ppt narrowing the digital gap 01 2001

NARROWING THE DIGITAL GAP
A preliminary proposal
to the Government of Japan
January 31, 2001

Directorate General of Higher Education
Ministry of National Education

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ICT PROFILE IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Institution:
Public: 53 universities, 26 polytechnics
Private: 1300 institutions
Enrollment:
Public: 950,000 and Private: 1,700,000
Participation rate: 12%
Telephone density: 30 / 1,000 population
Internet providers: 1 / 10,000 population

Number of PC:
10 / 1,000 population
2 / 1,000 students

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PROPOSED PROJECTS
1. DISTANCE EDUCATION: Promoting ICT utilization
Objective:
Developing capacity and infrastructure in public
universities to improve quality, expand access to
education, and improve efficiency as well as
access to the global information

Estimated project cost: $ 40 million
2. HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT IN ICT
Objective:Strengthen and establish programs in Information
Technology, Computer Sciences, and Electrical

Engineering in public and private universities

Estimated project cost: $ 200 million
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BENEFICIARIES
1. DISTANCE EDUCATION:
All students and staff in public universities
(53 institutions,50,000 staff,
and 950,000 students)
2. HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT IN ICT
All IT, CS, and EE programs in public and private
universities (programs, staff, and students)

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FUNDING MECHANISM
Proposal based / competitive scheme
Evaluation by the Board of Higher Education
Sustainability is the primary criteria
Procurement mechanism:
Central Project Implementation Unit:
60-70% (non proprietary goods and services)
Grantees :
30-40% (proprietary goods and services)

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PROJECT COMPONENTS ($ M)
Distance Educ.
ICT equipment
20.0
Civil works
2.0

Technical assistance
2.0
Degree training
Non degree training
2.5
Course development grants
6.5
Connectivity
5.0
Research grant
Project management
2.0
Total
40.0

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Human resource
60.0
20.0

10.0
60.0
10.0
10.0
15.0
5.0
10.0
200.0

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ACCESS AND DISSEMINATION

GDLN
Network

AI-3

TELKOM-1


INTERNET-based &
VIDEO CONFERENCE

RESOURCE
UNIVERSITIES

TELKOM
TERESTRIAL
INFRASTRUCTURE

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RECIPIENT
UNIVERSITIES

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LEARNING METHOD (dual-mode)
Tutor


Student

Face to face
Trainee

Distance

Teacher
RECIPIENT
UNIVERSITY

RESOURCE UNIVERSITY

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CONTENT DEVELOPMENT

GLOBAL

CONTENT

COURSE
MATERIALS

DEVELOPMENT
TEAMl

SUBJECT MATTER
SPECIALISTS

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