18-01-2008 (Kingston) Young Caribbean journalists to benefit from new ACM programmes
The recently-established Caribbean Network of Young Journalists (CNYJ) will receive a further boost in 2008 through several projects to be undertaken by the Association of Caribbean Media Workers (ACM).
16-01-2008 (Paris) UNESCO and partners help teachers bring technology to the classroom
As part of its mandate to build capacity in education worldwide and enable all students to benefit from high quality teaching, UNESCO initiated, in 2006, a project aimed at providing core standards for the integration of information and communication technology (ICT) into the classroom.
15-01-2008 (Paris) Open Training Platform: Five questions and answers
The Open Training Platform (OTP) is a UNESCO-powered online collaborative knowledge hub for free training resources for development. It currently has more than 1700 resources produced by over 600 development stakeholders worldwide on various subjects grouped under 21 categories. Through the OTP, partners and communities can share and use materials to support local sustainable development.
07-01-2008 (New Delhi) UNESCO releases a user's guide to community radio
“Community Radio: A user’s guide to the technology” is a guide to technical parameters of community radio in India. Produced for potential community radio operators, this technical manual takes into account the intention of the Government of India to establish 4000 community radio stations by 2008.
04-01-2008 (Paris) UNESCO to launch ICT Competency Standards for Teachers at Moving Young Minds Conference
UNESCO guidelines for teachers to use information and communication technology (ICT) to improve education will be presented to education ministers from more than 100 countries and to the press at the Moving Young Minds Conference in London on 8 January.
