Facilitation Meeting: WSIS Action Line C4: Capacity Building
ITU 
20 May 2009, 11:00 - 12:30
ITU Headquarters, Room A
 

The WSIS output on capacity building emphasized that “Each person should have the opportunity to acquire the necessary skills and knowledge in order to understand, participate actively in, and benefit fully from, the Information Society and the knowledge economy.” Today, ICT learning and development is clearly at a crossroads with new thinking, new expectations, and new demands at play.

• First, broader and broadband connectivity is changing the nature and emphasis of learning (e.g., wide availability of extensive ‘open education resources’).  

• Second, new Web 2.0 and social networking tools allow far more interactivity and internationally collaborative learning environments.

• Third, there are new demands in rapidly shifting markets with most training needs identified as time-critical. During this session, some of the key changes taking place since WSIS to capacity building on ICTs and how ICTs are used in learning and development will be discussed followed by a plenary debate.

Draft Agenda
 

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