E-Learning (C7) The Next Steps

1. E-Learning (C7) The Next Steps WSIS Stocktaking Exercise Jaroslaw Ponder Project and Initiatives Department International Telecommunication Union 2nd Facilitation Meeting on Action Line C7 e-Learning ITU Headquarters, Geneva, 23 May 2007

2. WSIS Stocktaking • Ongoing process • Collaborative database • Distributed approach • Online questionnaire • More than 3’300 projects registered • Basis for future evaluation • Report on Stocktaking published on regular basis • Endorsed in the WSIS Outcome documents

3. Stocktaking and Tunis • Tunis Agenda, paragraph 120 • “The sharing of information related to the implementation of WSIS outcomes is an important element of evaluation. We note with appreciation the report on the Stocktaking of WSIS-related activities, which will serve as one of thevaluable tools for assisting with the follow-up, beyond the conclusion of the Tunis Phase of the Summit, as well as the “Golden Book” of initiatives launched during the Tunis phase. We encourage all WSIS stakeholders to continue to contribute information on their activities to the public WSIS stocktaking database,maintained by ITU. In this regard, we invite all countries to gather information at the national level with the involvement of all stakeholders, to contribute to the stocktaking.”

4. Miscellaneous Business 1.1% Entities Civil 5.1% Society 11.0% Governments 55.6% International Organisations 27.2% 3282 Entries Registered 5 May 2007 By stakeholder By WSIS Action Line Stakeholders (C1) 44.8% Infrastructure (C2) 41.3% 57.8% Access to info (C3) Capacity-bldg (C4) 44.9% 22.3% Security (C5) 3rd largest category; 1474 projects registered Enabling env't (C6) 32.3% ICT appl's (C7) 44.9% 19.9% Cultural etc (C8) Media (C9) 10.4% Ethics (C10) 8.5% 25.7% Cooperation (C11) 23.5% Objectives (B) 12.6% Digital solidarity (D) 11.0% Follow-up (E) Tunis Phase (F) 10.5%

5. E-Learning (C7)90 related projects 5 May 2007 By stakeholder

6. E-Learning (C7)90 related projects 5 May 2007 The Multi-stakeholder Partnerships and Registered Entries

7. Selected Projects: Governments • QATAR • Promote learning management systems and pedagogical trainings to Independent Schools to improve the learning and teaching through ICT integration Learning Management System: Provides teaching and learning tools to improve content delivery, facilitate resource accessibility, enhance communication and expedite administrative tasks • Republic of Moldova • Since 2001,it became a tradition to hold each year, in April, the Conference BIT+ with active support of state bodies and representatives of science from the Republic of Moldova, with participation of managers of national and international companies, who activate in the field of information and communication technologies. • Philippines • National English Proficiency Program of CHED aims to conduct intensive courses to improve the English proficiency of the faculty in areas targeted for call center operations. 1133 1515

8. Selected Projects: Governments • Brunei • Ministry of Education e-Education strategy plan goals are to achieve the following: - Provision of reliable and efficient ICT resources - Provision of appropriate and relevant training to all stakeholders - Increased ICT pervasiveness in the working and learning environment - Transformation of the teaching and learning environment where appropriate • Egypt • The main objective of the Illiteracy Eradication Initiative is to produce electronic, efficient, and simple content for teaching Arabic words, characters, and elementary mathematics to the populous through IT Clubs, the Internet, and CDs • Ukraine • Plan of measures are elaborate as national program of step-by-step information society development in Ukraine. With these programs we expect to find optimal solutions to global problems by effective usage of e-learning techniques. 1133 1515

9. Selected ProjectsInternational and Regional Organisations • Commonwealth Secretariat • This project builds on already existing efforts and initiatives and is currently developing a set of bilingual, dynamic websites and a system of email accounts to aid learning. • United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) • The main goal of the project is to empower the poor and disadvantaged communities through the transformation of existing ICT access points in selected countries around the world into knowledge hubs of global knowledge networks. • UNRWA • ICT in UNRWA GAZA Schools project aims to introduce ICT as curriculum & to use ICT to enhance teaching and learning across the curriculum.

10. Selected Projects: Civil Society • Belgium: The Destree Institute • The Destree Institute will organise on Saturday 8th March 2008 in Liège (Wallonia), the International Conference "Millennia 2015”. Millennia aims to build some answers to the divides linked to gender (political, economical and social, educational and cultural). • Netherlands - Viafrica foundation • All projects are aimed at effectively using ICT in education and local organisations. At the moment, the pjoect focuses on enabling secondary schools to effectively integrate ICT in their curricula. • Egypt - Tanweer for Education & Development Association • The objective of the project is to implement a self study program using ICT to help illiterates learn how to write and read. By the end of the program 1200 illiterates will not only have eliminated their illiteracy but learned how to use the ICT. 1133 1515

11. WSIS Stocktaking: Future • Tracking progress made in building the Information Society • Maintaining and improving the Internet-based Stocktaking Database • Adding new sub-definitions of the projectsfor each action line • Encouraging all WSIS stakeholders to submit and update descriptions of projects • Establishing the necessary links to moderators/facilitators to share and exchange information efficiently • Distributing WSIS stocktaking interface

12. Now each WSIS stakeholder will be able to consult database resources and submit new entries without changing web environment Distributed Approach WSIS Stocktaking Official Page By zero marginal cost, the WSIS Stocktaking offers an attractive and efficient tool facilitating WSIS follow-up process on national, regional and international level!!! Exemplary Web-Page 1 3 2 24 February 2006 E-mail: WSIS-Stocktaking@itu.int 12

13. Stakeholders Efficient and reach in resources tool facilitating WSIS follow-up process New wayof gathering information on the WSIS implementation on each level Enriched web-content at zero cost WSIS Database Popularization of the tool among all WSIS stakeholders Significant impact on the number of new entries Attractive offerto the WSIS Stakeholders encouraging WSIS follow-up process by zero cost Advantages

14. WSIS Stocktaking: Future • Raisingawareness of the content of the database among all WSIS stakeholders through greater information and publicity • Developing analytical tools and materials emphasizing countries’ experiences and best practices • Regular publication of future editions of the Stocktaking Reportto present the efforts of all stakeholders in WSIS implementation

15. We are building the Information Society together! Thank you very much for Your attention! wsis-stocktaking@itu.int