UNESCO's activities within Learntec 2002 LEARNTEC 2002, Karlsruhe, Germany February 4 to 8, 2002
UNESCO's Communication and Information Sector organized in January/February 2001 the "UNESCO Workshop on Distance Education," in conjunction with a panel on "Opportunities for Partnership." The event took place within the framework of . The success of the 2001 workshop, of which LDI was prinileged to have been part at the invitation of UNESCO, led to a more extensive series of activities in 2002, namely::
- UNESCO LEARNTEC Asian Forum - ULAF (04 - 05 February 2002). Twenty selected participants at decision making and CEO level from Asia and the Pacific met with the D21 Board in a brainstorming session on the promotion of ICTs in society and on opportunities for cooperation.
- Global Forum on Learning Technology "To Reach the Unreached" (06 - 07 February, 2002). The most outstanding work done worldwide on the use of technology to reach the unreached (remote and rural areas, marginalized groups, etc.) was presented by governments, international and regional organizations, NGOs and corporations (e.g. Open Universities in India, Internet mobile units in Malaysia, World Space Digital Radio, etc.). This was followed by a panel for general discussion to decide on future mechanisms for the use of these successful experiments in other parts of the world.
- Workshop on Distance Education (08 February, 2002). Organized jointly with the German Association of Distance Education.
LDI was again invited to take part in the activities UNESCO organized in the framework of Learntec 2002. LDI's primary focus was on the Global Forum on Learning Technology: "To Reach the Unreached" for which a paper on Technology, learning, corruption, and the development of mind was prepared. Like the year before, LDI President Jan Visser was also selected to serve as Rapporteur-General for the entire set of three activities.