<<July 4, 2000>>
Dr. Paul Lefrere <p.lefrere@open.ac.uk>
John Senyo C. Afele, Ph.D <jafele@plant.uoguelph.ca>
Mr. Lane Smith <lasmith@usaid.gov>
YO MARUNO <ymaruno@unido.org>
Dr. Antonio Pinto-Rodrigues <APinto-Rodrigues@unido.org>
Emilio Vento <evento@unido.org>
Peter T. Knight, Ph.D. <ptknight@attglobal.net>
Dear Paul:
==========
(1) Many thanks for your msg (ATTACHMENT I).
Dear John:
==========
(2) Referring to our conversation on your initiative of creating
a Global
University System/Africa/Ghana which was made during my visit
to you
last month, this may be of your interest.
I strongly suggest that you download Barbara Fillip's report
at the URL
listed in ATTACHMENT I.
(3) How is your progress of preparing a fund raising proposal
for your
workshop at your university next February?
(4) Shall we meet during the UN mtg from 7/10th to 7/12th?
Is that by
invitation only?
Dear Lane:
==========
(5) This may also be of some interest to you.
Dear Dr. Pinto-Rodrigues and Mr. Vento:
=======================================
(6) Referring to our conversation made during my visit to your
office last
January with regard to your planned workshop in Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia
in September, this may be of your interest, too.
(7) I would greatly appreciate to hear from you about your
progress on its
preparation at your earliest convenience.
Dear Peter:
===========
(8) Pls investigate the possible cooperation with Global Distance Learning Network.
Best, Tak
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ATTACHMENT I
Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2000 16:53:03 +0100
Subject: news items
To: utsumi@columbia.edu
From: P.Lefrere@open.ac.uk (Paul Lefrere)
Dear Tak
I came across these news items, which could perhaps help us
to identify
potential sponsors. Apologies if you have seen the news items
already...
Paul
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New JICA report on Distance Education in Africa
This recently published report is a comprehensive review of the
current
situation regarding distance education in Africa written by Barbara
Fillip
on behalf of the Japan International Co-operation Agency USA office,
which Barbara says represents a synthesis of a lot of written
documents
and an attempt at extracting some lessons for JICA's potential
involvement
in supporting distance education in Africa.ﾂ It looks at the potential
of
distance education in Africa in the context of the educational
challenges
facing the continent, the global information revolution and the
significant improvements in telecommunication infrastructures
in African
countries (Throughout this report, Africa refers to Sub-Saharan
Africa
only). While distance education is not new to Africa, its performance
has
been mixed and the overall impact has been limited. Some of the
reasons
for such a limited impact include the lack of an adequate
telecommunication infrastructure and lack of financial resources.
This report reviews the state of the information and communication
infrastructure on the African continent and shows that, in most
countries,
there have been significant improvements both in terms of the
regulatory
framework necessary for infrastructure development, and in terms
of the
expansion of the telecommunication infrastructure itself. With
such
significant progress in the area of telecommunication infrastructure,
distance education becomes a more viable option than in the past.
It can
also be a more cost-effective approach to addressing some of the
continentピ educational challenges.
The report highlights some of the key issues and lessons learned
in the
area of distance education, focusing on both the potential and
challenges
of integrating information and communication technologies in distance
education as well as integrating distance education in the broader
education system.
The main body of the report ends with a short section highlighting
some
possible first steps for involvement in distance education in
Africa.
Finally, additional resources are provided in appendix to the
report,
including four short case studies looking at the potential of
distance
education in Ghana, Ethiopia, Botswana and Guinea. This appendix
also
includes a tentative outline of a strategy for determining the
appropriate
level of intervention or assistance for countries at different
stages of
development in terms of both their information and communication
infrastructure and their educational systems.
Further Details: http://homestead.juno.com/bfillip/files/DEAfrica.doc
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World Bank launches Global Distance
Learning Network
The World Bank has invited government agencies, foundations and
private
companies to join in the creation of a Global Distance Learning
Network to
provide a tool for sharing development knowledge. This
independently-operated network will provide courses, seminars
and
discussion opportunities from a variety of sources around the
world.
GDLN will link the globe through a network of Distance Learning
Centres
that will support learning through videoconferencing, the Internet
and
print. GDLN builds on the World Bank Institute's Distance Learning
network
(WBIDL) which uses the World Bank's field offices as distance
learning
centres. Nearly 100 field offices are linked by the Bank's high-capacity
communications network. By the end of June 2000, an additional
17
independent Distance Learning Centres will be interconnected to
the
network. These new Centres are owned and operated by a variety
of training
and educational institutions. They will serve as prototypes for
the
further expansion of GDLN and are located all over the world with
partners
like the Ecole Nationale de lアdministration in Cote d'Ivoire
and the
Vietnam Development Centre. Two centres have been established
to date in
Europe; one in Paris and the other, in association with Universidad
Nacional de Educacion a Distancia (UNED), in Madrid. These centres
are
multimedia learning environments for adults where decision-makers
in the
development community attend seminars, participate in special
events, take
courses, and exchange knowledge and experiences with colleagues
around the world.
GDLN will have a number of different types of partners including
Charter
Partners. These partners are invited to make financial contributions
to
support the creation and operation of the Distance Learning Centres.
They
are also asked to facilitate the involvement of centres of knowledge
and
expertise in the provision of GDLN programming content and/or
equipment.
GDLN will also involve Content Partners; in this way, GDLN provides
an
extensive number of quality courses and seminars, and opens access
to the
greatest possible number of learners. GDLN will also work with
Distribution Partners and will also distribute its courses and
seminars
through other distribution partners. One such partner is the World
Bank's
own internal communication system, WBIDL. Others include the Monterrey
Institute of Technology in Mexico, Chulalongkorn University in
Thailand
and the African Virtual University (AVU) which is a first-of-its-kind
interactive-instructional telecommunications network established
to serve
the countries of sub-Saharan Africa.
Further Details: http://www.worldbank.org/distancelearning/gdln/
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List of Distribution
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/
John Senyo C. Afele, Ph.D
Director, International Program for Africa
Department of Plant Agriculture
Johnston Hall, Room 136
OAC Dean's Office
Ontario Agricultural College
University of Guelph
Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1
Tel: +1-519-824-4120 ext 6419
Fax:+1-519-824-0870
cell:+1-519-831-4862
Fax: +1-519-763-8933
Email: jafele@plant.uoguelph.ca
jafele@uoguelph.ca
http://www.uoguelph.ca/~jafele/aki-bio.htm
Mr. Lane Smith
Coordinator of the Leland Initiative
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), AFR/SD
Ronald Reagan Building
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington D.C. 20523-4600
USA
Tel: +1-202-712 0826
Fax: +1-202-216-3373
lasmith@usaid.gov
http://www.info.usaid.gov
YO MARUNO
Deputy to the Director-General and Managing Director
Investment Promotion and Institutional Capacity-Building Division
UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION
Vienna International Centre
A-1400 Vienna Austria
Tel.: (+43-1)-26026-3730
Fax: (+43-1)-26026-6809
E-mail: ymaruno@unido.org
Dr. Antonio Pinto-Rodrigues
Acting Director
Investment and Technology Promotion Branch
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Vienna International Centre
P.O. Box 300
A-1400, Vienna
Austria
tel 0043 1 26026/4864 or 3809
tel 0043 1 26026/4834 (secretary)
FAX 0043 1 26026/6805
APinto-Rodrigues@unido.org
Emilio Vento
UNIDO-ICS Liaison Officer
UNITED NATIONS
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION
Vienna International Centre
P.O. Box 300
A-1400 Vienna, Austria
Tel.: (+43-1)-26026-3726
Fax: (+43-1)-26026-6811
E-mail: evento@unido.org
Peter T. Knight, Ph.D.
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)
IP for CU-SeeMe: 198.77.80.46
ptknight@attglobal.net
peter@knight-moore.com
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http://www.knight-moore.com
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