Transcript Global update

Session 2: update at the global level
Basheerhamad Shadrach and Tess Camba
Session 2: Global update
telecentre.org …
… a social investment program that aims
to improve the capacity and
sustainability of telecentres around the
world.
Session 2: Global update
telecentre.org Academy:
the evolution
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The idea
The concept
The framework
The organic growth
The building blocks
The evolution
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telecentre.org Academy:
the idea (Oct-Nov 2006)
• A brief discussion at Microsoft India office
• An ideation meeting in Delhi in November
2006
– Referred to as the First Stakeholder meeting of
telecentre Academy
• Endorsement of the idea
• Formation of the Delhi Taskforce for
telecentre Academy
• Definition of the concept
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telecentre.org Academy:
the concept (Nov 2006)
• The telecentre animator is like Robinson Crusoe – alone,
with no time and no resources. We need to change the
scenario – Marc Botella, Fundacion Esplai.
• The World Telecentre Academy would promote “an open and
continuous (learning) system driven by telecentre networks,
universities and governments around the world.” – Karishma
Kiri, Microsoft Corporation
• The WTA should aim to build the capacity of telecentre
workers to command the same kind of respect from the
community that the temple priest used to enjoy in the past –
Professor V K Samaranayake, ICTA, Sri Lanka
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telecentre.org Academy:
the framework (Feb 2007)
• The Delhi Taskforce responds with a GTA
framework
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Mission statement; Objectives of GTA
Membership; Guiding principles
Working structure
Responsibilities at global level
Responsibilities at national level
The Roadmap
• Suggested an official launch at the GK3
conference in Kuala Lumpur
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telecentre.org Academy:
the organic growth (2007-08)
• National academies in action
• Launch of JTTS in February 2007; range of CB
activities for NVA Fellows
• India-Philippines meeting in May 2007
• Capacity Building discussions at national and
regional levels
• Cooperation agreement between FE and Colnodo
• Second academy in Colombia; Third in the
Philippines
• Global meeting on telecentre.org Academy in Kuala
Lumpur in December 2007
• Meetings with MIT, intel, Microsoft in February 2008
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telecentre.org Academy:
the organic growth (2007-08)
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Colombian stakeholders meeting in March 2008
Chilean stakeholders meeting in March 2008
Brazilian Academy bilateral meetings in May 2008
Peruvian consultation in May 2008
East African consultation in June 2008
Bolivian discussions and Esplai partnership
Unesco-telecentre.org initial agreement in August 2008
Launch of SuNTA at eIndia in August 2008
Mozambican consultation in August 2008
Curriculum Commons Grant in August 2008
Sri Lankan online consultation in September 2008
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telecentre.org Academy:
the organic growth (2007-08)
• The idea, the concept, the framework, the definition and
the charter
• National academies – a critical mass
• Curriculum Commons
• Global knowledge sharing platform
– Ning site; OTP customised site for curriculum
sharing
• Ideas for LMS at the global level
• Global certification and accreditation scheme
• Global governance and support services
• Fundraising and business planning
• Evaluation plan
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telecentre.org Academy:
the definition (November 2007)
• Telecentre.org academy is a function of telecentre.org that
is aimed to support the growing capacity needs of
grassroots telecentre workers by establishing national and
regional capacity building and learning programs, and by
coordinating, generating and optimizing resources as well
as promoting knowledge sharing on training and capacity
building among telecentre.org Academies around the world.
This function is complimented by developing “quality
seals” which will promote telecentre.org academy
certificates and guarantee that they become a trusted
brand; the quality of these certificates will be ensured by
accreditation criteria
– Basheerhamad Shadrach, telecentre.org Academy
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telecentre.org Academy:
the evolution (2007-08)
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Natural selection phenomenon
Adaptation Phenomenon
Generic drift phenomenon
Modern evolutionary synthesis
– Retain birth specialities; Study of populations in the field
– Evolution is gradual; Genetic diversity leads to evolution of
new kind, even revolutions
• Further advances
– Definition of global character of populations
– Definition of Altruism
– Speciation – the global phenomenon?
• Developing natural speciation and avoiding artificial
speciation
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telecentre.org Academy:
the evolution (2007-08)
The celebration of the core competence of change-makers