STRENGTHENING EDUCATION
COOPERATION THROUGH ASEAN
PARTNERSHIP AND NETWORKING:
Lessons from Indonesia
Soekartawi and Team (MONE-Indonesia)
([email protected])
Country paper presented in ‘The First Regional Seminar and
Workshop on Strengthening Cooperation on Education to Achieve
ASEAN Caring and Sharing’ organized by MOE, MFA Thailand and
ASEAN Secretariat, in Bangkok, 23-25 Feb 2009.
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BACKGROUND
► Agreement
made by ASED Ministers Meeting
in Bali in 2007--- education is defined as a
vehicle to raise ASEAN awareness and
create a sense of belonging to the ASEAN
Community.
► Education therefore is urgently developed to
a regional to support ASEAN community
building, e.g. through cooperation and
networking
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SIX (6) PROJECTS RELATED TO THE
ASED-MM AGREEMENT DONE BY MONE
1)
Review (and collect) source materials on ASEAN
for references in primary and secondary schools
in ASEAN countries.
a. The use of ICT in developing and updating
information
b. Books and teaching materials exchange
c. Increase collection teaching materials (printed
and non-printed)
d. Facilitate some universities who want to open
ASEAN studies.
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2) .Conduct capacity-building for teachers to acquire
specific knowledge of ASEAN languages, cultures,
and religions.
a. Provide scholarships for ASEAN students, teachers and
lecturers, such as Darmasiswa’ (ND-program)
and KNB (DP-program)
b. Organize and participate in various capacity-building
programs
c. Promote initiatives of education cooperation by
implementing projects in areas e.g. human and
productive capacity building, technical assistance,
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3) Organize youth exchange programs for
students or others
a. Conduct and participate programs on youth
exchange programs
b. Organize and participate in teachers and/or
lecturers/Professors exchange programs.
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4)
Strengthen Education Institutions’ Network (EIN)
through ASEAN University Network.
a. Active participation to various Asian EN, i.e. AUNactivities, SEARCA Univ-Consortium, GDLN, eEducation, SchoolNet, etc
b. Initiate SEA-ERNet to strengthen collaboration in
education research.
c. Conduct intensive bilateral meetings to increase EN
d. Support bilateral initiatives undertaken by ASEAN
Members Countries for enhancing education
cooperation to benefit for people in ASEAN region
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5) Develop more ASEAN Studies Programs at
school and university level
a. Strengthen and expand the existing ASEAN
Studies Programs at school & university level
b. Strengthen collaboration among education
institutions who offer ASEAN Studies
Programs
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6). Initiate or develop quality standard of universities
and primary and secondary schools in the region
a. Set up the standard of National Education (Indonesia
has established an independent Board of National
Education Standards (PP 19/2005)
b. Active participate in the discussion on quality standard
of universities and primary and secondary schools in
the region
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CONSTRAINTS IN IMPLEMENTING
THE PROJECTS
1.
Technical constraints (If it is ICT- based)
The impartiality of the Internet dispersion (not
all part of regions internet is available)
 The infrastructure problem (bandwidth,
connection, electricity, computer)
 Course content management (learning and/or
content management system, good and
readable content).
 Complicated software which are not easily
understood

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2. Socio-economic constraints
People who are able to operate and who use
ICT as a tool of learning.
 Language constraints.
 Resistance from the users (even they know
they are rarely to practice).
 Budget constraints

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3. Political Constraints
a. Lack support from the authority (some cases)
b. Change of curriculum
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LESSONS LEARNT FROM INDONESIA
Seven success points to produce success
cooperation and networking
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1. Understanding common problems,
exploring common interests and
identifying mutual gains of cooperating
on a regional basis
2. Prioritizing the urgent programs that will
benefit ASEAN for better life for ASEAN
people
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3. Using technique (for identifying priority
program) generally called
‘ problem-solving approach’.
4. Making Commitment through Sharing
resources (budget and/or expertise)
5. Implementing joint efforts (join
programs)
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6. Implementing the programs through
win-win approach
7. Agreeing to have regional integration
and expansion, where regional
institutions can act programs/projects
on behalf of Member Countries to
attain the intended goals and
objectives.
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CONCLUSION
MONE believes that cooperation and
networking in education can be used as
means of effective strategy to:
► First,
increase equity and expansion or
broadening of access to education--- to
expand capacity of the education units in
accordance with national priorities, and to
provide the same opportunities to all pupils.
► Second, improve quality and relevance of
education
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► Third,
improve governance, accountability,
and public image in all level of management,
in order to help the government on the
allocation of resources and to monitor
overall education performance
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SEVEN CRITICAL ISSUES IN EDUCATION
COOPERATION AND NETWORKING
► First,
if they (members) are not able to
identify their common problems, common
interests and mutual gains of cooperating
on a regional basis.
► Second, if they are not able to identify
priority programs that will give benefit for
people in their respective countries.
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► Third,
if they do not use a technique called
‘problem-solving approach’ as a basis of
generating harmonization among ASEAN
Members.
► Fourth, if they are not willing to share their
resources (budget and/or expertise). This is
because sharing resources is a reflection of
commitment.
► Fifth, if they are not willing to have joint
efforts in implementing the programs.
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► Sixth,
if they are not willing to implement
the programs through win-win approach,
and finally
► Seventh, if they are not willing to agreeing
to have regional integration and expansion
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THANK YOU
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