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Entrepreneurial commitment to education to be debated at
Virtual Educa Caribe 2006
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, May 24-27, 2006.
Virtual
Educa Caribe 2006, will present the experiences of private corporations all
across America under the Inter-American Forum on New Technologies, showing
how the use of technologies can create jobs and enhance the country's
development.During the event to take place in Santo Domingo, April 24-27, 2006, at FUNGLODE, corporate initiatives from Mexico, Brazil, Chile, among others, will be explored. In addition, the Colombian program "Entrepreneurs for Education" (EPSE for its Spanish initials), which gathers more than one hundred corporations facilitating teaching in dozens of Colombian schools, will also be described.
High officials from the education and technology fields, entrepreneurs, teachers, professors, and students, will be the main participants on the Forum, which will also focus in the analysis of corporate social responsibility aspects.
Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) and Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), are organizing this forum as part of the Interamerican Summit, with the collaboration of private and public institutions, as well as non-governmental organizations, both local and from abroad.
The forum includes a series of presentations, to be held at FUNGLODE Auditorium, with the main objective to support initiatives contributing to the expansion of the economy and creating new jobs through the use of ICTs.
The event is part of Virtual Educa, a program of the Inter-American Summit since 2004, when it was designated of "especial interest" at the XIV Summit held in Costa Rica, which develops innovative multi-sector initiatives in education, professional training and continuing education.
FUNGLODE and GFDD will announce the registration calendar to all interested in participating in this event, a great opportunity to be part of the actions taken by the Inter-American Cooperation Ministry, to build up long term development plans for the region.
Other collaborating institutions in this event are: the Dominican Institute of Telecommunications (INDOTEL), the National Committee on Competitiveness (CNC), the Presidential Office for Information and Communication Technologies (OPTIC), the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (SEESCYT), the Ministry of Education (SEE), and Las Americas Technological Institute (ITLA).
Also Alianza ONG, EDUCA, Microsoft Corporation, Fundación Sur Futuro, the Open University for Adults (UAPA), the National Committee on Information and Knowledge Society (CNSIC), the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD), and the United Nations Association of the Dominican Republic (UNADR).