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Endnotes: e-Technology, An Ally of the Planet?
08 July 08 10:29 AM

Our final talk, from Natarajan Ishwaran (Director of Ecological and Earth Sciences Division, UNESCO) and Rob Bernard (General Manager Environmental Sustainability, Microsoft) concerned that ever present consideration - the environment. The role of technology Read More...

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A Community Perspective
07 July 08 01:33 PM

Commissioner Jan Figel spoke well of the national benefits of education - and the true benefits to a society that lifelong learning can bring. Autonomy, and responsibility for all of those in the academic space was highlighted as a must, and the twin, Read More...

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Changing Contours of Tertiary Education: Role of ICTs
07 July 08 10:05 AM

Mr Abdul Waheed Khan, Assistant Director General for Communication & Information, UNESCO reminded us of the key challenges we face with HE. I know that these have been mentioned before, but it's well to constantly have them at the top of our minds Read More...

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At The Crossroads
07 July 08 10:04 AM

Margaret Spellings, US Secretary for Education led the first keynote with an inspiring talk around education in the United States, and gave some interesting ideas that could be taken elsewhere - as well as alerting us to some challenges faced in the US Read More...

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