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The Falcondo and Brugal Foundations Confirm Commitment to Strengthen National Education
In a panel discussion on education and corporate social responsibility during the 2008 Conference of Virtual Educa at FUNGLODE Headquarters in Santo Domingo, the Falcondo and Brugal Foundations confirmed their commitment to provide support to Dominican educational institutions.
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Virtual Educa 2008 Comes to a Close
On Friday, March 7, 2008, representatives from the public and private sectors from Latin America, the United States and Europe, in the fields of education and technology, concluded the Third Edition of Virtual Educa Caribe.
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Presentation on Information and Communication Technologies as Pedagogical Tools
During the Ibero-American Forum, Virtual Educa Caribe at FUNGLODE Headquarters in Santo Domingo, Elsa Herrero Tunis, Director of the Reference Center for Higher Education at the Instituto Superior Politécnico José Antonio Echeverría in Cuba (CUJAE), and José Manuel Fernández of the Universidad Abierta para Adultos (UAPA – Open University for Adults).
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Panel on Low Cost Computers for Education and Training
During the 2008 Virtual Educa panel, “Low Cost Computers for Education and Training,” panelists discussed the global initiative, One Laptop Per Child, a program which provides personal computers to children in developing countries in order to reinforce educational instruction and bridge the digital divide.
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José María Antón Discusses the Critical Importance of Virtual Educa
During the third edition of Virtual Educa, inaugurated Wednesday, March 5, 2008, Secretary General, José María Antón, highlighted the critical importance of the event sponsored by Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE).
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The Impact of New Technologies on Education: The Ediciones NARCEA Experience
During the Ibero-American Forum, Virtual Educa Caribe at FUNGLODE Headquarters in Santo Domingo, Mónica González, Director of Ediciones NARCEA’s Department of Intellectual Property and Author Rights gave a presentation titled, “Impact of New Technologies on Education: The Ediciones NARCIA Experience.
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Latin American Network of Educational Portals Technical Meeting in Santo Domingo
The inauguration of the first annual technical meeting of the Red Latinoamericana de Portales Educativos (RELPE – Latin American Network of Educational Portals) took place today in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The forum was sponsored by the Dominican Ministry of Education, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE).
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Virtual Educa Caribe Conference: Education, Equity and Competitiveness in Ibero America
The conference, “Education, Equity and Competitiveness in Ibero America,” will be presented by Francesc Pedro, Manager of the OECD Centre for Educational Research and Innovation in Paris, on Wednesday, March 5, 2008, marking the official commencement of the Third Edition of Virtual Educa Caribe, an activity organized by Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE).
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GMAI Awards Certificates of Completion to Students of Cinematographic Scriptwriting
On February 15, 2008, GFDD and FUNGLODE’s Global Media Arts Institute (GMAI), awarded certificates of completion to the students that participated in the Institute’s workshop on cinematographic scriptwriting, taught by renowned Cuban Novelist and Scriptwriter, Eliseo Altunaga.
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Best Practices and Process Models for Software Engineering
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), together with the Instituto Tecnólogico de las Américas (ITLA – Technological Institute of the Americas) will organize the conference, “Best Practices and Process Models for Software and Engineering,” to be presented by Dr. Hanna Oktaba of the Department of Science at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM – National University of Mexico).
