Students at NUR enthusiastically welcomed digital library

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June 27, 2006

A digital library is one of the very important academic equipments that the National University of Rwanda (NUR) in Huye District (Butare), has been missing for better academic excellence. < ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

While launching a digital library at the University, NUR's vice-rector in charge of academics and scientific research Prof. Silas Mureramanzi, explained that the digital library, which can work even in the absence of Internet, will greatly save students from the problems caused by a non-reliable Internet connection. He stated that there is need for utilisation of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) resources due to the associated immerse benefits to the development of a country. This initiative would help students and lecturers to get the required material related to the course quickly. Lecturers will be able to post their lecture material and assignments online. The students at NUR enthusiastically welcomed the new research innovation device as a supplement to the traditional library.

Bangkok: UNESCO releases directory of ICT resources for teachers

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June 26, 2006

UNESCO Bangkok's ICT in Education unit has recently released a directory and associated CD-ROM of ICT resources for teachers.

The directory describes the content on the UNESCO SchoolNet CD-Rom, which is a set of ICT-based resources for teaching and learning of science, mathematics and language for use with secondary-level students. The UNESCO SchoolNet project aims to strengthen ICT integration in schools in a systematic way. One of the project objectives is to provide readily available and quality ICT-based resources (materials and lesson plans) for teaching and learning. The content of the CD is based on curricula from: Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam.

Imbewu to promote integration of ICTs in education in Eastern Cape

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June 22, 2006

A programme to promote integration of ICTs in all its operations in order to enhance education service delivery in the province of the Eastern Cape has been initiated by The Eastern Cape Department of Education (ECDOE).

Imbewu is an ECDOE initiative, sponsored by the British donor agency, DFID that seeks to improve learning and educational services provision in South Africa. This programme aims to streamline ICT usage in the areas of educational management, governance, reporting and consultation as a way of improving service delivery in the sector as stated by the ECDOE Imbewu 2 co-coordinator, Mr. John Bartlett. This programme has been on the forefront of ICT roll out strategy document development which has recently been approved by the national government. One of the major areas of focus proposed in the document include the piloting of the electronic interactive whiteboard and e-Beam projects. Both of these are teaching aids that will enable teachers to conduct interactive demonstrations on a white board which is linked to a computer and a projector. At the heart of this programme is providing training programmes for the recipients of these computers and we are currently working with the South African Schools Management System (SASMS) to provide basic training services to targeted participants.

Intel to renovate method of learning in Korea

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June 22, 2006

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According to Brenda Musilli, worldwide director of education at Intel Corp., technology contributes to renovating education and sharpening national competitiveness in a fast-changing information and knowledge-based era.

Musilli gave this statement while speaking at the first Asia Education Leadership Forum, at Seoul. Last October, Intel signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the education ministry to jointly train teachers, principals and policymakers until 2010. Under the MOU, both agreed to jointly expand the Intel Teach to the Future program to all teachers and administrators in Korea by 2010. Over 25,000 teachers and 1,000 future teachers have since been trained at 10 universities nationwide. Speaking at the forum, Musilli said Intel has a long-standing commitment to education. She said that success in the global economy is increasingly linked to the quality of a nation's education. Based on Korea's highly advanced ICT infrastructure Intel is planning to invest in research and development (R&D) that will develop e-Learning and u-learning training programs that will help teachers strengthen their teaching skills in the 21st century.

eGL centre launched in Singapore

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June 22, 2006

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Singapore launched an e-Government Leadership Centre to share its successful e-Gov initiatives and provide critical training to its own public officials and counterparts from other countries.

The eGL centre will be a joint initiative of Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore National University's Institute of Systems Science and the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA). eGL will become operational in October 2006 and will seek to provide quality e-Gov education, research and consulting. eGL will be an autonomous graduate school of NUS and will provide education and training to the next generation of Asian policy makers and leaders. It will offer Masters degrees in public policy, public administration and public management. There will be courses on e-Gov policy, strategic ICT planning, ICT governance, Business Process reengineering, sourcing strategies and project management.

Korea establishes ICT fund at ADB for achieving MDGs

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June 22, 2006

The Manilla-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced its $20 million pact with the Republic of Korea that will help the Bank to assist its member countries to achieve MDGs with strategic uses of ICTs. < ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

The fund consists of two components – the e-Asia and the Knowledge Partnership Fund – that will be operated and administered by ADB. The e-Asia program will seek to support projects aiming towards bridging the digital divide through studies and research, education and training, information dissemination and networking through workshops and publications, and innovative approaches to promoting ICT. The Knowledge Partnership program aims at building capacities in ADB member countries through workshops, research, training and other innovative programmes.

Effective ICT policy in Jamaica

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June 22, 2006

Phillip Paulwell, Minister of Industry, Technology, Energy and Commerce, Jamaica, stated that the collaboration between the Ministry of Education and Youth and the technology arm of his Ministry, as one that had resulted in the creation of an effective Information Communication Technology (ICT) policy for the country.< ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

Mr. Paulwell stated, during his address at the opening ceremony of the second meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Caribbean Knowledge and Learning Network (CKLN), that the policy seeks to define the roles of all parties in the new smart partnerships of the public, private and community sectors required to drive the far reaching changes needed to achieve knowledge for all. The CKLN project seeks to upgrade the skills and knowledge of human resources in the region through greater regional collaboration and connectivity. CKLN looks to develop online learning in the region. Mr. Paulwell further advised the gathering that research had shown that ICT had the capacity to provide stakeholders and administrators with new tools for increased learning opportunities.

Launch of English Express by Aptech

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June 21, 2006

Aptech Limited, the global learning solutions major, today announced the launch of a new brand – English Express, an English Learning Academy. The academy offers courses for all levels – from beginner to advanced, through their spacious & well-equipped facilities and the country's finest 'Digital Language Lab' to enable an effective blended learning delivery methodology. Currently, the academy has four centres in Bangalore. Aptech plans to open about 70 English Express centres across the country over the next one year. The academy has collaborated with Cambridge University Press for English Language Teaching (ELT) to provide authorized course material and English Express is also the authorised examination centre for conducting Cambridge ESOL certification examinations. The courses range from General English, Spoken English, Business Communication Skills, preparation for TOEFL & IELTS, English for Professionals, Corporate training and Teachers' training.

Speaking on the initiative, Ninad Karpe, CEO & MD, Aptech Limited, said, 'According to experts, the market for English training is expected to be approximately US$1.4 bn a year. With English Express, we have entered this segment to address the huge Indian market for improving English proficiency.' The academy will have state of the art facilities with excellent infrastructure, Glottophone's digital language lab and internationally trained teachers. There is also a special library to provide studying resources like journals, books, videos, CDs and online material. Aptech is a well diversified Learning Solutions company with two main streams of businesses

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