Role of higher education in the construction of knowledge societies at WSIS agenda in Tunis
18-11-2005 (Paris)
A Round Table on the "Role of UNESCO in the Construction of Knowledge Societies through the UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme”, the third of three events organized by UNESCO at the Tunis meeting of the World Summit on the Information Society, is taking place today.
The Round Table is to review national, regional and world experiences in implementing UNESCO Chairs and networks in ICT and to consider how this UNESCO mechanism can help to bridge existing information and knowledge gaps.
It addresses all issues relevant to the role of higher education in the construction of knowledge societies and to the challenges facing systems in efficiently playing this role and effectively contributing to the social, economic and cultural development of nations.
A number of crucial challenges will be discussed, such as:
equity and quality of higher education,
barriers to harnessing ICT in education,
under-development of research,
diminishing government financial support to higher education,
the brain drain,
language barriers preventing access to information on the Internet, and
bridging the knowledge gap.
It addresses all issues relevant to the role of higher education in the construction of knowledge societies and to the challenges facing systems in efficiently playing this role and effectively contributing to the social, economic and cultural development of nations.
A number of crucial challenges will be discussed, such as:
Related themes/countries
· UNESCO at WSIS in Tunis
· Construction of Knowledge Societies
· Tunisia: News Archives 2005
· News Archives 2005
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