1. GDLN Global Development Learning Network
Linking the World through Learning
Presented by
Mor SECK
Director Senegal DLC
San Paulo - Brazil
August/September 2002

2. A Development Challenge
Distance Education :
A Development Challenge

3. What is the GDLN ? An interactive, multi-channel, multi-node
delivery system configured to meet
individual, institutional, local, regional and
country needs

4. GDLN will : Improve decision-making through interactive learning
Enhance country-to-country exchanges among experts and practitioners
Increase cost-effective course delivery

5. Who is GDLN ? Distance Learning Centers (DLC’s) Content Providers
Donors
Learners

6. What are GDLN Objectives ?
To build capacity by:
Bridging the knowledge gap
Enabling people to learn anywhere/anytime
Facilitating learning and knowledge sharing around the world

7. Learners Decision makers in Governments Public administration NGOs
Academia
Civil Society

8. Global Development Learning Network

9. Global Development Learning Network

12. Currently in operations
France
Italy (2)
Russia (2)
Serbia
Spain
Turkey (2)
Ukraine
USA
Egypt
Jordan
China (2)
India
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Thaïland
Vietnam
Benin
Côte d'Ivoire
Ethiopia
Ghana
Senegal
Tanzania
Uganda
Bolivia
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Peru
Dominican Rep.

13. For the future Japan Canada Argentina El Salvador Guatemala Honduras
Venezuela
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Eritrea
Kenya
Malawi
Mozambique
S. Africa
Nigeria
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Armenia
Bosnia
Bulgaria
Czech Rep.
Croatia
Kyrgyz Rep.
Lithuania
Moldova
Poland
Romania
Slovakia
Tajikistan
Algeria
Djibouti
Kuwait
Lebanon
Morocco
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Tunisia
W. Bank & Gaza
Bangladesh
Cambodia
East Timor
Indonesia
Korea
Malaysia
Nepal
Philippines
S. Pacific*

14. A Blended Learning Approach
Videoconferencing
Internet
Video
CD-ROM
Face-to-face
Print
Phone

15. Pedagogical Scenarios
Media Mix
Course A
VideoConferences or
Interactive TV E C R I T B
Internet
&
WWW C
Course D

16. Knowledge for Development Partnerships
ENA
HEC
CNFPT
WBI
IBFI
Content Partners :
Governments
Universities
Research Institutions
in the North and the South

17. P GDLN features Courses Video-Conference Seminars Global or Regional
Dialogues
Web-based courses
Courses
Video-conference
sessions complemented
by electronic learning
methods and online
collaboration P

18. WBI Programs Macroeconomic management for Sub-Saharan Africa
Corporate governance and private sector development
Economic growth and poverty reduction
Implementation of social safety nets
Strategic communication on development projects
Urban management
Economic and business journalism

19. Training programs proposed from Paris
Fighting against money laundering (CEBC - HEC)
Main organizational changes in higher education institutions entailed by the introduction of ITC (EduFrance)
Challenges of decentralization (BDPA)
Public Debt Management (ADETEF – Ministry of Finance)
The Euro and the Franc zone (Bank of France- IBFI)
Public procurement (IIAP-ENA)
Introduction to micro-finance (WBI / AFD-CEFEB)

20. For any additional information :

21. GDLN’s unique potential
A powerful knowledge sharing network engaging all people across borders anytime