The Digital Youth Consortium and the Municipality of Rome have the pleasure of inviting you to participate at the international Workshop and Conference associated with the Award Ceremony of the Global Junior Challenge 2004 (www.gjc.it), the global contest of ICT and education projects.

The entire set of GJC events takes place in Rome between 16th-19th November and include: conference "Advancing Towards 21st Century Education," and "Building Sustainable Enterprises for e-Inclusion and Gender Equality," as well as finalist projects exhibition, financial forum advising finalist projects from poor areas of the world, e-inclusion workshop, award ceremony, large musical concert. There will also be twinned-schools activities and discussion for future joint efforts. In the attached provisional programme you will find your name in two places:

… The Workshop on "e-Inclusion and Education - Let's Multiply the Effectiveness of Our Actions by Working Together." Parallel Working Area 3. Free Software for e-Inclusion and Education. Tuesday 16th November. … The Conference Session - "Free Software for Education and e-Inclusion," Thursday 18th November.

Your attendance will also create an excellent opportunity to discuss the possibility to establish an alliance or partnership between your free-software educational activities, and those emerging in the City of Rome with the support of the Municipality.

The organizers would cover the costs of your travel (economy class) and four-night stay in a Hotel. Of course, you are most welcome to join all activities of the GJC 2004, including the GJC Award Ceremony on the morning of 19th November 2004.

Since we are finalizing the programme, I would be most grateful if you would be able to reply at your earliest convenience (not later than 30th September). If you decide to accept, please reply to me with copy to Alfa International at the following email address: <gjc2004@alfa-international.it>. You will then be contacted for travel and accommodation arrangements.

Looking forward to your reply,

All the best,

Prof. Alfonso Molina

P.S. I have talked to Mirta about the possibility of a live connection with President Lula in the morning of the Award Ceremony and this would be great and we would make the arrangements to establish the live connection to the Campidoglio City Hall. Let me know the result of your enquiry regarding Lula's agenda.

-- If you wish to help build a more inclusive world and, particularly, projects from poor areas of the world, please visit www.e-inclusionsite.org and click everyday the "donation" button in the home page. Each one of your clicks releases EURO 5 cents of EURO25,000 already donated by the Development Gateway and Unisys. You can also sign a people's declaration on e-inclusion.

Alfonso Molina MPhil PhD? Professor of Technology Strategy Director of TechMaPP? Technology Management and Policy Programme

The University of Edinburgh School of Management Old Surgeons' Hall High School Yards EDINBURGH EH1 1LZ

Fax: 0131 650 9113 E-mail: A.Molina@ed.ac.uk Telephone: 0131 650 2452

Italy's telephone number: +39-06-42014109 Mobile: +39-348-6514995

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Programme for the Final Event of the Global Junior Challenge 2004 Rome, 16th-19th November 2004

The Final Event of the Global Junior Challenge contains an exciting variety of events spread over four days: 16th -19th November 2004.

Tuesday 16th November - Workshop on "e-Inclusion and Education - Let's Multiply the Effectiveness of Our Actions by Working Together"

Place: Quadraro Centre

9.30 - 17.30

One-day workshop intended for representatives of organizations wishing to start working together to create programmatic action-oriented spaces that help multiply the benefits they are already producing for excluded people on the ground. The working sessions will concentrate on identifying instruments, actions, specific objectives and timings for the joint implementation of small and realistic steps leading to the formation of programmatic action-spaces. The ultimate purpose and focus is at all times the empowerment of excluded people.

The workshop has three Working Areas of "programmatic action-oriented spaces":

1."Twinning for e-Inclusion and Education"

2."Sustainable Enterprises for e-Inclusion"

3."Free-software for e-Inclusion and Education"

9.30 - 9.45

Opening of Workshop e-Inclusion and Education" by Maria Coscia, Councillor for Education of the Municipality of Rome

9.45- 10.00

Introduction to the Objectives and Spirit of the Workshop, Alfonso Molina

10.00 - 13.00

Parallel Working Area 1. "Twinning for e-Inclusion and Education" Working table of people active or intending to work on twinning for e-inclusion and education. Objective: to lay down the foundations of a long-term "Twinning" initiative that helps exploit synergies and potentially an expansion in the number of schools that can benefit from a realistic programme of Twinning for e-Inclusion and Education. This Working Area has three main actions:

Twinning of three schools around an online journal for peace called "Holding Hands." The schools are from Israel, Palestine and Rome and the content of the journal will be written by the students under the editorial work of teachers. Topics will help students to get to know each other's cultures and working language is English. Invited to working meeting: teachers from Israeli, Palestinian and Roman schools, and representatives from Tapuah and Digital Youth Consortium. Activity:

10.00 - 10.10

Selection of Moderator and Rapporteur

10.10 - 10.20

Introduction of Idea and Spirit of "Holding Hands" online journal for peace (Benny Moran)

10.20 - 11.30

Participants' introduction to their organizations and intended contribution to Holding Hands online journal for peace

11.30 - 11.50

Break

11.50 - 13.00

Discussion on identifying instruments, actions, specific objectives and timings for the joint implementation of "Holding Hands"

13.00 - 14.30

Lunch

14.30 - 16.30

Continuation of discussion on details of joint implementation of "Holding Hands."

16.30 - 16.50

Break

16.50 - 18.00

Report to Workshop Plenary

Discussion on identifying instruments, actions, specific objectives and timings for the joint implementation of small and realistic steps leading to the formation of a "Twining for e-Inclusion" programmatic action-space. Invited to working meeting: Marsha Goren (Dream-a-Dream), Mika Vanhannen (ENO), Simon Healy (OrphanIT?), Nazrul Islam (Cyber Schools Bangla Desh), Lieven Van Parys (@Team), David Casey (NetDetective?), Denise Odhiambo (CyberHost?, Kenya), Pierre Antoine Ullmo (e-learningeuropa), Brigitte Parry (GSN-Alliance)

Activity:

10.00 - 10.10

Selection of Moderator and Rapporteur

10.10 - 10.20

Introduction of Idea and Spirit of "Twinning for e-Inclusion and Education"

10.20 - 11.30

Participants' introduction to their organizations and intended contribution to Holding Hands online journal for peace

11.30 - 11.50

Break

11.50 - 13.00

Discussion on identifying instruments, actions, specific objectives and timings for the joint formation of a "Twining for e-Inclusion" programmatic action-space.

13.00 - 14.30

Lunch

14.30 - 16.30

Continuation of discussion on details of joint formation of a "Twining for e-Inclusion" programmatic action-space.

16.30 - 16.50

Break

16.50 - 18.00

Report to Workshop Plenary

(To be confirmed) Twinning of three Roman schools with three schools from poor areas of the world. Exact content of twinning to be defined. One teacher and 2 students from the schools from poor areas of the world will be invited to Rome.

10.00 - 13.00

Parallel Working Area 2. "Sustainable Enterprises for e-Inclusion"

Working table of people active and willing to work together on creating a common programme to support the sustainability of enterprises for e-inclusion.

Objective: to lay down the foundations of a long-term "Enterprise for e-Inclusion" initiative that helps exploit synergies and expand the number of enterprises benefiting excluded people in poor areas of the world.

Invited to Working Meeting: Chetan Sharma (Datamation Foundation), Simon Healy (OrphanIT?), Alfonso Molina (Digital Youth Consortium), Judith Ovadia (Mujer y Negocios), Jim Koch/Pat Guerra (Global Social Benefit Incubator), Oliver Groth (Botswana Weavers), Bal K. Joshi (THAMEL).

Activity:

10.00 - 10.10

Selection of Moderator and Rapporteur

10.10 - 10.20

Introduction of Idea and Spirit of "Sustainable Enterprises for e-Inclusion" programmatic action space

10.20 - 11.30

Participants' introduction to their organizations and intended contribution to "Sustainable Enterprises for e-Inclusion" programmatic action space

11.30 - 11.50

Break

11.50 - 13.00

Discussion on identifying instruments, actions, specific objectives and timings for the joint formation of a "Sustainable Enterprises for e-Inclusion" programmatic action-space.

13.00 - 14.30

Lunch

14.30 - 16.30

Continuation of discussion on details of joint formation of a "Sustainable Enterprises for e-Inclusion" programmatic action-space.

16.30 - 16.50

Break

16.50 - 18.00

Report to Workshop Plenary

10.00 - 13.00

Parallel Working Area 3. "Free-software for e-Inclusion and Education"

Working table of people active and willing to work together on creating a common programme to support the free-software for e-inclusion and education.

Objective: to lay down the foundations of a long-term "Free-software for e-Inclusion" initiative that helps exploit synergies and expand the number of initiatives benefiting excluded people and communities in poor areas of the world.

Invited to Working Meeting: Teacher (Extremadura), Antonio Jose Saenz (ISOTROL/CASSFA - Andalucia), Mario Luis Teza (Free School Network – Porto Alegre), Fundacion Chasquinet (Tool-Kit for Telecentres), Pedro Urra (InfoMED?, Cuba), Fiorello Cortiana (Italian Parlamentarian), Giovani Spagnolo (Digital Youth Consortium), Free-Software for Disability (WAI).

Activity:

10.00 - 10.10

Selection of Moderator and Rapporteur

10.10 - 10.20

Introduction of Idea and Spirit of "Free-software for e-Inclusion and Education" programmatic action space

10.20 - 11.30

Participants' introduction to their organizations and intended contribution to "Free-software for e-Inclusion and Education" programmatic action space

11.30 - 11.50

Break

11.50 - 13.00

Discussion on identifying instruments, actions, specific objectives and timings for the joint formation of a "Free-software for e-Inclusion and Education" programmatic action space

13.00 - 14.30

Lunch

14.30 - 16.30

Continuation of discussion on details of joint formation of a "Free-software for e-Inclusion and Education" programmatic action space

16.30 - 16.50

Break

16.50 - 18.00

Report to Workshop Plenary

20.00

Evening Party at Quadraro Centre, organized by the Digital Youth Consortium. Occasion for enjoyment and cultural exchange with the participation of teachers and students enjoying music, buffet and dance.

Wednesday 17th November

Start of Exhibition of GJC Finalist Projects

Financial Forum for Projects from Poor Areas of the World

Conference on "Advancing Towards 21st Century Education"

Place: Palazzo dei Congressi

9.00 - 9.30

Official Opening of the Global Junior Challenge 2004 by Mariella Gramaglia, Councillor for Equal Opportunities of the Municipality of Rome and by Tullio De Mauro, President of the Digital Youth Consortium

9.30- 10.00

Signature of Agreement between the Municipality of Rome, Campus Biomedico, Scuola St. Anna de Pisa and Consorzio Gioventu Digitale to foster good-practice in the integration of disabled young students in Roman schools through state-of-the-art ICTs and didactics

10.00

Start of Exhibition of GJC 2004 Finalist Projects. Official opening by the Mayor of Rome, Walter Veltroni

10.00 - 12.30

Financial Forum - Experts provide advice to leaders of projects from poor areas of the world Panel of Experts include Carlos Primo Braga (World Bank), Isabel Hernandez (former director of the Bi-Alfabetization Programme of the Economic Commission for Latin America), Chetan Sharma (Entrepreneur and founder of Datamation Foundation - India), Simon Healy (Entrepreneur and founder of OrphanIT?), John O'Hara (Project Consultant), Jim Koch (Center for Entrepreneurship, Santa Clara University, California), Vodafone Foundation (to be invited), Melinda and Bill Gates Foundation (to be invited)

10.00 - 13.00

Session on future of Italian Education - "21st Century Education - ICTs and the Challenge of Personalization (Mass Customization) of Education"

Chair: Prof. Tullio De Mauro

Participants: Italian teachers and President of Schools, Member of DYC's Scientific Committee, Representative from Ministry of Education.

10.00

Welcome and Opening of Session Tullio De Mauro

10.10

Italian Government's Educational Perspectives Alessandro Musumeci

10.30

The Disappearing Classroom? Mario Pirani

10.50

Title to be defined Beniamino Vertecchi

11.10

Challenges in ICT-based educational innovation Ersilia Salvatore

11.30

Title to be defined Piero Lucisano

11.50

The Challenge of Disability Paolo Dario

11.50 - 12.10

Break

12.10 - 13.00

Panel Discussion with Public

13.00 - 14.30

Lunch

14.30 - 18.00

International Session - "Advances in 21st Century Education."

Chair: Prof. Alfonso Molina

Participants: International group of leaders of experiences of ICT-based educational innovation

14.30

Welcome and Opening of Session Alfonso Molina

14.40

Internationalization of Learning in a Belgium's Primary School Lieven Van Parys

15.00

Collaborative Personalization in a Sweden's Secondary School Bo Lindstrom

15.20

School-Government Services Learning Partnership in the UK David Casey

15.40

Collaborating in the Creation of New Learning Content Alvaro Galvis

16.00

Integrating Young Disable Students in the Learning Process FranciscoAlcantud?

16.20 - 16.40

Break

16.40

US Policies for 21st Century Education Keith R. Kruger

17.00

EU Policies for 21st Century Education Maruja Gutierrrez

17.20 - 18.00

Panel Discussion with Audience

Thursday 18th November - "Building Sustainable Enterprises for e-Inclusion and Gender Equality"

Palazzo dei Congressi

This day is devoted to education and the activities are as follows:

9.30 - 17.00

Continuation of Exhibition of GJC Finalist Projects

9.30 - 13.00

Session on Building Sustainable Enterprises for e-Inclusion and Gender Equality

Chair: Mariella Gramaglia

Participants: International group of leaders of successful experiences of sustainable enterprises for e-inclusion and gender equality

9.30

Welcome and Opening of Session Mariella Gramaglia

9.40

Datamation India Chetan Sharma

10.00

Mujer y Negocios (Argentina) Judith Ovadia

10.20

OrphanIT? (Philiphines) Simon Healy

10.40

Etsha Weavers Botswana Oliver Groth

11.00

THAMEL (Nepal) Bal K. Joshi

11.20 - 11.40

Break

11.40

Gender Equality in the Professional Sector Paola Manacorda

12.00

Global Social Benefit Incubator Jim Koch/Pat Guerra

12.20 - 13.00

Panel Discussion with Audience

13.00 - 14.30

Lunch

14.30 - 17.00

International Session - "Free Software for Education and eInclusion"

Chair:

Participants: International group of leaders of experiences of free(libre) and open source software for education and for e-inclusion

14.30

Welcome and Opening of Session

14.40

InfoMed? (Cuba) Pedro Urra

15.00

Extremadura: FLOSS in the Educational System Luis Casas

15.20

Porto Alegre: The Free School Network Mario Luis Teza

15.40

Andalucia: FLOSS in the Educational System Antonio Jose Saenz

16.00

FLOSS in Italy Fiorello Cortiana

16.20

FLOSS for Telecentros, Ecuador Klaus Stoll

16.40 - 17.00

Break

17.00 - 18.00

Panel Discussion with Audience

20.00

Dinner for the International Jury of the Global Junior Challenge

21.00

MTV Awards Musical Event - Open to all GJC participants

Friday 19th November -

GJC Award Ceremony and Working Meeting on "Building Sustainable Enterprises for e-Inclusion"

Campidoglio City Hall

The morning of this day is devoted to the GJC Award Ceremony and the afternoon to a working meeting of people active and willing to work together on creating a common programme to support the sustainability of enterprises for e-inclusion.

9.30 - 13.00

Award Ceremony

The winners of the GJC receive their awards in the presence of the Mayor of Rome, Walter Veltroni, and the President of the Italian Republic, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, who will hand over three special prices to the best projects from Italian Schools. Following the hand over of the awards, the Mayor will announce the educational projects from developing countries that have been selected to apply for a share of the GYI funding on condition of a credible developmental plan.

End of Programme

-- MarioTeza - 14 Sep 2004