e-skills – a foundation for human capital development in south africa building an information...
TRANSCRIPT
e-Skills – a foundation for Human Capital Development in South Africa
Building an Information Society and Creative Knowledge Economies in South
Africa through network partnerships
© TISI 2009
Network partnerships for e-Skills
Who are we ?What do we do ?Why are we here ?
© TISI 2009
South African Research Network (ResNeS)
e-Skills Summit
e-Skills thought leadership seminars.
Multi Stakeholder Collaboration Program - International Exchanges
Open and Distance Learning
Shared Knowledge Centres
e-Skills Research Funding options
Network partnerships for e-Skills
© TISI 2009
Build thought leadership, and active researchers, officials and practitioners in
South Africa in inclusive Information Society and Creative Knowledge Economies issues.
Network partnerships for e-Skills
© TISI 2009
Network partnerships for e-Skills
Issues for communities :
GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE, WITH THE PEOPLE IN CREATIVE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMIES.
© TISI 2009
Network partnerships for e-Skills
© TISI 2009
Government, Business, Academia and Civil Society are
Members of a network
NOTlevels in a hierarchy
Network partnerships for e-Skills
© TISI 2009
© TISI 2009
Network partnerships for e-Skills
Many paths, many stakeholders, great needs
© TISI 2009
Must allow others to fit in and to SHINE
Network partnerships for e-Skills
© TISI 2009
The 4x4 Concept
Need to simplify, need to define a space for all to contribute
© TISI 2009
IT/IS developer – the traditional technical skills area
Organisational User – users of developed approaches in work based situation
ICT management – organisational strategic leadership in future positioning
Societal; individuals, groups and communities – peer to peer, user to organisations
e-SI addresses 4 categories of e-skills:
© TISI 2009
e-SI seeks to co-ordinate e-skills development & delivery in 4 sectors of society:
Corporate, Business, Industry Academia: HEIs, FET Colleges – curriculum and
research Civil society, NGOs, community organisations Government: national, provincial and local
Sectors
© TISI 2009
4x4 Matrix
Corporate Academia Civil Society Government
IT/IS developer
Organisational User
ICT management
Societal – individuals, groups & communities
© TISI 2009
WHERE TO FROM HERE ?
So, Where ? How ? What ?,
We are looking for network partnerships for the journey
e-Skills – a foundation for Human Capital Development in South Africa
Building an Information Society and Creative Knowledge Economies in South
Africa through network partnerships
© TISI 2009
Developing a path to e-skills summit
© TISI 2009
© TISI 2009
What are the main issues that policy makers need to understand?
How do we strengthen the role of all stakeholders sector groups?
ANSWER: We build an inclusive approach that engages all stakeholder groups in developing an e-Skills Action Plan
e-Skills Action Plan
E-Skills Summit SA 2010
© TISI 2009
Summit philosophy
It is about providing a ‘playing field’ where more
people/agencies can meet their e-Skills objectives by being
more
• accountable,
• measurable,
• demonstrable,
• engaged
• collaborative (MSP’s)
• visible, and
• exciting.
© TISI 2009
Three major components
1. Path to the Summita. public dialogue, key areas, seminars, workshops,
‘in-house’ 2. The Summit itself
a. theme & focus area plenary sessionsb. Inform, demonstrate debatec. delivery, policy, integration, impact, evaluation
3. e-Skills Expositiona. display, demonstrate & present
© TISI 2009
Targeted participants
• High level govt & SOE reps - e-skills
• Business, Corporates – e-skills
• Policy makers – e-Skills
• Civil society, NGO’s etc – delivering e-Skills
• Higher Education, FET, DE & private providers
• International agencies – UNESCO etc
• International funders
• Researchers
• Friends of Africa
© TISI 2009
E-skills summit
All with legitimate interests are welcome.
The Summit will be positioned in a way that
allows all stakeholders to demonstrate their
contribution to the e-Skills agenda.
© TISI 2009
e-Skills Summit - The Plan
Needs a Plan
© TISI 2009
E-Skills Summit
Needs to becommunicated well
© TISI 2009
E-Skills Summit
Needs to focus on the right targets !
Not our friends
© TISI 2009
Developed concept under a mandate Engaged sectoral interests Established a structure Started a process for the Path to the
Summit Call for papers – academic, business,
policy, community case studies etc
What we have done
© TISI 2009
© TISI 2009
Dr Tatiana Ershova; Director General the Institute for the Information
Society, Russia & high level advisor to the Global Alliance on ICT and development; Editor in Chief of the Journal Information Society.
Professor Nara Kulathuramaiyer (PhD), Dean of the IST Faculty UNIMAS,
Sarawak, Malaysia; responsible for the e-Bario Project and the Centre for Rural Informatics which has a RM 4 M project to develop 4 community based e-Bario clones across Malaysia.
Professor Stewart Marshal (PhD), UNESCO Chair in Educational
Technologies, Director, Academic Division, The Open Campus The University of the West Indies; Editor in Chief "International Journal on Education and Development using ICT".
Current e-SSSA Ambassadors
© TISI 2009
Dr Susan Crichton, University of Calgary, Canada. A research leader in
educational research for development with a focus on developing areas especially Bhutan and Dar es Salam.
Dr Andy Williamson, Director of Social Engagement, The Hansard Society, London. He has a well developed reputation in processes of societal engagement in government policy development, service delivery and evaluation in many situations but particularly in the UK and New Zealand.
Professor Greg Hearn (PhD), Institute of Creative Industries, Queensland University of Technology (QUT). He is an internationally recognised research leader in the use of ICT for creative industries.
Current e-SSSA Ambassadors
© TISI 2009
Dr Klaus Stoll. CEO Chasquinet – a NFP based in Quito, Ecuador. He
specialises in e-skills development in many Latin America countries in South America as well as working with underserved Latin- American communities in the USA.
Dr John Dada. CEO of Fatsuam a NFP organisation that focuses on micro
finance approaches for women and youth in rural Nigeria.
Professor Bruce Muirhead (PhD). CEO Eidos Institute. Eidos is a
research coordinator and deliverer in evidence based public policy research involving an amalgam of nine universities.
.
Current e-SSSA Ambassadors
© TISI 2009
Professor Yong Bum Cho. Konkuk University(www.kunkok.ac.kr) in
Korea. He has participated various projects for ICT skill development for developing nations
Professor Hyun Joo Kim. Myunggi College(www.myunggi.ac.kr) in Korea. His strength lies in the program development for cooperation between ICT training institute and industry and articulation of ICT training between high school and University.
Current e-SSSA Ambassadors
© TISI 2009
1. Develop in-house, client & collaborator forums, workshops etc to develop inputs into the e-Skills Summit & the development of a National e-Skills Action plan.
2. Apply your technology, resources to e-facilitate the Summit and the events around it e.g. Tele-presence
3. Travel for speakers, communities (national, African & international), ambassadors etc to the Summit and the Path to the Summit to widen discussion.
4. Proof of concept activities with Communities and Universities
5. Host Shared Knowledge Centres with Universities including Multi-Stakeholder Collaborator Projects with international exchanges
6. Fund ongoing activities for the Research Network for e-Skills
What you can do
© TISI 2009
Engagement Opportunities
• Venue
• Keynote attendees
• Gala dinner
• Lunches, cocktails, tea breaks
• Disadvantaged groups/communities
• Computers & Internet access etc
• Video bridges
• e-Skills Exhibits – Company & disadvantaged civil society
• Support field visits before and during the e-Skills Summit week
© TISI 2009
In summary:
The e-Skills Summit will be A SUMMIT that
involves a widely considered preparatory
process :
• It will not be a conference.
• It will allow DoC, its SoE’s and its
stakeholders to ‘Shine’.
• It will be action and outcome based.
© TISI 2009
Thank you for joining us on this journey.
Look forward to your participation.
Closure
e-Skills Summit