© RITSEC 1999 Kids and the next Millennium … towards a Global Society The Challenges to Africa of Globalization and the Information Age ADF ‘99 - Addis.

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© RITSEC 1999 Kids and the next Millennium … towards a Global Society The Challenges to Africa of Globalization and the Information Age ADF ‘99 - Addis Ababa Heba Ramzy - RITSEC

© RITSEC 1999 Objectives u Creating Critical learners u Building bridges between today’s kids who are the seeds of peace u Exposing today’s kids to new ways of thinking u Encouraging collaboration among kids and youth around the world u Mobilizing the whole country

© RITSEC 1999 Challenges u High IT illiteracy rate u Poor telecommunication infrastructure u Lack of awareness u Low per capita income u Lack of funds

The Egyptian Experience © RITSEC 1999

Figures to remember u 32 million kids under 20 years old u 27,000 school u 17 Million in Education

© RITSEC 1999 Vision Investing in our future to prepare the kids for the 21st Century

© RITSEC st Century Clubs

© RITSEC 1999 What it is? Virtual IT empowered library

© RITSEC 1999 Activities u Group projects u Entertainment u Training Program u Competitions

“T HE F IRST E GYPTIAN W EB S ITE FOR C HILDREN ” Little Horus Web Site little-horus.com © RITSEC 1999

1st Egyptian Web Site for Kids

Engage Learning Programs © RITSEC 1999 Think Quest Kidlink

Software Industry in Arabic © RITSEC 1999

Achievements u 40,000 kid and young adult had the chance to use the computers and explore the Cyber world u More than 1000 programs and 24,000 training hours were offered u Sept. 99: 40 clubs in 18 different governorates u More than 10 Million hits on the web site

Collaboration …. Sound Business Model….

© RITSEC 1999 Conclusion  Key Success Factors  Planning  Champion  Commitment  Evaluation

© RITSEC 1999 u 1000 club u Local & Regional content in the Cyber Space u Teachers collaboration u Collaborate with different African Countries Future Plans

Get on the Bus … to reduce the Digital Divide

© RITSEC 1999 Thank You