Side event ICT4allforum Tunis +4 Seminar on “E-learning on High Technology and Science for Developing Countries Strategy and Synergies”

Seminar on “E-learning on High Technology and Science for Developing Countries Strategy and Synergies”

The Tunisian Association for scientific research assistance over the net Atars' net www.atarsnet.org.tn  and the International Centre for Science and High Technology of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (ICS-UNIDO) will cooperate in the organization of a thematic seminar to be held on 23 November 2009 on:“E-learning on high technology and science for Developing Countries Strategy and synergies “.

First confirmed speakers

Mr. G. Rosso Cicogna the ICS-UNIDO Managing Director

Mr. Maalik Maaza International Cooperation & Africa Desk Officer

INSTEAD Director
Mr. Graziano Bertogli ICS – UNIDO.

Mr. Alexandre Comby WIDOO General Director /Suisse

Dr Ali Guidoum: ICDL AMR General Manager/UAE

Mr Fathi Farah General Manager INTERPRO International

Knowledge production in the Mediterranean environnement.

Mr Nadhir DOUMA /CEO Sm@rt IT /Founder e-Taalim

Uses of ICTs and Media for lifelong learning in Africa and the Arab states /Situation & Perspectives

Dr.Ahmed ELAMIN DirectorDepartment of Inform/ALECSO

Mr. Mounir Ghribi ICS-UNIDO

Participants

Confirmed participants 150 /70 from international organisations and foreign countries /more than 100 tunisian participants: experts from universities , enterprises…

Draft agendaMonday 23 November 15h-18h

15h00	Welcome speeches -The ICS-UNIDO Managing Director Mr. G. Rosso Cicogna -The president of The Tunisian Association for scientific research assistance over the net  Atars' net Mrs Sonia Abdellatif Jellibi
15h20	Presentation of success strategies in e-learning Mr. Graziano Bertogli ICS – UNIDO Presentation of the ICS strategy in e-learning. Mr. Alexandre Comby WIDOO General Director /Suisse La stratégie e-learning public-privé de widdoo. Dr Ali Guidoum: ICDL AMR  General Manager/UAE ICDL certification how can help bring the ICT skills to a wider audience
15 50h	Coffee break
16h05	Panel I: production of knowledge Mr. Maalik Maaza International Cooperation & Africa Desk Officer INSTEAD Director. Mr Fathi Farah General Manager INTERPRO International Knowledge production in the Mediterranean environnement.
16h40	Panel II: management of knowledge Mr Nadhir DOUMA /CEO Sm@rt IT /Founder e-Taalim Uses of ICTs and Media for lifelong learning in Africa and the Arab states /Situation & Perspectives La poste Tunisienne Univercité virtuelle de Tunis UVT
17Hh10	Panel III: sharing of knowledge Dr.Ahmed ELAMIN DirectorDepartment of Inform/ALECSO ALECSO projects following WSIS 2nd. phase (TUNIS 2005): WILL AND ACTION Mr. Mounir Ghribi ICS-UNIDO ICS Fellowship Programme and interactivity of fellows ’network for strategic marketing”
17h40	Establishment of a Global Network « ICT’s for scientific capacities building”
18h	Ceremony of signature of partnership conventions

The seminar will provide an opportunity to share opinions and discuss best practices, ICS e-learning experience strategies and instruments to promote an extensive dissemination of high level knowledge in science and high technology.In fact, the technology to sustain advanced e-learning activities is generally already available and relatively cheap. The lack of use of the existing technology for e-learning activities in advanced scientific fields is related to two issues: an insufficient production of relevant contents, limited access i.e. technical barriers and costs for users, mainly located in African Countries.Moreover, for most of the content providers/producers the main goal is not the support of the scientific communities of developing countries or of countries in economic transition, in selected and strategic fields at post graduate level; their target generally involves the students (mainly undergraduate) as individuals who cannot attend classes, but is able to pay for a distant learning course and have an easy and cheap fast internet access.Another important aspect to be discussed during the seminar is the set up and management of a dynamic virtual network of research centres/institutions which can actively participate in the production, dissemination and utilization of e-learning contents and instruments in advanced scientific fields in aid of the least developed countries.Should you be interested in being involved in this activity, please register at www.ict4allforum.tn/index.php or send us your contacts, to bertogli@ics.trieste.it or sonia.abdellatif@mincom.tn.In case you are not able to attend the above events, we would appreciate if you could recommend other institutions to be invited.