Venue: OECD/CERI , 2, rue André-Pascal, Paris

19:30 - 20:30--UNESCO International Literacy Day Ceremony & Reception

9:30 - 10:0--OPENING REMARKS AND OBJECTIVES

Jorge BALAN, Ford Foundation; Dan WAGNER, ILI;

Jarl BENGTSSON, OECD; UNESCO Representative

10:00 - 11:00--INTRODUCTION

Roundtable Overview

Dan WAGNER and Mohamed MAAMOURI, ILI

11:00 - 12:00--PANEL #1: Roles and Responsibilities of Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) in National Education Development

Chair: Jarl BENGTSSON

New Functions of Higher Education and ICT to achieve Education for All

Bikas SANYAL, IIEP-UNESCO, Paris

12:00 - 13:00--PANEL #2: IHEs and ICTs: Learning, Teaching, and Teacher Training Perspectives

Chair: Jarl BENGTSSON

ICTs and IHEs: Learning and Pedagogy from an Indigenous Perspective

Bob DAY, UNISA, South Africa

14:00 - 18:00--PANEL #3: Regional and National Perspectives

Chair: Vis NAIDOO, COL/South Africa

Bridges to the Future Initiative: ICT, teacher training, and literacy in India, H. P. DIKSHIT and Dan WAGNER

Developing Adult Education Delivery Methods that extend Educational Opportunities to Rural People of North Central Namibia Hauveshe NEKONGO-NIELSEN, UNAM Northern Campus, Namibia (presented by Tony DODDS, University of Namibia)

Distance Education in West China, HAN Jun, National Center for Educational Technology, Ministry of Education, P.R.China

Evaluation of a distance based post literacy project in Laos, Ellen CARM, LINS, Oslo College

Linking Literacy, Lifelong Learning and ICTs: A Malaysian University Partnership Project, Ambigapathy PANDIAN, Universiti Sains Malaysia

9:30 - 11:00--PANEL #4: Leveraging IHE Resources: Costs and Benefits

Chair: Richard YELLAND, OECD

Universities, Adult Basic Education. Open and Lifelong Learning and New Technology: Resources for Change in Developing Countries? Tony DODDS, University of Namibia (UNAM)

Technologies, Education, Development, and Costs, Hilary PERRATON, International Research Foundation for Open Learning, UK

11:00 - 13:30--PANEL #5: Regional Strategies Towards Building Partnerships

Chair: Mohamed MAAMOURI, ILI

Francophone Countries: Presentation title TBD, Jean-Dominique ASSIÉ & Didier OILLO, Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie, Paris.

Africa: ICT for Education in Africa: the AISI Perspective, Eskedar NEGA, UNECA, Addis Ababa

Asia: University Partnerships and the Digital Divide in Ethnic Minority Regions, Gerard POSTIGLIONE, University of Hong Kong, China

Latin America:

A Model for Introducing Technology in Higher Education Institutions in Latin America, Claudia VILLAGRAN, AUSJAL-Guatemala

IHEs and ICTs: Learning, Teaching, and Teacher Training from a Policy Perspective with a Focus on Brazil, Claudio de Maura CASTRO, Brazil

14:30 - 16:00--Brainstorming Plan of Action: Group Session

Chair: Dan WAGNER, ILI

16:00 - 17:30--PANEL #6: Future Directions

Panel Discussion

Chair and Moderator: Dan WAGNER

Jarl BENGTSSON, CERI/OECD-Paris

Michael OMOLEWA, Permanent Deleg. of Nigeria to UNESCO-Paris

Fay CHUNG, UNESCO-IICBA , Addis Ababa

H. Nanat Fatah NATSIR, Indonesia

17:30- 18:00--Closing Remarks

Bhaskar CHATTERJEE, ICSSR-MHRD, India

Jorge BALAN, Ford Foundation

Dan WAGNER, ILI

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