sidesco a pan-caribbean, multilingual master on information society, development & cooperation...
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SIDESCO
A pan-Caribbean, Multilingual Master
on Information Society,
Development & Cooperation
DE CO
ÌS
Why SIDESCO?
DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION
INFORMATIONSOCIETY
Why SIDESCO?
DEVELOPMENT
IS AT THE CORECORE OF ALL CARIBBEAN STAKEHOLDERS VISION.
GOVERMENTS
PRIVATE SECTOR
ACADEMY
CIVIL SOCIETY
Why SIDESCO?
COOPERATION
IS BOTH
THE ESSENCEESSENCE OF INFORMATION SOCIETIES
AND
THE ONLY WAY TO THE FUTUREFUTURE OF THE CARIBBEAN
Why SIDESCO?
INFORMATION SOCIETY
MEANS
A HOLISTIC NEW PARADIGM VISION WHICH REQUIRES TO MASTER
MANY SKILLS
e.GOVe.LEARN
PRIVACYSECURITY
INTERNETGOVERNANCE
e.COM
DIGITAL INCLUSIONOPENDATA
OPENSOURCE
IPvsCOMMONS
KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
OPENACCESS
Why SIDESCO?
• Because it is urgent to educate Caribbean decision makers, from all stakeholders groups, to Information Society matters within a perspective of development and cooperation!
Why SIDESCO?
• Because there is no such comprehensive no such comprehensive education optioneducation option in Latin America nor in the Caribbean at this stage.
!!
Who is behind SIDESCO?
A committed group of academics from
under the impulse and the European
and coordination of contribution from
Facultad Latino-Americana de Ciencias Sociales
Key regional institutionHigh research profileAcademic experience in IS themesInterest to replicate in UNASUR
University of West Indies
The best example ever of regional integration A high level university spanning the whole
English speaking Caribbean A must as a partner for SIDESCO
Universidad Iberoamericana
Outstanding ICT infrastructureTop level Dominican UniversityStrong regional and international
orientation
European research and innovation network E.learning large experienceDevelopment & cooperation orientationDense Caribbean experience (Winds,
Cariberasmus, Eucarinet)
Pionneer NGO in the field of ICT4DLarge record of regional projects coherent
with SIDESCO objectivesLarge world wide network of contacts in the
Information Society fieldStrong IS knowledge baseUnique multilingualism experience
SIDESCO
IS THE LOGICAL OUTCOME OF
LARGE AND DIVERSE SET OF RESEARCH-ACTION EXPERIENCES AROUND ICT FOR DEVELOPMENT
FROM 1988 TO DATE.
RCP (1991)
2000-2007
CARIBTIC1998-2000
2005-2012
REDID (1992)
REHRED (1993)
SOCINFO.DO (2000)
2005
WINDS-CARIBE2007-2009
2005
Observatorio lenguas1998-2013
What is the vision of SIDESCO?
• Multilingual education in an essential theme as a practical tool for medium term regional integration.
• Half presence, half distance education with common multilingual basis for the second part
• Inclusion of language inter-comprehension as a key component
• Very high level education offer open by a special effort of international/regional /national scholarships
• Includes internships and exchange programs within the Caribbean
• Curriculum tuned towards the needs of the Caribbean
What are the assets of SIDESCO?
• First comprehensive initiative in the region• Stand on strong knowledge and network
basis• Multilingualism built-in design• Key partners committed (UWI, UAG,…)• Regional balance• Sustainable project• Long term vision (regional integration)
How to implement SIDESCO?
A relatively modest support for
a feasibility study
enough to launch
a sustainable project
to fulfill many urgent requirements
for the Caribbean
FEASIBILITY STUDY
140,000 Euros budget6 months durationcollaborative effort under Funredes
coordination18 tasks requiredfollowed by a partner workshop for
consensus reaching (additional budget of some 70,000 Euros required)
TASKS FOR THE STUDY• General coordination• State of the art of connex projects world-wide and regional• Curriculum definition• SIDESCO network building• Institutional/financial model for SIDESCO network• International and national support framework for scholarships• Achitecture of the teaching/learning • Learning Management Systrem Design• Evaluation model• Business case (2 countries)• Administrative design• Multilingualism design• Internships and exchanges program• Project realization schedule• Aligning the project to global and regional agendas• Fundraising and project management
SIDESCO
Let’s cooperate towards an important academic project
for the Caribbean which will strongly contribute
to get well educated and integration mindeddecision makersdecision makers
from governments (include local)
private sector and
civil society.