IV Edition of Virtual Educa Caribe Will Analyze Links between Sustainable Development and Technology Training

Representatives from the public, private and NGO sectors from Latin America will be meeting in the Dominican Republic starting on March 4th to participate in Virtual Educa Caribe 2009. This marks the fourth such regional meeting organized by the Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) and the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD).

The Latin American Forum on New Technologies will focus this year on Training,
Innovation, Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development.

The opening conference of the regional meeting will take place on Wednesday March 4, 2009 at 7 p.m. at FUNGLODE headquarters.

Alfredo Rojas, of the National Office of Programming, Leadership in Education OREALC/UNESCO, headquartered in Santiago, Chile, will deliver the master dissertation on “Free Technology Platforms and E-Learning: Possibilities, Limitations and
Risks.” Lessons learned in the Leadership Network of the OREALC/UNESCO.

Work sessions will be held in the Manuel del Cabral Auditorium of the Pedro Mir Library of the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo on March 5th and 6th from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Teachers and anyone else interested in participating in the meetings can register at FUNGLODE by calling 685 9966, Ext.2447 or online at e.abre@funglode.org.

The cost of participation for students and teachers is RD$800 and for the general public, RD$1,000.

Participants will also be able to take part in two workshops: “Creating Blogs,” to be held all day on Thursday March 5 and “Design and Editing Virtual Publications,” which will be offered on Friday the 6th at 11:30 a.m. for a period of four hours.
Both workshops will have an additional cost of RD$500.

FUNGLODE and its sister organization in the United States, the Global Foundation Democracy and Development (GFDD), are organizing this meeting with a committee made up of important representatives of civil society as well as the public and private sector of the Dominican Republic. The intention of both organizations is to promote discussion and foment the use of new technology in the development and training of
individual citizens. The goal is to ultimately contribute to the sustainable development of communities and the country’s competitiveness.

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VIRTUAL EDUCA CARIBE 2009 LATIN AMERICAN FORUM ON NEW TECHNOLOGY
Training, innovation, corporate social responsibility and sustainable
development

Description

The Latin American Forum on Virtual Educa New Technology, part of the System of Latin American Summits, announces the opening of its fourth regional Caribbean meeting which will concentrate on training, innovation, corporate social responsibility and sustainable development.

Its mission is to reunite representatives from the public and private sectors and Latin
American NGOs with a common goal of introducing good practices, studying and exchanging experiences and, with a synergy of effort, reach conclusions on how to successfully and efficiently train employees in new technology in order to place them in the work force, promote innovation and contribute to sustainable development. The event aspires to create new alliances on a national and international level, to promote the multiplication and expansion of successful practices and to establish
bases for permanent exchange.

Purpose

The purpose of this program is the development of relations between the key actors who are indispensable for business and competitiveness and those capable of attracting and retaining a well-trained work force, re-launching brand image and promoting social responsibility. 

Goal