1. ECO-SYSTEM
for
VIETNAM OER

2. The Vietnam Foundation
Public non-profit 501(c)(3) established together with the U.S. National Academies
Mission: To improve the lives of the Vietnamese people through education
Strategy: High-Impact, Deep-Reach, Technology- Driven, Community-Focused
OER is a cornerstone program
Strong and committed leadership team
Offices in Washington and Hanoi

3. Key Message
Three Legs
Four Layers
One Base

4. Three Development Legs
Community Development
Evangelists – Missionaries – Mafia
Content Development
Intellectuals – Academia – Dictatorship
Technology Development
Software Wizards – Nerds – Groupies

5. Four Layers of Audience
Global Level
A shared knowledge base for all to learn and contribute
Regional Level
Countries cooperate on many issues including education and trade
A harmonized base of knowledge and school curriculum to makes it easy for student and faculty exchanges
National Level
Countries have unique characteristics and need customization
Institutional/Enterprise Level
Research institutions, universities and companies have special requirements for their internal knowledge systems

6. Regional Support Centers CONNEXCENT
ASIA
EUROPE
AFRICA
CNX
CENTRAL
Regional, National and Institutional Focus
Deployment
Customization
Training of
users and
authors
Global Focus

7. CONNEXCENT ACTIVITIES
Consulting on CNX Platform
Software Development for CNX Platform
CNX Platform Deployment/Customization at all levels
CNX Platform Training
Authors
Users
Administrators
CNX Platform Hosting
Other Services
Help Lines
Print on Demand

8. One Base of Supporters
VOER needs to exist within a supportive eco-system
Authors and learners
Organizations from public, private and non-profit sectors that benefit from the impact of VOER
Establishing the Alliance for Vietnam Open Learning Technologies (VOLT)
Public institutions and government agencies
Private companies and SOEs
International and domestic NGOs
Strategy: To create stakeholders and sense of ownership

9. The Vietnam Case What have we done?
We have assembled a local expert team for CONNEXCENT ASIA
We have signed Cooperation Agreements with
Ministry of Education and Training
Hanoi Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital
Center for Promotion of Advancement of Society
Institute of Sociology of Vietnam
The Online Management Training Company
… Many more to come once ER is officially released
We are building the VOLT Alliance
We are working closely with CNX Central to test ER

10. Recap …
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