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Organization of American States

Knowledge Sharing and Advisory Network

A Political-technical Vision and Strategy for Horizontal Cooperation


6 CIVIL SOCIETY´S

FORUMS AND NETWORKS

2MINISTERIAL MEETINGS

4HORIZONTAL COOPERATION MECHANISMS

3INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSIONS1

SUMMITS OF THE AMERICAS

5RESEARCH

What is the Unit for Social Development and

Education?

Culture

Education

Employment and labor

Social Development

Fight against poverty

7INTER-AGENCY COMMISSIONS


What is our perspective of Horizontal Cooperation?



Going beyond…

the unilateral flow of resources and knowledge

the approach that centralizes the production and distribution of knowledge


an opportunity for the collective review and

construction of knowledge, models and

pilot projects.

A strategy for Collaboration…



Based on:

the technical competence of the

receiving and offering countries to support and

participate in a critical analysis process



the countries’ political will to offer its consolidated

experiences and share the lessons learned


the fact that experiences in one country can provide valuable lessons for other

countries and that these lessons contain the seed

for similar projects that can be redefined to fit other national contexts.



Based on:


Supported by KSAN

a descentralized and virtual Knowledge Sharing

and Advisory Network of policy makers, scholars, and specialized analysts



KSAN


Mexico and Argentina:

School management


KSAN

That allows us to integrate a mechanism that

starts with the knowledge sharing

seminars offered by the Ministries of Education


2002-2003:

Pilar PoznerResearcher and Coordinator of Seminar on School Management


El Salvador Educo

Strengthening public school

with partnership

program



KSAN




2002-2003:

Ana Marta Najarro Dirección Nacional de Gestión Educativa, Ministry of Education


Costa Rica ICT in Education



KSAN




2002-2003:

Eduardo Monge Program Officer of International Relations Fundación Omar Dengo


Chile Enlaces



KSAN




2002-2003:

Ignacio Jara Valdivia National Coordinator National Coordination Office of Enlaces, Ministry of Education

Costa Rica ICT in Education


Chile Enlaces



KSAN




2002-2003:

Carlos Miranda Assistant Director

National Information System

Dominican Republic Virtual Workshops for a Distance Teacher Development Initiative

Costa Rica ICT in

Education



KSAN

Mexico Distance

Secondary Education for

Adults





2002-2003:

Gema Jara SEA´s curriculum designer and Coordinator of seminar on School Management


Mexico Use of EDUSAT for

Strengthening Educational

Programs in the Caribbean Region






KSAN

2002-2003:

Jaime Tacher Presented by Jaime Tacher, General Director for Educational Television, SEP/Mexico.

Organization of American States What are the advantages of

this Mechanism?

Allows countries to express their actual priorities

Encourages countries to identify and share experiences of success and failure, and

learn from them

Organization of American States What are the advantages of

this Mechanism?

All participating countries can simultaneously be the “sharer” and the “shared with.”

Not only the country soliciting assistance receives a better understanding of the lessons

learned, but the coordinating country is also able to reflect upon its own evolution process.

By so doing, countries can incorporate the useful technique of self-assessment into their

institutional functioning.


Information can be disseminated but knowledge must be built.

Education (and schooling) does not necessarily result in learning.

Information dissemination does not necessarily result in knowledge or in learning.

Learning exceeds education and education exceeds school education.

Information dissemination does not imply or include learning.

Having access to the Internet is no guarantee of being informed, much less of learning.

ICTs and distance education are much more effective for information than for knowledge and learning purposes.

While lifelong education is something that no society or person could afford, lifelong learning is a fact of life that can be enhanced by various means.

Good distance education requires face to face interaction.

-- Hon. Rosa Maria Torres, Minister of Education, Ecuador


Learning together: A workshop for the Caribbean Educational Sector on the OAS Horizontal Cooperation Program

1. Define coordinating countries for the three Hemispheric Projects

2. Finalize the second version of the PROJECT CONCEPT

3. Prepare PROJECT PROPOSALS. Coordinating countries will present it to FEMCIDI by September 15th

4. All countries interested in participating in the projects should send a formal letter to the OAS

•With regards to the Hemispheric Projects

3. Instalation ofequipment for the transmission of EDUSAT signal

1. Send to Mexico multi-media materials that cold be transmittd trough Channel 27

2. Select the person that will go to Mexicoto be trained on preparation of educational television materials

•With regards to ICTs

STEPS TO FOLLOW


Learning together: A workshop for the Caribbean Educational Sector on the OAS Horizontal Cooperation Program

1. Ensure the presence of the Ministers of Education at the III Ministerial Meeting

2. Identify the officer to represent your country at the Inter-American Committee on Education

3. Follow-up the ministerial process, the discussions among ministries and the documents and activities planned for the Ministerial Meeting through the web-page:

http://www.oas.org/udse/3ministerial

•With regards to the Ministerial Meeting

2. Participate in the VIRTUAL FOURM that will be available for all the delegations to follow-up the support, discussion and preparation of the Hemispheric Projects and the Ministerial Process

1. Visit the updated web-site of the workshop, where all the material and discussions of the seminar will be posted:

http://www.oas.org/udse/caribworkshop

•With regards to the communication among us:

STEPS TO FOLLOW


Unidad de Desarrollo Social y Educación de la

OEA

UNIT FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION

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