World Links Arab Region

ICT & Skills in Education

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History

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Created by Mr. James Wolfensohn, the ex-President of the

World Bank, in 1997

Independent NGO based in Washington D.C., in 1999

World Links Arab Region, was initiated and independent in

2003, one of World Links success stories.

Goals

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• Instil: ICT and 21st Century Skills in education and among youth• Countries: launch in 22 Arab Countries. Support WL Global operations

(75 countries)• Youth: Reach 20 million youth, scalable to 100 million youth and women.• New Initiatives: ICT in 1-12 Education, Higher Education, Vocational

Training and Community-based Projects.• Sustainability in Countries: Build capacity and sustainability for national

roll-outs• Content: Continuously update content, delivery tools and maintain

quality. • Outreach: Build awareness and organize educational forums • Networking: Academic and knowledge-based networking among

countries.• E-Portal: FOR: networking, training and MIS

VisionProgram Outcomes

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National Impact: Active knowledge communities and economies -- Better preparation for future labor markets and work challenges -- Increased employment opportunities -- Bridging of global

digital divide -- Improved educational systems and global understanding

In the Long Term….Networking: Strong Arab and global networked knowledge economies.

VisionWhat WLAR does:Output• Instills new ICT technologies and tools• Upper order skills: critical thinking, problem solving,

scientific research, collaborative work in groups and communications skills.

• Operates on the classroom level, over 2 scholastic years• Changes classroom mechanism and behavior of teachers. • Teacher from instructor to facilitator, student is active

learner• Respects countries cultures and traditions• Respects ministries curricula • Works will all subjects: math, arts, languages, science….

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Connected-LearningICT enhances and increases the likelihood of c-learning

• In Traditional Learning, students act as mirrors, reflecting content and skills back to the teachers. In the New Learning Environment, students amplify, process, mix and share Information.

(David Warlick)

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Vision…Outcome • Ultimately creates self and lifelong learners• Increases online content and networking• Fights unemployment and poverty• Supports knowledge economies

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The Benefits Are Vast, Yet It Costs So Little…

IMPACT !!

• Economic impact of investment in education is very substantive.

World Links aims at a cost of $ 1 per student

• With an expected $3,000 annual return in a country such as Jordan, for those who gain & sustain life-long learning & higher-level skills.

• A $500,000 contribution would enable us to reach nearly half a million youth across a region.

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Tiburcio, Paraguay : “Thanks to what I learned, I was offered a job, which is not easy with the economic situation of the country. All of this is thanks to

the opportunities learning how to use a computer and work in a team.”

VisionWorld Links CountriesWorld Links has trained teachers in 34 Countries…

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VisionTrained…

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Country Year Teachers Students (Accumulative Count)

Lebanon 2007-2009 500 100,000

Lebanon – UNRWA 2007-2009 200 40,000

Syria 2005-2007 1,450 321,200

Jordan 2003-2008 2,342 493,400

Palestine- moehe 2007-2009 1,000 200,000

Gaza - UNRWA 2006-2008 1,000 200,000

Yemen 2004-2008 769 160,000

Total 7,261 1,514,600

VisionScalability…

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Best Scenario – accumulative for ONLY 5 countries *

Years Yrs Program Country 1 Country 2 Country 3 Country 4 Country 5

2009- 2010 2 Pilot

1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 = 5000 Teachers

200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000= 1

million students

2011-2012 2National Roll Out 10,000

accumulative

11,000 11,000 11,000 11,000 11,000 = 55,000 Teachers

2,200,000 2,200,000 2,200,000 2,200,000 2,200,000= 11

million students

2013-2014 2National Roll Out 100,000 accumulative

111,000 111,000 111,000 111,000 111,000 =555,000 Teachers

* 22,200,000 22,200,000 22,200,000 22,200,000 22,200,000 = 111 million

* This is in theory, but in reality it = maximum number of students. But this number can be achieved via 10 countries

Visionnotes…

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The 100 Million ScenarioIf 5 counties reach the 100,000 teachers training readiness stage by 2015, it is then possible to reach the 100 Million mark, accumulatively.

Countries like Morocco and Saudi Arabia have 300,000 and 500,000 teachers respectively. Egypt: over a million...

How.. (3 slides)

• Capacity building and sustainability schemes, such as:

• Country adopts the program within its system (reduced cost)

• In-house core trainers

• Clear and detailed work plan, shared

• Involving in all project steps

• End of projects assessments

• Staying ahead

• Maintaining quality….

• Shared best practices..

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TDP Program

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Expandable Cascade Training Model (1000 teachers / 100,000 Students)Using this model, it is possible to reach one million students in one year:

2 Regional Trainers, 15 Core Trainers, 250-500 MT =10,000 Trained Teachers

TDP Components

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A needs assessment assesses e-status and gathers information about the educational system. Content and Delivery involves the curricula and tools, accompanied by in-class mentoring. The Program ends with an evaluation mechanism, teachers / students competitions, and certification award ceremonies.

World Links Federation

•A successful track record and experience in technology and education. •Served as the initiator of the National ICT Training Strategy at the Ministry of Education in 2003, under a UNDP-UNESCO Contract with the Government of Jordan. This included the launch of ICT literacy programs such as ICDL, e-learning programs such as World Links and Intel-Teach-to-the-Future, as well as Microsoft, Cisco and other technical support programs. •Contributed to many national initiatives, institutional capacity building programs and reform policies, and has worked in the public, private and civic sectors, with local and international agencies.•She was part of the Jordanian National Agenda Team of Employment, Vocational Training and Labour. •Specialized in Advanced Computer Aided Design (CAD) and virtual reality 3D productions at Virginia Polytechnic University (VT), Virginia USA, in 1995, having graduated from the University of Jordan with a B.Sc. In Mathematics and Pure Sciences.

Reem BsaisoCEO – World Links Arab Region (WLAR)

• Nearly 20 years management, business development, operations, strategic planning and finance experience with both not-for-profit and for-profit organizations.

• Significant international development experience having spent many years working as a management consultant in Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, Central Europe and the Former Soviet Union.

• 7 years in management and financial roles previously in education field helping to manage a private equity funded company providing teacher professional development for U.S. primary and secondary schools and a non-profit organization focusing on U.S. primary and secondary educational reform.

• Experience in privatizations, public-private partnerships; consultant to a venture capital firm.

• As a management consultant in and outside of the United States, worked with senior corporate executives and government officials in a wide range of industries including oil, mining, healthcare, capital markets, and agribusiness.

• Member of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE). • MBA, University of Chicago; M.Phil. in Economics, Oxford University; B.A.

in Economics and B.S. in Engineering, Swarthmore College, USA.

Ruwan SalgadoED – World Links (WL)

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Samer SaltyChair WLAR

Founder and CEO Zouk Venture

• Co-founder and CEO of zouk ventures Ltd in the UK (1999), one of the leading private equity firms focused on investing in renewable energy and clean technologies.

• One of the co-founders of World-Links Arab Region.

• Serves on the Int’l Council of Harvard Kennedy School of Government

• Serves on the Dean’s Council of the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy. Samer has 19 years of experience in venture capital, investment banking and technology in Europe and U.S.

• Focuses on services, wireless / communication investments.

• Managed & structured technology and wireless private equity transactions within the TMT group at J.P. Morga Europe.

• Holds a B.Sc. in Electronic Eng. from Cal Poly & a M.Sc. in Finance from MIT.

Robert EckelmannChair WL

Intel Former VP, General Manager Europe, ME Africa

• Current Board member of several technology companies in Europe, U.S & ME

•Formerly VP of Intel 1998 - 2002, serving as head of Intel Europe, Middle East, and Africa, then responsible for worldwide brand management and strategy.

•Active in bringing technology-based education to developing regions since his tenure as VP of Intel

• Started up Intel in much of Asia-Pacific, including China, India, and Southeast Asia after handling international strategy in the office of then-President Andy Grove.

• For US government, managed international trade policy & development in technology sector.

•Lived in Singapore, Germany, France, Japan, Australia, and US.

• BA, Williams College and Masters degrees, Princeton University & University of Chicago

Mustafa NasereddinVice-Chair WLAR / Mem. WL

Executive Director, Talal Abu-Ghazaleh & Co.

• Over 28 years experience in various fields of management, marketing and ICT technologies.

• Secretary General, the United Nations ICT Arab Regional Network

• Member, Advisory Council at the Internet Society, USA

• Vice-Chairman of the Information Technology Association Jordan

• Board member of the Jordan Micro-Credit Company

• Participated in the start up of local presences for IT firms such as WANG, Hitachi, Siemens, and Compaq in Kuwait, Oman, and Saudi Arabia.

• Masters Degree, Computer Engineering

Mohamed MuhsinVice-Chair WL

Former VP and CIO, World Bank

• Currently, Management Consultant with the Centennial Group with focus on Middle East & Africa

• World Bank Vice President and Chief Information Officer until his retirement in 2005

• Member of several international corporate boards

• Previously, Advisor to the President of Zambia on State Enterprise Reform and Financial Director of Zambia’s Industrial and Mining Corporation.

World Links Global Board of Directors

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Assistant Professor, UAE

•Dr. Salwa Khoury is a leading educator, and currently an Associate Professor at the American University in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

• Her family's company, Consolidated Contractors International (CCC) has made a contribution of half a million dollars to become the third founding partner of WLAR.

Dr. Salwa Khoury

World Bank

• Over 20 years experience on improving educational systems in developing

• First Executive Director of World Links within the World Bank who led its spin-off as an independent non-profit organization based in Washington, DC.

• Field experinece in Africa, Latin America, the Arab Region and Asia.

• Secondary school teacher of history & French in Connecticut USA prior to entering the international development field.

• BA International Relations & Education, Dartmouth College; Masters in Public Administration, Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School.

Mr. Sam CarlsonWL Co-Founder

Corporate Ambassador

Bank Audi sal

•Brings a wealth of experience to WLAR from his professional background in business and management.

• Avid and accomplished top-level sportsman, perhaps most notably having climbed the highest peak on all 7 continents.

• Maxim has lived and studied in a number of different countries and he earned his BSc. in Monetary Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science in the UK..

Mr. Maxime Chaya

Private Equity Partner

•Founding partner of Egis Capital Partners, a leading private equity fund focused on the security and homeland defense industry.

• Over 25 years of private equity investing experience including Golder, Thoma Cressey Co. and APAX Partners.

• Focus on financing service companies in a broad spectrum of industries, with an emphasis on backing management teams consolidating fragmented industries such as IT, employee benefits, and security.

• Past Chairman of World Links.

• BA History, Northwestern University; MBA, Columbia University.

Robert M. Chefitz

Minister of Social Development, Jordan

•Mrs. Lattouf has over 15 years of senior-level int’l experience in private sector corporations, World Bank and UNDP.

• Served as Secretary General for Ministry of Planning & Int’l Cooperation

• Served as Secretary General for Ministry of Public Sector Reform

• Was advisor to the Deputy Prime Minister and Director of Her Majesty Queen Rania’s Office, prior to assuming the position of Minister of Social Development

HE Hala Bsaiso

Partner at McKinsey & Company

•Partner at McKinsey and Company and is the MP for McKinsey’s, S.A.

• Worked with top leaders of several GCC countries on economic reform .

• Advises GCC and Europeans companies on matters of energy and large scale performance improvements.

• B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering - Georgia Institute of Technology, M.Sc. in Operations Research – MIT, MBA in strategic management from the Sloan School of Management, MIT

Gassan Al-Kibsi

World Bank

• Over 25 years experience in the field of international economic development and management with a particular focus on investments in children and youth.

• Co-founded World Links, overseeing its expansion from 3 to 34 countries, first as manager, then as Board Member.

• Lived and worked on development challenges in Africa, South Asia, Latin America, Caribbean, Europe and the U.S.

• 20 years tenure with World Bank with last position as lead economist for Children and Youth, responsible for global strategy.

• BA International Relations, Stanford University; MA International Economic Development, Princeton University and l'Institut des Sciences Politiques Paris; Management, Harvard Business School.

Linda Sean McGinnis,Co-Founder WL

Executive Chairman of RevCube, Inc.

• Over 25 years in management of software, services and Internet companies, including Ask Jeeves, Bowne Global Solutions, and GlobalWare,

• Experience leading successful companies in their growth towards profitability and global expansion.

Managing Director, Wolfenson & Co. LLC

• Senior Vice President, World Bank Human Development Network, 2003 -2006, overseeing the Bank’s investments in education health, social protection, and HIV/AIDS. with a view to helping its clients meet the Millennium Development Goals.

• From 1996 to 2003, World Bank’s V.P. for Africa and then V.P. for the Middle East and North Africa Region where he managed operations accounting for $1 billion (FY03) in new loans.

• Chair, Development Gateway Foundation

• Bachelors, Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris; Master’s, University of Pennsylvania

Claudio Pinkus Jean-Louis Sarbib Keith Yocam

Adjunct Professor, Education ICT and Pedagogy

• Former Director of Programs for Schools Online, a nonprofit, public benefit organization that provided technology grants and facilitated professional development to schools in disadvantaged communities worldwide.

• Former Worldwide Program Manager of Apple Classrooms of Tomorrow International, a research and development program at Apple Computer, Inc.

• 11 years elementary school teacher, science resource specialist, and district computer mentor teacher.

• M.A. Interdisciplinary Education with emphasis in Teaching and Learning with Technology, Santa Clara University

• B.A. Communications, California State University, Fullerton

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UK-based Entrepreneur & Investor

•Successful Indian-born entrepreneur who takes active roles in private equity and in social and philanthropic investment.

• Co-founder CMG Partners and Arbor Ventures – private investment management companies with early stage and turnaround/ restructure focus.

• Founder of several companies, most notably Conduit Communications Ltd, an IT consulting firm and service provider.

• Ex-CEO, Harpur Group• BA, Bristol University; MBA,

INSEAD, Paris

Chris Mathias

World Links Arab Region Advisory Council

HM Queen Rania Al-Abdallah

• Queen Rania completed her school education in Kuwait and obtained a Bachelor's degree from the American University in Cairo.

• Her activities encompass issues of national concern including education, health, and youth, among others.

• She also has a special interest in several core issues:

• Promotion of innovation in education;

• Improvement of the quality of life of the family unit;

• The development of income-generating projects.

• Mrs. Assad is a graduate of King's College Univ. of London / degree in Computer Science.

• Early professional career in Banking/ Mergers & Acquisition .

• Mrs. Asma Akhras Assad initiates and supports programs designed to foster economic development and improve the quality of life of the Syrian people.

• Focus on rural development and women's issues.

• She brings experienced viewpoints and focus on sustainable development .

• Princess Zahra Aga Khan, daughter of H.H. the Aga Khan, was born 18 September 1970.

• She received her early education at Le Rosey School in Switzerland and graduated from Harvard University with a B.A. (Honours) degree in Development Studies in 1994.

• She is working at the Secretariat of H.H. at Aiglemont, in Gouvieux, France.

• Zahra is the Head of the Social Welfare Department (SWD) located within the Secretariat of the Aga Khan in France

• H.E. Bahia Hariri, born in 1952 in Saida is the Minister of Education at the new Cabinet.

• Mrs. Bahia Hariri heads the Hariri Foundation for Sustainable Development , an NGO aiming at supporting and empowering youth.

• She is Vice-President of the Arab Network of Non-Governmental Organizations.

• Mrs. Hariri was elected as deputy in the Lebanese Parliament (1992) and became head of its Educational Committee.

• For over 40 years, Elaine Wolfensohn has been involved in the field of education and arts education while raising her family.

• Her work in Australia and the United States has included teaching in private schools, creating teen tutoring programs in inner city schools, and training adult volunteers to tutor high school students.

• Mrs. Wolfensohn was educated at Wellesley College, where she received her B.A.

• CEO of the Olayan Financing Company, holding entity for the Olayan Group's operations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

• Member of the Board of Olayan Investment Co. Establishment, the parent company of The Olayan Group.

• President of the Sulaiman S. Olayan Foundation, philanthropic arm of the Olayan Gdroup.

• Serves as a Board member of the Egyptian Financing Company/Egypt.

• Board member of Capital Union in Dubai.

HE First Lady Asma al-Assad

HH Princess Zahra Aga Khan

HE Mrs. Bahia Hariri Mrs. Elaine Wolfensohn

Ms. Lubna S. Olayan

Mr. Saed Abdul-Latif

• President of PepsiCo Int, ME, Africa, and Central Asia. PepsiCo is a Fortune 500 company with total sales of over $27 billion.

• As described by his colleagues and business partners, he is a consensus-builder who truly believes in inclusiveness and diversity in his leadership style.

• Holds an M.B.A. from the American Graduate School of International Management and a B.A. in Public Administration from the American University of Beirut.

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Donors and Partners:

World Bank . HP . OPEC . Arab Fund . USAID . AED . EDC . UNRWA

. UNDP . Hariri Foundation for Sustainable Development (Lebanon) .

PepsiCo (Dubai) . Consolidated Contractors (UAE) . Al-Awn /SAMCO

(Yemen) . Microsoft . Intel . Oracle Educational Foundation . Accenture . Ask Jeeves .Goldman Sachs . ICDF (Taiwan) . Japan

Social Development Fund . Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation .

Rockefeller Foundation . JP Morgan Chase . World Economic

Forum . Schlumberger . Ministries of Education and Higher Education

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Thank you

Reem N. BsaisoCEOWorld Links Arab Region

Reem@worldlinks-ar.org