latest. They have a right to participate
in
the electronic election of the first MoU Steering Committee and in
other
Signatory decision making which may take place before the MoU launch
conference on 22 March 2001 (tentative).
MoU decision making procedures, including the voting procedure for the
electronic election of the MoU Steering Committee, starting on 25 September
2000 (tentative), will be posted on the MoU website by 15 December
2000 (tentative).
IV. THE STEERING COMMITTEE
A Steering Committee will be elected to guide the implementation of
the MoU
for the partnership of the Global University System. The committee
will
ideally consist of a balanced representation of the above-described
key
groups, and will consist of 20 members.
It is intended that - once established - the Steering Committee will
be self-governing
and self-financing (which is to be determined by the board of the
Global University System -- noted by Takeshi Utsumi). The voting procedure
for
the first electronic election, to be held starting (date TBD), will
be posted
by (date TBD) on the MoU website (which is to be announced later --
noted by
Takeshi Utsumi).
For the purposes of this election and other electronic MoU decision
making,
the Signatories will announce the authorized e-mail address to be used
for its
electronic voting rights. This e-mail address will be sent to the MoU
Secretariat in one of the ways given at the end of this MoU document
for
communicating with the MoU Secretariat. The registration form which
can be
used for providing this and other Signatory information can be obtained
from
the above-mentioned website.
A. The Terms of Reference of the Steering Committee:
To identify barriers to the implementation of globally-accessible education
and e-universities and to organize exchange of information and creation
of
awareness to dismantle these barriers.
To develop an MoU strategy and to produce a rolling plan of action,
covering
at least six months ahead, with planned activities, expected outputs
and
significant milestones - and to monitor the implementation of the MoU.
To identify the need for Special Interest Groups and to direct and review
the
activities of Special Interest Groups as set up within the framework
of the MoU.
To organize and review the integration of recommendations and draft
agreements
from Special Interest Groups into a coherent set of guidelines and,
when
appropriate, submit these guidelines to a standardization project.
To liaise with the services of the European Commission through the Chief
of
the European Regional Group of the Global University System in obtaining
the
widest possible public, professional, industrial and political endorsement
of
these guidelines.
To ensure that the activities of the signatories come to the attention
of
other key or emerging participants in this field, and endeavor to involve
them
in the process - ideally through the signature of the MoU.
To suggest proposals for changes to the MoU, for agreement (via plenary
sessions or electronically) by MoU signatories.
To liaise with the standardization organizations, to interact on the
definition of user requirements, and to consider the availability of
standardization resources for activities initiated in response to MoU
co-operation priorities.
B. The Chair:
The chair is elected annually by the members of the Steering Committee. She/he shall:
* Moderate the meetings of the Committee.
* Act as port parole for the Committee, representing
its interests externally.
* Act as the primary point of contact with
the European Commission
through the Chief of the European
Regional Group of the Global University System.
* Ensure the smooth running of the Committee,
in general, and the
achievement of its obligations.
C. Working Procedures:
The Steering Committee defines and agrees its own working procedures,
schedules of meetings and agendas. It shall meet at least twice per
year.
The Committee shall report after each meeting, to all signatories of
the MoU,
on achievements and agreements on an MoU website with agreement of
the Chief
of the European Regional Group of the Global University System.
All documents of the Committee - such as reports of Special Interest
Groups,
minutes of meetings, etc - shall be non-confidential and available
to any
interested party on an MoU website. In addition, any document which
may be of
general public interest, shall be actively disseminated.
V. THE SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS
Initially to be proposed by the Signatories and decided by the Steering
Committee, after an electronic forum discussion, the Special Interest
Groups
should be structured around the key areas for cooperation within the
MoU.
A. The Expected Output
The output from these Special Interest Groups could be in the form of:
* A globally-accessible discussion forum.
* Guidelines.
* Best Practice Handbooks.
* Recommendations to Standards Bodies.
* Recommendations to National and International
Policy Makers.
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DRAFT
ARTICLES
OF
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU)
FOR
OPEN STANDARDS AND PARTNERSHIPS
OF
GLOBAL UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
(A Partnership for Providing University Education
and Professional Development Globally and Equitably)
May 2000
PREAMBLE
The education and training authorities and establishments, the associations
and companies of end-users, consumers, operators, content providers
and
producers of learning material and their systems, software and applications,
and observers signing this MoU are herein referred to as the 'Signatories'.
The Signatories, Committing to improving the effectiveness of the cooperation
between education and training authorities and establishments, users
of
learning technologies, service and content providers and producers
in all
legal countries of the world, Committing to fostering the development
of
common international standards for digital multimedia learning content
and
services, Committing to giving a global dimension to their cooperation,
and to
having open and effective dialogues on issues relating to learning
technologies policy with policy makers in other regions of the world,
while
upholding each country's cultural interests and specificities, Considering
that the way to achieve these goals is by following certain common
guidelines
organizing their future cooperation, Considering that these guidelines
should
be based upon an analysis of the needs expressed by users of the information
and communication technologies (ICT) in the education and training
sector,
have agreed as follows:
ARTICLE I - SCOPE OF COOPERATION
The scope of co-operation under this MoU covers all aspects of multimedia
access to education and training - creating a partnership for a common
approach to the production and delivery of learning technologies, content
and
services, including their development and application in all areas
of lifelong
learning and technological activity. This may comprise all aspects
of
research, technological development, demonstration and procurement.
ARTICLE II - GENERAL PRINCIPLES
The Signatories agree on the following general principles:
1. The Signatories will make their best efforts to improve
mutual
communication. In particular, users should
be able to use open,
interoperable technologies to formulate education
and training
requirements and business requirements for
information and communication
technologies (ICT) products and services.
2. The Signatories will explore and test various methods
of cooperation,
such as round table meetings, liaison functions,
cross-membership and
the management of common initiatives.
3. Cooperation initiated by a Signatory is open to other
Signatories if
they wish to participate and if they actively
contribute to the purpose
of the initiative. Such an initiative can
be anything from a round table
meeting to a common project or a permanent
activity. For efficiency
reasons, the initiator will seek the best
match between participants,
purpose and resources. Participants may include
persons, organizations,
and associations other than the Signatories.
4. The value of the contributions from the Signatories results
from the
active participation of their members.
5. Cooperation organized by Signatories will be supportive
of the European
Community policy of open systems and international
standards.
6. All chapters (from the first to the fifth) of this MoU
document form an
integral part of this signed MoU and are equally
valid in defining MoU
goals and procedures. In cases of differences
between the original and
translated versions of this MoU document,
the English-language original
version is the official one.
ARTICLE III - ORGANIZING COOPERATION
1. A Signatory wishing to take an initiative involving other
Signatories
will invite them, on the MoU website, by giving
timely notice, to a
series of round table meetings.
2. The Signatory that has taken the initiative to call a
round table
meeting organizes and chairs the meeting and
is responsible for
preparing the agenda and minutes of the meeting,
unless otherwise agreed.
3. If the conclusions of a series of round table meetings
require further
action from the participants, they may decide
a common action and will
in such case define their respective roles
and contributions in a
separate memorandum of understanding. Such
a memorandum of understanding
may provide for a different and appropriate
permanent structure for
cooperation for that particular subject.
4. A Signatory may take part in a round table meeting as
either a
participant or an observer. It will inform
the other participants before
the meeting starts whether it is taking part
as an observer or as a
participant. A participant is entitled to
take a position on any common
positions adopted, including the conclusions
of the meeting. An observer
does not participate in the decision making
in the meeting(s).
5. If several Signatories decide to launch the same or similar
initiative(s), they will use their best efforts
to examine together
whether it would not be more useful to combine
such initiatives. If so,
they will use their best efforts to make the
necessary arrangements for
the management of such meetings, including
agreement on who shall chair
the meetings.
6. The Signatory that has taken the initiative shall inform
all other
Signatories of their initiative on the MoU
website, including subject,
objective, participants and calendar of planned
meetings.
ARTICLE IV - INFORMATION
1. The Signatories will seek to obtain regular updated information
from
policy makers in the field of learning technologies.
2. When the Signatories consider it necessary in pursuing
the goals of the
MoU, they will allow for linking from the
MoU website or send regular
updates to other Signatories on the following
information:
i. The constitution,
objectives, composition, members (numbers,
profiles, etc.), contact persons and geographical coverage of the Signatory.
ii. Main field of activities and the services rendered to members.
iii. Published declaration in issues of interest to other Signatories.
iv. Plans for cooperation with other Signatories.
3. The Signatories with a relevant network of members will
select and
transmit all relevant information they receive
from other Signatories to
their members.
ARTICLE V - INPUT IN POLICY MAKING
1. In order to ensure appropriate input for international
education and
training policy, the Signatories will welcome
representatives of all
countries to meetings to discuss important
changes in education and
training policy relevant to learning technologies.
2. A Signatory will make its best efforts to reach a common
position with
other Signatories having similar interests
before submitting
contributions to policy makers through the
Chief of the European
Regional Group of the Global University System.
The MoU Steering
Committee or an MoU Special Interest Group
can invite national
representatives to meet with them before they
prepare such contributions.
3. When submitting contributions to policy makers through
the Chief of the
European Regional Group of the Global University
System, on matters
concerning learning technologies policy, the
Signatories will provide
evidence of the size and profile of their
consultation base. The MoU
Steering Committee can coordinate such contributions
to the policy makers.
ARTICLE VI - FUNDING FOR COMMON ACTIONS
1. The Signatories will, where appropriate, prepare proposals for common actions which:
i. Result in a valuable
and tangible contribution to the MoU objectives.
ii. Will involve their members in the
work accomplished.
iii. Will exploit fully the cooperation with
other Signatories, if
necessary with
the coordinating help of consultants or experts.
2. The Signatories will explore ways to achieve appropriate funding.
ARTICLE VII - CONCLUDING PROVISIONS
1. This MoU remains open for signature for any organization
or company
wishing to follow the guidelines laid down
herein.
2. A Signatory may at any time withdraw from the MoU. To
do so, the
Signatory will have to submit its resignation
in writing to the MoU Secretariat.
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DRAFT
APPLICATION FORM
FOR
PARTNERSHIPS
OF
GLOBAL UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
I
_____________________________________________________________ (name)
in quality of
_____________________________________________________________
(title)
declare that
___________________________________________________________________
(name and address of Signatory)
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
Subscribes to the Memorandum of Understanding "Open Standards and Partnerships
of Global University System" - A Partnership for Providing University
Education and Professional Development Globally and Equitably."
Signed in , this day of (location, date).
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
Signature
___________________________________________________________________
Tick the appropriate type of organization:
Education and training authorities (international, national, regional, local)
End-users and their representative
organizations, Universities,
including distance teaching universities,
and schools
Professional and industrial training organizations
Software and hardware providers
Infrastructure, network and communication providers
Educational multimedia publishers
Educational broadcasters
Information owners and brokers such as public libraries, museums, archives
Standardization bodies
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PROCEDURES FOR SIGNING THE MoU AND FOR PARTICIPATION
IN GLOBAL UNIVERSITY SYSTEM PROJECT
SIGNING PROCEDURE
The initiative for this MoU has been supported by Global University System.
The MoU is open for signature to all public and private organizations
that
share its aims and objectives and are willing to contribute to the
work.
The MoU Signatories and promoters will seek to attract more end-users
and
their representative organizations, multimedia service providers, educational
publishers, sectorial trade associations, large and small software
houses,
suppliers of information and communication technologies, telecommunications
operators and other infrastructure providers, as well as education
and
training institutions and public authorities to assure the best success
of this initiative.
This MoU is signed for an initial period ending 31 December, 2002 (tentative)
following which time its terms and objectives will be reviewed by all
Signatories.
The signatories are to follow the steps below.
1. The MoU should be signed by an authorized representative
empowered to
sign such documents and morally bind the signatory
organization.
2. This signature must be carried out on the signature page provided - or an exact replica.
3. The information on the signature page must be complete
to become a
Signatory. In particular, to exercise electronic
voting rights the
e-mail address must be stated, which
the Signatory authorizes to be used
on its behalf for voting. This authorized
e-mail address, and other
contact information of MoU participants of
the Signatory, is given on
the MoU registration form, supplied with this
May 2000 MoU document.
4. The signature page and the registration form should be returned to:
MoU secretariat
(Address to
be determined)
Tel: + (TBD)
Fax: + (TBD)
MoU website:
TBD
PROPOSING SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS
The Signatories have the right to propose Special Interest Groups and
to
nominate person(s) from their organization to participate. Proposals
for
Special Interest Groups and for nominations should be submitted either
by fax
(see number above) or to the initial MoU coordinator: (TBA) by e-mail.
The MoU
registration form can be used also for submitting Special Interest
Group (SIG) proposals.
LAUNCH CONFERENCE
The Signatories of the Memorandum of Understanding will be invited to
attend a
launch conference in March 2001 in Sheffield, England (tentative).
This event
will take place jointly with the FLISH conference on learning technologies.
THE MoU LAUNCH CALENDAR SUMMARY
Date
Agenda
To be determined
FOOTNOTES
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ATTACHMENT IV
Reference web sites:
1. GLOSAS/USA
http://www.friends-partners.org/GLOSAS/
2. Tampere conference:
http://www.uta.fi/EGEDL/
3. Global University System:
Paper on GUS for the Manaus, Amazon mini-workshop (May 2000):
http://www.friends-partners.org/GLOSAS/Global_University/Global%20University%20System/GUS_for_Manaus_workshop.html
and
Memorandum of Understanding for GUS Partnerships:
http://www.friends-partners.org/GLOSAS/Global_University/Global%20University%20System/Memo_of_Understanding/Cover_Sheet.html
4. Global University System: Asia-Pacific Framework:
http://www.kagawa-jc.ac.jp/~steve_mc/asia-pacific/index.html
5. Global broadband Internet networks:
http://www.friends-partners.org/GLOSAS/Tampere_Conference/Global_Broadband_Internet/Global_Broadband_Internet.html
6. Global Service Trust Fund (GSTF):
http://www.friends-partners.org/GLOSAS/Tampere_Conference/GSTF/Synopsis_2-15-00.html
and
http://www.informatics.org/clarke/projects.html
7. Manaus workshop:
http://www.argo.com.br/~alex_mau/workshop/English/wksp_E.htm
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Dr. Paul Lefrere
Senior Lecturer
Institute of Educational Technology
Open University
Walton Hall
Milton Keynes MK7 6AA
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel: +44-1-908 65 33 88
Fax: +44-1-908 67 28 02
p.lefrere@open.ac.uk
http://www-iet.open.ac.uk/
Dr. Ihor Bogdan Katerniak
Director
Lviv Institute of Management-LIM
Technology Promotion Center
57 V.Chornovil Ave.
Lviv 79601
UKRAINE
Tel: +380-322-52 2681
Fax: +380 322-52 2682
Fax: +380-322-52 4463
ik@uar.net
tpc@lim.lviv.ua
http://www.lim.lviv.ua/
http://www.uar.net/conference/
http://www.lim.lviv.ua/english/de/
http://www.lim.lviv.ua:8900/on-line/Applications/DLS-presan_in_OU.ppt
Robert J. Rodrigues, M.D.
Regional Advisor in Health Services Information Technology
Essential Drugs and Technology Program
Division of Health Systems and Services Development
Pan American Health Organization
Regional Office of the World Health Organization
525 Twenty-Third Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20037
202-974-3812
202-974-3826
Fax: 202-974-3614
rrodrigues@paho.org
NetMeeting Server: ils.paho.org
http://www.paho.org
P. Tapio Varis, Ph.D, Professor
Acting President, Global University System
Chairman, GLOSAS/Finland
Professor and Chair
Media Culture and Communication Education
Hypermedia laboratory
University of Tampere
P.O.Box 607
FIN-33101 Tampere
FINLAND
Tel: +358-3-215 6110
Tel: +358-3-614-5247--office in Hameenlinna
Tel: +358-3-215 6243--mass media lab in Tampere
GSM: +358-50-567-9833
Fax: +358-3-215 7503
tapio.varis@uta.fi
http://www.uta.fi/~titava
Dr. Marco Antonio R. Dias
Vice President, Global University System
Consultant of United Nations University
Former Director, Division of Higher Education of UNESCO
36, Rue Ernest Renan
92.190 Meudon
FRANCE
Tel: +33-1-45 34 3509
+33-1-45-68-3009 (UNU office in Paris)
Fax: +33-1-45 34 3509
mardias@club-internet.fr
m.dias@unesco.org
Alexandre Rivas, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor
Director of the Center for Environmental Sciences
University of Amazonas - Brazil
C.P. 4208, Manaus 69053-140
BRAZIL
+55-92-644 23 22
Fax: +55-92-644 23 84
alex_mau@argo.com.br
http://www.argo.com.br/~alex_mau/alex.htm
http://www.argo.com.br/~alex_mau/workshop/workshop.htm
Dr. Louis Padulo
President Emeritus, University City Science Center
Vice Chairman, GLOSAS/USA
2020 Walnut Street, #32-A
Philadelphia, PA 19103-5645
215-564-6405
Fax: 215-564-3988
padulo@libertynet.org
Ben I. Haraguchi
President
Foundation for the Support of the United Nations (FSUN)
809 United Nations Plaza, Suite 1200
New York, NY 10017
USA
Tel: +1-212-986 8114
Fax: +1-212-986 8131
haralaw@cs.com
http://www.fsun.org
Peter T. Knight
Knight, Moore - Telematics for Education and Development
Communications Development Incorporated (CDI)
Strategy, Policy, Design, Implementation, Evaluation
1808 I Street, NW, 7th Floor
Washington, DC 20006, USA
Tel: 1-202-775-2132 (secretary), 1-202-721-0348 (direct)
Fax: 1-202-775-2135 (office), 1-202-362-8482 (home)
ptknight@attglobal.net
peter@knight-moore.com
webmail: ptknight@netscape.net
http://www.knight-moore.com
http://www.cdinet.com
IP for CU-SeeMe: 198.77.80.46
http://www.knight-moore.com/projects/GSTF.html -- about GSTF
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* Takeshi Utsumi, Ph.D., P.E., Chairman, GLOSAS/USA
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* (GLObal Systems Analysis and Simulation Association in the U.S.A.)
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* Laureate of Lord Perry Award for Excellence in Distance Education
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* Founder of CAADE
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* (Consortium for Affordable and Accessible Distance Education)
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* President Emeritus and V.P. for Technology and Coordination of
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* Global University System (GUS)
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* 43-23 Colden Street, Flushing, NY 11355-3998, U.S.A.
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* Tel: 718-939-0928; Fax: 718-939-0656 (day time only--prefer email)
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* Email: utsumi@columbia.edu; Tax Exempt ID: 11-2999676
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* http://www.friends-partners.org/GLOSAS/
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