ICT LYON 2008 Networking Session EU-Latin America visions and opportunities for ICT challenges Date and time: Thursday 27 th November 2008, 9:00 AM Venue: ICT Lyon 2008, Salle Sainte Claire, 3B ICT for learning and digital resources Rocael Hernández Rizzardini, Universidad Galileo (Guatemala)

ICT Lyon 2008 Networking Session: EU-Latin America visions and opportunities for ICT challenges Wednesday 27 November 2008 Agenda Common Scenarios Opportunities Many things to address

ICT Lyon 2008 Networking Session: EU-Latin America visions and opportunities for ICT challenges Wednesday 27 November 2008 Common Scenarios in LA Various e-Learning deployments in most institutions and being intensively adopted at the corporate level. Content production still expensive and with limited resources Connectivity is increasing Young generations are used to online communications in a flat world Big differences among population sectors regarding ICT Rocael Hernández,

ICT Lyon 2008 Networking Session: EU-Latin America visions and opportunities for ICT challenges Wednesday 27 November 2008 Facts… A considerable amount of e-Learning / Content producers companies Learning Review magazine leading its sector

ICT Lyon 2008 Networking Session: EU-Latin America visions and opportunities for ICT challenges Wednesday 27 November 2008 Opportunities Mobile commumications with extensive deployment –i.e. Guatemala has more active mobiles than population –3G technology already deployed in many areas Internet usage keeps growing Countries with more than the half of population below 30, many of them are digital natives Rocael Hernández,

ICT Lyon 2008 Networking Session: EU-Latin America visions and opportunities for ICT challenges Wednesday 27 November 2008 Facts … Many Virtual Universities –Training Access to large number of learners (as Galileo’s case with over 40K) Great communications deployment –Telmex, Telefonica

ICT Lyon 2008 Networking Session: EU-Latin America visions and opportunities for ICT challenges Wednesday 27 November 2008 Many things to address… Increase quality and access to digital content resources –Use already worlwide available content for the LA context Reach different levels of population Integrate knowledge into daily activities –Special focus for into work related processes Increase knowledge creation and collaboration Rocael Hernández,

ICT Lyon 2008 Networking Session: EU-Latin America visions and opportunities for ICT challenges Wednesday 27 November 2008 Facts … World class research and deployments in Technology Enhanced Learning –URGDS, ITESM, etc. Unique scenarios World wide raise of Latin-American markets, such as Brazil & Mexico –India and other emerging ICT leaders looking into extend its operations in LA –Great market opportunities