Transcript Presentation file - APAN-TH

The World Bank
Global Development
Learning Network
[email protected]
Australian National University
What is it?
• A project of the World Bank
• Support the delivery of content into
developing countries
• Content comes from (goes to) Govt,
NGO’s, Universities, …
• Content from around the world
• Includes policy development,
distance education, negotiations
• Multilingual
• Cost recovery – self-sustaining.
Where is it?
• Africa:
– Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia,
Ghana, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda
• East Asia and Pacific:
– Australia, China(2), Korea,
Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
• Europe and Central Asia:
– France, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine
Where is it? (2)
• Latin America and the Caribbean
– Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa
Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador,
Nicaragua, Peru
• Middle East and North Africa
– Egypt, Jordan
• North America
– Canada, Mexico, USA (2)
How is it done?
• 3 satellites (Asia-Pacific,
Americas, Europe-Africa)
• WB Fibre links between the
ground-stations
• Digital/Distance Learning
Centres (DLCs) connected by
own satellite dish, or fibre to
remote satellite dish
How is it done? (2)
• DLCs are videoconferencing centres
(synchronous activities) and PC labs
(asynchronous activities)
• Support video, data and voice,
256-384kb/s, symmetric.
• Video is done with H.320 mostly
(ISDN/serial based), although some
IP gateways.
• Multi-site events supported through
bridge/MCU in Washington
• 5-10 sessions/day, 18 hours/day.
Where is it going?
• IP, on the ground and maybe on
the satellites
• Potentially more use of existing
infrastructures (APAN, I2, …) –
or else it will happen anyway
• More sites, more remote
locations, much more content.
• 100 DLCs by 2005
How do I join?
• Contact through www.gldn.org
• Discuss with nearest DLC,
for example:
– Thailand: Chulalongkorn University
– Australia: Australian National
University (me)