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Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 22:25:09 -0400
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Subject: [dldc] World Bank seeks to capture learning process


World Bank seeks to capture learning process

BRIAN DONAGHY Adelaide

THE progress of the African Virtual University, the use of e-mail in south-east Asia to fight the AIDS epidemic, and e-commerce for poor artisans these are just some of the stories collected in a new World Bank database. The bank Information for Development Program, in partnership with the International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD), is appealing for stories about teaching via new technology in developing countries. It is also offering a free trip to the Global Knowledge conference in Malaysia in March next year for the best contributors. The stories will be available free as a keyword-searchable database for teachers and project developers.

Knowledge is generated throughout the entire course of a project. Our objective is to capture the learning process that accompanies the introduction and implementation of information and communication technologies (ICT) in a project in exemplary stories. These stories describe good practices and lessons learned from contributors’ experiences, the IICD says.

The IICD is an independent broker between countries in development and the stakeholders that drive the international market of ICTs. It was established originally by the Netherlands Minister for Development Co-operation in 1997. Details at http://www.iicd.org/stories/