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RELPE Reinforces the Importance of Regional Contributions
March 10, 2008 - After four days of work, Red Latinamericana de Portales Educativos (RELPE – Latin American Network of Educational Portals) concluded its 2008 technical meeting with the approval of an intense work plan which will reinforce the relevance of the Region’s portals and the platform that has been created to share educational information and resources. Elena... Continue Reading >
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Two More Generations to Take Advantage of Technology One Hundred Percent
March 10, 2008 - According to Academic Secretary of the Division of Social Sciences and Humanities at the Universidad Aútonoma Metropolitana de México (Autonomous Metropolitan University of Mexico), Jorge Alsina Valdés y Capote, it is necessary to wait for two new generations to be born for changes in predisposition with regard to technology to be seen. The specialist... Continue Reading >
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Telework No Longer Is Virtual, But Real
March 10, 2008 - On March 6, 2008, as part of the 2008 Conference of Virtual Educa Caribe, Victor Pizarro, Regional Director of Certifica.com, gave the presentation, “Telework: A Tool to Generate Resources,” in which he discussed the benefits of this increasingly common business trend. He began his presentation by defining the terms e-learning, e-business and telework, and... Continue Reading >
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The Falcondo and Brugal Foundations Confirm Commitment to Strengthen National Education
March 10, 2008 - 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. Executive Directors, Lizzie Sánchez of the Brugal Foundation and Arelys Rodríguez of the Falcondo Foundation, discussed... Continue Reading >
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150 Organizations Will Attend InteRDom Annual Review
March 10, 2008 - The internship program, InteRDom, an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), will hold its third Annual Review, March 26, 2008. Around 150 national and international institutions based in the Dominican Republic will participate in this event. The primary objective of this activity is to... Continue Reading >
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Virtual Educa 2008 Comes to a Close
March 10, 2008 - 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. Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) organized the meeting to promote... Continue Reading >
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Global Foundation for Democracy and Development Launches 2007 Annual Report
March 7, 2008 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) has just published its 2007 Annual Report, which features all the projects, initiatives and achievements realized by the institution, sister foundation of Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) in the United States, during the past year. With its modern design and easy to read format, the publication,... Continue Reading >
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José María Antón Discusses the Critical Importance of Virtual Educa
March 7, 2008 - 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). Antón maintained that Virtual Educa Caribe is not only a meeting between professors and... Continue Reading >
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The Impact of New Technologies on Education: The Ediciones NARCEA Experience
March 7, 2008 - 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, “ in which she emphasized the objectives and the parameters of the project that was... Continue Reading >
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Presentation on Information and Communication Technologies as Pedagogical Tools
March 7, 2008 - 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), gave a presentation titled,... Continue Reading >
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Panel on Low Cost Computers for Education and Training
March 7, 2008 - 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. Internationally recognized experts, José Santana, Director of the Presidential Commission... Continue Reading >
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Presentation on Computer Usage and Academic Performance Amongst Youth
March 6, 2008 - Amongst researchers, there are still more questions than answers concerning the amount of time school age children spend using computers, both in more developed and lesser developed countries. Francesc Pedró, an analyst from the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) in the inaugural presentation of Virtual Educa Caribe 2008, put these questions on the... Continue Reading >
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Latin American Network of Educational Portals Technical Meeting in Santo Domingo
March 5, 2008 - 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, with support from Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia... Continue Reading >
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Dominican Students Attending Universities in the US Will Realize Projects with InteRDom
March 5, 2008 - The internship program, InteRDom, an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), participated last Saturday in the Second Annual Dominican Students Conference at New York University. During the event, more than 400 students from across the United States became familiar with InteRDom and demonstrated interest in... Continue Reading >
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Virtual Educa Caribe Conference: Education, Equity and Competitiveness in Ibero America
March 3, 2008 - 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)... Continue Reading >
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InteRDom Participates in the Second Annual Dominican Student Conference in New York City
March 3, 2008 - The internship program, InteRDom, an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), participated this Saturday, March 1, 2008, in the Second National Dominican Student Conference at New York University. Bella Quisqueya, the Dominican Student Organization at NYU, organized this activity, which served as a point... Continue Reading >
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GMAI Awards Certificates of Completion to Students of Cinematographic Scriptwriting
February 21, 2008 - 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. Classes, which took place February 11-15 at FUNGLODE Headquarters in Santo Domingo, provided students with theoretical and... Continue Reading >
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National Geographic, GFDD and FUNGLODE Launch First Dominican Republic Adventure Map
February 19, 2008 - The National Geographic Society (NGS) has just published the first adventure map of the Dominican Republic. The project has been made possible thanks to support from Dominican President, Dr. Leonel Fernández, and collaboration by Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) and the Instituto Cartográfico Militar Dominicano (Dominican Military... Continue Reading >
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Best Practices and Process Models for Software Engineering
February 15, 2008 - 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... Continue Reading >
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Dominicana Online’s Virtual Library Substantially Increases Access to Dominican Literary Works
February 15, 2008 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) have recently added an impressive list of publications to Dominicanaonline.org’s Virtual Library, which provides the global community access to a wide repertoire of the best Dominican literature in Spanish. The Library currently features 30 literary works. The initiative seeks to foster... Continue Reading >
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