Organization of
American States
Knowledge Sharing and
Advisory Network
A Political-technical Vision and Strategy
for Horizontal Cooperation
What is the Unit for Social
Development and
MINISTERIAL MEETINGS
Education?
2
Organization of
American States
SUMMITS OF THE
AMERICAS
1
INTER-AMERICAN
COMMISSIONS
3
Fight
against
poverty
INTER-AGENCY
COMMISSIONS
Social
Development
7
Employment
and labor
Education
CIVIL SOCIETY´S
FORUMS AND
NETWORKS
6
Culture
5
RESEARCH
4
HORIZONTAL
COOPERATION
MECHANISMS
Organization of
American States
What is our perspective of
Horizontal Cooperation?
Organization of
American States
What is our perspective of
Horizontal Cooperation?
Going beyond…
the unilateral flow of
resources and knowledge
the approach that
centralizes the
production and
distribution of
knowledge
Organization of
American States
What is our perspective of
Horizontal Cooperation?
A strategy for
Collaboration…
an opportunity for the
collective review and
construction of
knowledge, models and
pilot projects.
Organization of
American States
What is our perspective of
Horizontal Cooperation?
A strategy for
Collaboration…
Based on:
the countries’ political will
to offer its consolidated
experiences and share the
lessons learned
the technical
competence of the
receiving and offering
countries to support and
participate in a critical
analysis process
Organization of
American States
What is our perspective of
Horizontal Cooperation?
A strategy for
Collaboration…
Based on:
the fact that experiences
in one country can provide
valuable lessons for other
countries and that these
lessons contain the seed
for similar projects that
can be redefined to fit
other national contexts.
Organization of
American States
What is our perspective of
Horizontal Cooperation?
A strategy for
Collaboration…
Supported by KSAN
a descentralized and
virtual Knowledge Sharing
and Advisory Network of
policy makers, scholars,
and specialized analysts
KSAN
Organization of
American States
A strategy for
Collaboration…
2002-2003:
Mexico and
Argentina:
School
management
What is our perspective of
Horizontal Cooperation?
Pilar Pozner
Researcher and Coordinator
of Seminar on School
Management
That allows us to integrate
a mechanism that
starts with the
knowledge sharing
seminars offered by the
Ministries of Education
KSAN
Organization of
American States
2002-2003:
Ana Marta Najarro
Dirección Nacional de Gestión
Educativa, Ministry of
Education
El Salvador
Educo
Strengthening
public school
with
partnership
program
KSAN
What is our perspective of
Horizontal Cooperation?
A strategy for
Collaboration…
That allows us to integrate
a mechanism that
starts with the
knowledge sharing
seminars offered by the
Ministries of Education
Organization of
American States
2002-2003:
Eduardo Monge
Program Officer of International
Relations
Fundación Omar Dengo
Costa Rica
ICT in Education
KSAN
What is our perspective of
Horizontal Cooperation?
A strategy for
Collaboration…
That allows us to integrate
a mechanism that
starts with the
knowledge sharing
seminars offered by the
Ministries of Education
Organization of
American States
What is our perspective of
Horizontal Cooperation?
A strategy for
Collaboration…
2002-2003:
That allows us to integrate
a mechanism that
Costa Rica
ICT in Education
KSAN
Chile
Enlaces
starts with the
knowledge sharing
seminars offered by the
Ministries of Education
Ignacio Jara Valdivia
National Coordinator National
Coordination Office of Enlaces,
Ministry of Education
What is our perspective of
Horizontal Cooperation?
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American States
2002-2003:
Carlos Miranda
Assistant Director
National Information
System
Dominican Republic
Virtual Workshops
for a Distance
Teacher
That
Development
Initiative
Costa Rica
ICT in Education
KSAN
Chile
Enlaces
A strategy for
Collaboration…
allows us to integrate
a mechanism that
starts with the
knowledge sharing
seminars offered by the
Ministries of Education
Organization of
American States
2002-2003:
Gema Jara
SEA´s curriculum designer and
Coordinator of seminar on
School Management
Mexico
Distance
Secondary
Education for
Adults
KSAN
What is our perspective of
Horizontal Cooperation?
A strategy for
Collaboration…
That allows us to integrate
a mechanism that
starts with the
knowledge sharing
seminars offered by the
Ministries of Education
Organization of
American States
What is our perspective of
Horizontal Cooperation?
A strategy for
Collaboration…
2002-2003:
That allows us to integrate
a mechanism that
starts with the
knowledge sharing
seminars offered by the
Ministries of Education
Mexico
Use of EDUSAT for
Strengthening
Educational
Programs in the
Caribbean Region
KSAN
Jaime Tacher
Presented by Jaime Tacher,
General Director for
Educational Television,
SEP/Mexico.
Organization of
American States
What are the advantages of
this Mechanism?
Allows countries to express their actual
priorities
Encourages countries to identify and share
experiences of success and failure, and
learn from them
Organization of
American States
What are the advantages of
this Mechanism?
All participating countries can simultaneously
be the “sharer” and the “shared with.”
Not only the country soliciting assistance receives
a better understanding of the lessons learned,
but the coordinating country is also able to
reflect upon its own evolution process. By
so doing, countries can incorporate the useful
technique of self-assessment into their
institutional functioning.
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Information can be
disseminated but knowledge
must be built.
Information dissemination does not
necessarily result in knowledge or
in learning.
Education (and schooling) does not
necessarily result in learning.
Learning exceeds education and
education exceeds school
education.
Information dissemination does not
imply or include learning.
Having access to the Internet is
no guarantee of being informed,
much less of learning.
While lifelong education is something
that no society or person could afford,
lifelong learning is a fact of life that
can be enhanced by various means.
ICTs and distance education are much
more effective for information than for
knowledge and learning purposes.
Good distance education requires face
to face interaction.
-- Hon. Rosa Maria Torres,
Minister of Education,
Ecuador
Organization of
American States
Learning together: A workshop for the Caribbean Educational
Sector on the OAS Horizontal Cooperation Program
STEPS TO FOLLOW
•With regards to the Hemispheric Projects
1. Define coordinating countries for the three Hemispheric Projects
2. Finalize the second version of the PROJECT CONCEPT
3. Prepare PROJECT PROPOSALS. Coordinating countries will present it to FEMCIDI by
September 15th
4. All countries interested in participating in the projects should send a formal letter
to the OAS
•With regards to ICTs
1. Send to Mexico multi-media materials that cold be transmittd trough Channel 27
2. Select the person that will go to Mexicoto be trained on preparation of educational
television materials
3. Instalation ofequipment for the transmission of EDUSAT signal
Organization of
American States
Learning together: A workshop for the Caribbean Educational
Sector on the OAS Horizontal Cooperation Program
STEPS TO FOLLOW
•With regards to the Ministerial Meeting
1. Ensure the presence of the Ministers of Education at the III Ministerial Meeting
2. Identify the officer to represent your country at the Inter-American Committee on
Education
3. Follow-up the ministerial process, the discussions among ministries and the
documents and activities planned for the Ministerial Meeting through the web-page:
http://www.oas.org/udse/3ministerial
•With regards to the communication among us:
1. Visit the updated web-site of the workshop, where all the material and discussions
of the seminar will be posted:
http://www.oas.org/udse/caribworkshop
2. Participate in the VIRTUAL FOURM that will be available for all the delegations to
follow-up the support, discussion and preparation of the Hemispheric Projects and the
Ministerial Process
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American States
UNIT FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Unidad
de Desarrollo
AND EDUCATION
Social y Educación de la
OEA