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AI resources (AI tools in the context of academic reading and writing processes) [courtesy translation]

international
Founded in 2022, the German "Virtual Competence Center: Artificial Intelligence and Scientific Work (VK:KIWA)" offers a list of AI resources to support academic reading and writing processes. Although the site itself is only available in German, the resources listed are often international. You can find AI resources on: * Literature research * Text comprehension * Text [...]

2 - FACILITATE – AI: Guidelines for facilitating the learning of Artificial Intelligence (AI) by School Students of Grades 7-12 (EU project 2022-2024)

international; Europe
Facilitate - AI is an EU project that aims to support teachers and learners in grades 7-12 in dealing with artificial intelligence. This is to be achieved primarily through the following three project results: * Result 1: AI Teaching Guide for teachers facilitating the learning of students in grades 7-12 (published 10/23) Result 2: Training Course for Facilitators of [...]

3 - AI-on-demand platform (AIoD): education

Europe
"The platform seek to act as a central access point to education resources in Europe related to Artificial Intelligence. It targets all levels of education, from basic AI literacy for all, to courses for university students, and to re-skilling of workers." The site currently offers an education catalogue with AI related training courses, a catalogue of European initiatives on [...]

4 - Artificial intelligence and the Futures of Learning (Unesco project)

international
The UNESCO project on AI emerged from various recommendations, reports and international agreements on AI within the framework of UNESCO events. It has three strands of work: * AI and the Future of Learning * Guidance for Generative AI in education and research * AI Competency Frameworks for Students and Teachers The project page offers extensive information about what [...]

5 - Responsible AI for Social Empowerment and Education (RAISE) (MIT Initiative)

international
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), one of the leading universities in the technological field, offers an overview of its research and projects in the field of artificial intelligence and education with the initiative "Responsible AI for Social Empowerment and Education (RAISE)". The overarching themes are: * AI Literacy in K-12 * AI for Vocational-Technical [...]

6 - Policy guidance on AI for children (Unicef)

international
Unicef provides recommendations for building AI policies and systems that uphold child rights in different languages. You will also find an AI guide for parents and one for teens - also in different languages. Furthermore, Unicef shows how to operationalise the policy recommendations with the help of 8 case studies. This page forms part of a two-year Unesco project that aims [...]

7 - AI for children (Unicef)

international
Unicef offers information about a two-year project that aims to better understand how artificial intelligence (AI) systems can protect, support and strengthen children. The site offers links to other Unicef information and pages about AI and children, as well as a publication “Policy guidance on AI for children,” information about a “Global Forum on AI for Children” [...]

8 - Artificial Intelligence - AI (EDUCAUSE)

international
The non-profit association Educause aims at advancing higher education through the use of information technology. Educause compiles information on the topic of artificial intelligence in higher education on the page we link to. Mostly these are their own articles, publications, reports, etc.; in some cases there are also links to external sources. [Abstract: Editors of [...]

9 - Artificial Intelligence for Development in Africa (AI4D Africa) program (2020-2024)

Africa South of the Sahara; Africa
Funded by Canada and Sweden, the 4-year program aims to support the development of responsible and inclusive AI systems by Africa and Africans. The site offers a wide range of information on supported projects, research, conferences, blog articles or podcasts. In the area of education & research you can find the following resources, among others: * Innovation Research [...]

10 - International Artificial Intelligence in Education Society (IAIED)

international
The IAIED is an interdisciplinary association that brings together the fields of computer science, education and psychology. It promotes research and development of interactive and adaptive learning environments. Among other things, IAIED organises an annual conference and publishes the International Journal of AI in Education (IJAIED) (not freely accessible). You can also [...]

11 - Artificial Intelligence & Inclusion (initiative)

international
This thematic site, which specialises in artificial intelligence and inclusion, is operated by the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University (USA). With the help of various partners around the world, it compiles information and resources on AI and Inclusion. For a start, you will find resources that were created at the "Global Symposium on AI and [...]

12 - International Alliance to Advance Learning in the Digital Era (IAALDE)

international
The "International Alliance to Advance Learning in the Digital Era (IAALDE)" is network of several societies worldwide in the field of information technology and education. The platform primarily offers information about the goals of the alliance, its member societies as well as an event calendar with conference announcements and a list of publications and lectures by members [...]

13 - Artificial intelligence in education (Unesco)

international
This Unesco page is an overview on the topic of education and artificial intelligence, with a particular focus on the importance and influence of AI on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) proclaimed by the United Nations. The overview offers links to UNESCO publications on the topic, to international conferences, to political declarations, and to news. [Abstract: Editors [...]

Bridging Human and Machine: Future Education with Intelligence (book series)

international
The following books were published in the book series on "Bridging Human and Machine: Future Education with Intelligence" so far (the books are not Open Access): * Emerging Technologies and Pedagogies in the Curriculum (2020) * An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence in Education (2021) * Innovative Education Informatization with Chinese Characteristics (2022) * [...]

E-Journals about Artificial Intelligence & Education in the German Electronic Journals' Library (EZB)

international
We link to the results for a search for Artificial Intelligence & Education in the German Electronic Journals' Library (EZB) [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]

16 - Artificial intelligence in education & inclusion, compendium of promising initiatives synthesis report: Mobile Learning Week 2019 & 2020 (Unesco)

international
We link to three publications by Unesco on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education and inclusion: 1) Artificial intelligence in education, compendium of promising initiatives: Mobile Learning Week 2019 2) Artificial intelligence for Sustainable Development: synthesis report, Mobile Learning Week 2019 3) Artificial intelligence and inclusion, compendium of [...]

17 - Artificial intelligence related to education as seen by the European Union (poster & abstract) (2022)

Europe
Abstract and poster for a talk given at the 16th annual International Technology, Education and Development Conference (INTED2022). The talk presents the European Union's view of artificial intelligence in connection with education. This perspective was developed on the basis of a literature and document analysis. Please note that we also provide a pdf version of the poster. [...]

18 - Horizon Reports (technology trends in higher education)

international
"The EDUCAUSE Horizon Report profiles key trends and emerging technologies and practices shaping the future of higher education, and envisions a number of scenarios and implications for that future." The Horizon Reports have been published by the non-profit organisation EDUCAUSE since 2005. This page offers a list of all reports including links. [Abstract: Site editors' [...]

19 - Assistive technology (WHO Health topics)

international
Theme page of the World Health Organisation on assistive technologies with a lot of news and information on projects, events, pubications and more. [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]

20 - Global Disability Innovation Hub (GDI Hub)

international
GDI Hub is a research and practice centre for disability innovation. It focusses on the following themes: * Assistive & Accessible Technology * Inclusive Design * Culture and Participation * Climate & Crisis Resilience * Inclusive Educational Technology The website offers a wide range of news, publications, events, projects and more. According to GDI Hub, it works [...]

21 - Global report on assistive technology (WHO, UNICEF, 2022)

international
"The Global Report on Assistive Technology presents a comprehensive dataset and analysis of current assistive technology access, drawing the attention of governments and civil society to the need for, and benefit of, assistive technology, including its return on investment. The Global Report sets out ten recommendations for improving access to assistive technology, which in [...]

Dis-/Abilities and Digital Media (2020-2022)

international; Germany; Austria; Switzerland; Canada; United States of America (USA)
"Contemporary digital media practices developed and employed by people with disabilities is an important and growing research field, which unfortunately has been neglected by German Media Studies. (...) The proposed scientific network will address these urgent topics and map the field by exploring innovative research approaches and methodologies and by establishing and [...]

23 - International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC)

international
The International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC) was founded in 1983. It aims at improving the lives of children and adults with complex communication needs. ISAAC’s goal is to create worldwide awareness about how AAC can support individuals without speech. ISAAC accomplishes this by sharing information and promoting innovative approaches [...]

24 - Research in Flanders

Belgium
Research in Flanders is a portal run by Flanders Knowledge Area. The website offers some thematic papers on research foci in Flanders, some promotional films on research in Flanders, information on research funding and on some research institutes and centres. The website also has a news section, but which was last updated in June 2015. The thematic papers deal [...]

25 - Inclusive Design Research Centre

Canada; international
The Inclusive Design Research Centre at OCAD University is doing research on design and disability. Many of their projects focus on the education area, especially e-learning / new technologies. You will find information on many projects, for example: Project Outside In (Skills Training Program for Youths) , Floe Project (flexible learning for open education), ATutor (Open [...]

26 - Research Center for Innovation in Learning Technologies - The Open University of Israel

Israel; international
The "Research Center for Innovation in Learning Technologies" was created in 2010 and replaced the "Chais Research Center for the Integration of Technologies in Education" (2004-2010). The centre conducts research on the use of new media and technologies in higher education. The website provides some annual reports and information on events (congresses, workshops etc.). The [...]

27 - School of Education - Tel Aviv University

Israel; international
Unfortunetaly, the English website of the School of Education is an old one from 2006. The new homepage is only available in Hebrew. The School of Education has the following departments: - Department of Special Education and Educational Counseling - Department of Education Policy and Administration - Department of Mathematics Education, Science and Technology - [...]

28 - CPDLab course materials available (three courses for secondary level teachers’ professional development in the digital age)

international
"European Schoolnet together [with] its partners has developed three courses for secondary level teachers’ professional development in the digital age. The contents of the modular courses are now all complete and offered free of charge to be used by teacher training organisations and other training providers. The courses, created within EC-funded CPDLab project, have been [...]

29 - (Ministry) Department of Science and Technology

South Africa, Republic
The website provides information on the structure and the work of the ministry. You will find documents (fulltext) on aims, programmes, strategies, reports, policies, legislation and more. [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]

30 - ISKME - Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education

international; United States of America (USA)
The Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education (ISKME) was founded in 2002. It conducts research in the field of OER and educational information and communication technologies, advises educational leaders and also produces OER. The website provides a lot of information on projects worldwide, for different educational areas and audiences. ISKME received [...]

31 - Institutes of Technology Ireland

Ireland
The IOTI website comprises information on Ireland's 13 Institutes of Technology, which is a type of further education college typical for Ireland and the UK. Amongst others, a focus is on research on education and ICT (e.g. elearning). You will for example find a Centre for Language Acquisition Research, a research group on Language Education & Cultural Studies or Humanities [...]

32 - School of Education - University of Limerick

international; Ireland; Africa; South America; Asia
The school (formerly "Department of Education and Professional Studies") has a research and teaching specialisations in: At the Research Centre for Education and Professional Practice (RCEPP) * Education & Clinical Psychology * Leadership, Evaluation & Change * Globalisation & Diversity * Teaching, Learning & Assessment * Professional Practice and at the EpiStem - [...]

33 - School of Education - Trinity College Dublin

international; Ireland
The School of Education was ranked in the top 100 QS World University Subject Rankings in 2012. According to their own statement, they have a total of 70 doctoral students, which makes their doctoral programme the largest in Ireland. The School currently has an associated research centre, Centre for Research in Information Technology in Education (CRITE), and four research [...]

34 - Education Department - National University of Ireland, Maynooth

Ireland; Asia; Africa
The research of the department focusses on the following themes: - Teaching, Learning and Curricular Development - Development Education, Social Justice and Educational Disadvantage - Educational Leadership - Educational Counselling and Guidance - Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Furthermore, the department has an Education Resource Centre with diverse [...]

Learning Together

Puerto Rico; United States of America (USA); Caribbean
By creating the education portal AprendemosJuntos.com, the Departamento de Educación de Puerto Rico (DEPR) wants to establish a virtual plat form for a simple distribution of teaching resources and education services which is available for parents and students.

First Education Portal of Honduras

Honduras
The portal was created due to the necessity to establish a virtual plat form which directs itself to education institutions for the purpose of curriculum integration of TIC in class rooms and which offers teaching courses to teachers, students, parents and authorities of public education centres in general. Also, it provides teachers and researchers of the education sector [...]

37 - Uruguay Educa

Uruguay
The education portal "Uruguay Educa" provides, in a broad and efficient form, an entity of pertinent, qualitative resources to the education community which correspond to the study plans of the Administración Nacional de Educación Pública (ANEP) by using the accessibility of the internet. Furthermore it serves as an access point to digital education services.

Ceibal Plan

Uruguay
The Ceibal Plan is a socio-educative initiative which wants to promote digital inclusion to close the digital gap to other countries and between the population of Uruguay in itself to achieve a better access to education and culture.

Amazonian Universities Association

Ecuador; Guyana; Suriname; Colombia; Venezuela; Peru; Brazil; Bolivia
The Amazonian Universities Association (UNAMAZ) promotes the specialization of professionals and researchers in the countries of the Amazon region to be able to guarantee a better conservation of nature and a better quality of life of the population. Therefore, the objectives of UNAMAZ are the promotion of reciprocal knowledge of the member institutions as well as the [...]

National Directorate for Education Services

Ecuador
The National Directorate for Education Services (DINSE) is an entity of the ministry of education which is charged with the planification and the improvement of educational infrastructure, technological equipment and student furniture as well as the supervision and the control of those fields. DINSE participates as well in the fabrication and the commercialisation of school [...]

Virtual Network of Education Technology

Panama
The Virtual Network of Education Technology (EDUCATEC) has the objectives to allocate a constant forum for education technology, to exchange knowledge about new media, to promote and support the cooperation of academical projects, to disseminate information about technology and education and to inform about events and activities which focus on education technology.

42 - Educ@Tico

Costa Rica
Educ@Tico is the education portal of the Ministerio de Educación Pública (MEP) of Costa Rica which promotes and facilitates the access to new didactical instruments through the use of ICT. Its objective is to create opportunities for collaborative teaching through the access to information, auxiliaries, services and knowledge which respond to the needs and interests of the [...]

Agency for the Development of the Information Society of Bolivia

Bolivia
The Agency for the Development of the Information Society of Bolivia (ADSIB) has the objectives to make policy proposals, to implement strategies and coordinate activities which effect the reduction of the digital breach in the coutnry through the impulse of ICT in all its fields. Also, ADSIB undertakes actions which establish a knowledge society in Bolivia, promotes the [...]

Network Tic Bolivia - ICT for the Sustainable Human Development

Bolivia
The Network Tic Bolivia is a non-profit multi-sectorial association composed by 24 member organisations. These organisations are non-governmental entities, private enterprises as well as governmental universities and entities which apply ICT in favor of the sustainable human development in the fields of education, governmental affairs and agriculture.

Virtual Centre of Education Information

Colombia
The Virtual Information Centre (CVN) was founded in 2006 to disseminate the topic `education` in the Colombian agendas and media and to motivate the different actors of the education system to contribute to this task. The CVN was an information, dissemination and communication organ of the education sector on local, regional, national and international level. In June 2010, the [...]

Cooperation Network for Education, Investigation and Development Institutions of Colombia

Colombia
The Cooperation Network for Education, Investigation and Development Institutions of Colombia (UNIRED) is a non-profit organization with the objective to operate telematic networks and related services directly or indirectly and to develop strategies for the consolidation of a culture of informatic systems and networks of the Colombian society to achieve a better use of the [...]

National Academic Network of Advanced Technology

Colombia
The National Academical Network of Advanced Technology (RENATA) connects, communicates and favours the cooperation between academical and scientifical institutes of Colombia and the international academical networks and centers of investigation. Furthermore, it fosters the dialogue between its members. The work of RENATA orients itself on the principles of cooperation, [...]

Administrative Department for Science, Technology and Innovation

Colombia
The Administrative Department for Science, Technology and Innovation "Colciencias" fosters public policies to make ICT a public topic in Colombia. The activities for the fullfilment of this task include the agreement of policies which promote the production of knowledge, as well as the creation of ICT skills and the favouring of the dissemination and the use of ICT to foster [...]

Computing and Electronic Youth Clubs

Cuba
The Computing and Electronic Youth Clubs (JCCE) are a network of technical centers that were opened on September 8, 1987 in order to provide the Cuban society with a computing culture, prioritizing the children and youngsters acquisition of values within such a process. Their tasks aim at using new technologies for the solution of diverse demands and problems of Cuban [...]

Virtual Library of Sciences in Cuba

Cuba
The Virtual Library of Sciences in Cuba constitutes one of the principal services of the Red Cubana de la Ciencia. Its task is to facilitate the access and the management of relevant, disposable information and knowledge of the country, especially that which is related to science, technology and innovation. The management of the contents is under the responsibility of the [...]

Argentinian Foundation for the Development of Education and Culture.

Argentina
The Argentinian Foundation for the Development of Education and Culture (FAPEDEC) is a non-political organisation which was founded in June 1989. Its tasks include the promotion of knowledge about education and competence, the stimulation to sustainable development, the organisation of activities which procure the values of living together, the maintenance of an international, [...]

Technological Connection Network of the National Universities of Argentina

Argentina
RedVITEC links the areas of connection of the national universities and university institutions which form the Consejo Interuniversitario Nacional and supports them in their tasks with regard to the productive efficiency of the networks by promoting the performance of the processes and by optimating the resources. The task of RedVITEC is the fostering of life quality of the [...]

University Information System

Argentina
The task of the university information system (SIU) is to contribute to the improvement of the institution management by providing it with secure, valid and available information, by optimizing resources and by taking care that the software is used to its full extent. The products of SIU evolve in various fields: Efficiency, new services, technological innovation, integration [...]

Key Data Series

Europe
A collection of statistics, data and indicators on education in 31 European countries. The search result offers all publications of the "Key data" series. The publications are available for download in serveral languages.

55 - Survey of ICT and Education in Africa : Gabon Country Report (2007)

Gabon
Gabon has opted to set up a national system for general access to information using computerrelated technologies. However, there is currently no plan in the education system to incorporate ICT into the administrative and teaching domains. This short Country Report, a result of a larger Survey of ICT in Education in Africa, provides a general overview of current activities and [...]

56 - Survey of ICT and Education in Africa : Republic of Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) Country Report (2007)

Congo, Republic of the (Congo-Brazzaville)
The Republic of Congo has developed an official ICT policy co-ordinated by the Committee for the Promotion of Information Technologies in Congo (COPTIC). One of the priorities is to set up a national plan for ICT infrastructure, the lack of which, along with the high cost of computer products and services, is hindering the development of ICT applications in several social [...]

57 - Survey of ICT and Education in Africa : Niger Country Report (2007)

Niger
The gouvernment of Niger has developed an official ICT policy in 2007. One of the priorities is to set up a national plan for ICT infrastructure, the lack of which, along with the high cost of computer products and services, is hindering the development of ICT applications in several social sectors, including education. This survey mentions the most important factors for [...]

Network Global Compact: Peru

Peru
The Global Compact of the UN is an initiative of ethical responsibility which aims at the recognition of enterprises of all countries concerning ten conduct and activity prinicples regarding human rights, work, environment and the fight against corruption. In November 2003, the system of the United Nations Peru and the CONFIEP, with the support of Perú 2021, officially [...]

59 - Brewerville Institute of Technology

Liberia
Brewerville Institute of Technology is a non-profit organization founded and incorporated in the Republic of Liberia with the aim of offering free computer information sytems education throughout Liberia.

60 - CPEIPVirtual

Chile
CPEIPVirtual was founded 2006 in the course of a joint project of the Centre for Continuing Education, Experimentation and Research (CPEIP) and the Centre for Education and Technology "Enlaces". Since 2002, CPEIP has developed an online teacher distance learning programme which includes various courses and Enlaces has dedicated itself to the task of facilitating the access [...]

Enlaces - Centre for Education and Technology

Chile
Enlaces, the Centre for Education and Technology (CET), a department of the Ministry of Education of Chile, has the task to improve the quality of education by including educational IT in the school system, which is adequat to the necessities of the information society. Concrete objectives are the support of school to make the lessons more efficient, the developemt of new [...]

Latin-American Virtual Campus

Latin America; Chile; Argentina; Mexico; Spain; Portugal
The Latin-American Virtual Campus (CAVILA) is the establishment of a virtual space of higher education with the necessary teacher quality and research, to attain the common use of the scientific-technical asquisitions of each member university.

63 - UVirtual

Chile
UVirtual is a network of higher education institutions that fosters the integral use of ICT and supports the acquisition of new knowledge and capabilities in this area. UVirtual tries, through innovation and competences, to increase the development in professional and technical information with the efficient use of methodological and technical ressources. Furthermore, UVirtual [...]

64 - eRomania Gateway

Romania
eRomania Gateway (eRG) is a not-for-profit organization promoting and supporting e-development in Romania. Established in November 2001, the association is an open partnership between the public sector (represented by the Romanian Government as a founding member and under the umbrella of the Romanian Presidency), the business community and civil society organizations. eRG [...]

65 - Development Gateway

international
Development Gateway is an international nonprofit organization with the mission to reduce poverty and enable change in developing nations through information technology. It envisions a world in which the digital revolution serves people everywhere—creating greater opportunity through increased access to critical information; greater reliance on local capabilities; and [...]

66 - Cámbrico

Dominican Republic
Cámbrico is an interactive portal, which functions as data base and search engine for primarily academical information and, therefore, ensures a more qualitative knowledge acquisition. This tool filtres and analyzes in objective and precise search processes in the temporal and geographical context, to find adequate data in all its depth. This project satisfies the prevailing [...]

Educando - The Dominican Education Portal

Dominican Republic
Educando - The Dominican Education Portal is an initiative, which supports the development of the Dominican digital infrastructure; it examines resources and contents which are of interest for the educational society. Educando directs itself to all participants of the national education: schools, teachers, graduates and managers. The goals of educando are to promote the [...]

68 - National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC)

Rwanda
The National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) ensures that all school curricula are well-understood and effectively used by teachers via regular visits to schools, training seminars to orient teachers, periodic reviews, research and evaluation of curricula. NCDC attaches great importance to ensuring continuing education and training and the encouragement of individual [...]

69 - Student Financing Agency for Rwanda (SFAR)

Rwanda
The mission of the Student Financing Agency for Rwanda (SFAR) is to contribute to the country's Human resource development through financing students in higher education, thus to finance all Rwandese pursuing higher education in recognized institutions within and outside Rwanda. The core factors for its success are to provide services to all Rwandese on equal basis, to [...]

70 - Rwanda Education Commons (REC)

Rwanda
The Rwanda Education Commons (REC) aims to help Rwanda expand access to quality education through the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs). It hopes to realize this goal by improving the climate for collaboration in the use of ICTs in education, and by implementing activities that use ICTs to supplement teaching and learning. The REC aims to realize a [...]

71 - SchoolNet Uganda

Uganda
SchoolNet Uganda was started 1997 as a program jointly supported by World Links for Development (WorLD), currently World Links Organization (http://www.world-links.org), World Bank Institute – ICT for Education Program and Ministry of Education and Sports Uganda. SchoolNet Uganda is an iEARN (International Education and Research Network) centre. As an iEARN centre, [...]

Information and Communication Technologies in Cameroon

Cameroon
The objectives of the project are to increase the utilization of information and communication technology in high schools and colleges to promote the access to knowledge,to be able to offer a formation which is adapted to modern educational reality and to create an opening to the world through the use of the internet. The realization of those objectives permits to fight [...]

73 - Cameroon Education Network (CAMEDNET)

Cameroon
Cameroon Education Network (CAMEDNET) is an organisation dedicated to inspire educational innovation through cost-effective ICT in order to fight poverty in Africa by and large and Cameroon in particular. Cameroon Education Network is one of Africa's training and recruitment consultancies in the educational arena with a wealth of experience in teaching and learning, [...]

74 - NEPAD e-Africa Commission

Africa
The purpose of the NEPAD ICT programme is to accelerate development of ICT infrastructure and ICT skills in Africa. It is also intended to bridge digital divide in Africa and between Africa and the rest of the world . The e-Africa Commission was created in 2001 and adopted as an ICT Task Team by NEPAD in 2002. It is responsible for developing policies, strategies and [...]

Interuniversity Centre of Information and Communication Technologies

Cameroon
The Interuniversity Centre for Information and Communication Technologies (CITI) promotes equal access and use of information and communication technologies for the higher education sector. It interconnects the public universities of Cameroon. This means also the providing of products, services and expertise adapted to the needs of the higher education sector.

76 - The Nordic Council of Ministers for Education and Research (MR-U)

Denmark; Sweden; Finland; Norway; Iceland; Greenland; Faroe Islands; Northern Europe
Nordic inter-governmental co-operation on research and education is headed up by the education and research ministers, who make up the MR-U. The role of the Nordic Council of Ministers for Education and Research is to help ensure that the Nordic Region retains a leading position as a knowledge and skills region. Nordic co-operation involves Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway [...]

77 - Teacher Bytes

Arab States; United Arab Emirates
Teacher Bytes is an email newsletter and website created to assist English language instructors adapt to the technology of the Internet. It aims to be of particular use to teachers working in the U.A.E. Written in non-technical language, Teacher Bytes aims to inform instructors of developments in the Internet and provide them with useful ideas for using the web in the [...]

Association of Library and Information Professionals of the Czech Republic

Czechia
The Association of Library and Information Professionals of the Czech Republic (SKIP in Czech) is a voluntary, special and professional organization of librarians and information professionals which has a character of a civic association. The mission of SKIP is an effort to constantly improve the standards of library and information services and in that manner to increase the [...]

79 - Ukrainian Distance Learning System

Ukraine
The Ukrainian Distance Learning System is a "consortium of universities and companies promoting entrepreneurship education towards Innovation Hub." Amongst others, the Stockholm University, Sweden, and the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Ukraine, are part of the project. [Abstract: Site editor’s information supplemented by editors of Education Worldwide]

80 - Education in Russia and the Former Soviet Union

Russian Federation
Steve Kerr, Professor of Education in the College of Education at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington

81 - School of Computer and Communication Sciences

Switzerland
The "School of Computer and Communication Science" in Lausanne is dedicated to facilitate access to valuable information. Among others the button "research" offers a wide range of links concerning the development of user friendly informatical technology.

82 - Education in Korea

Korea, Republic of (South Korea)
This site provides information on the school and administration system, on educational statistics and many publications on education in South Korea. The site is run by the Korean Educational Development Institute (KEDI), which is also authorized as the National Center for Educational Statistics since 1997. [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]

83 - Education in Korea

Korea, Republic of (South Korea)
This text from the website of KERIS is published every two years and provides information about the Korean education system, human resource development, education in the information age and future prospects of Korean education.

84 - European Cooperation in Science and Technology [COST]

Europe
COST is an intergovernmental framework for European Cooperation in Science and Technology, allowing the coordination of nationally- funded research on a European level. COST contributes to reducing the fragmentation in European research investments and opening the European Research Area to cooperation worldwide. The goal of COST is to ensure that Europe holds a strong position [...]

85 - COST Aktionen Datenbank

Europe
COST is based on networks, called COST Actions, centered around research projects in fields that are of interest to at least five COST countries. COST Actions cover basic and pre-competitive research for peaceful purposes as well as activities of public utility, as part of the Lisbon objectives. Every COST Action has an objective, defined goals and clear deliverables. These [...]

86 - Building Schools for the Future

United Kingdom; England
Beginning with the academic year of 2005,the British government has launched an ambitious programme to rebuild, modernise and equip secondary schools in England so that they may be able to meet educational reform requirements. One key issue concerns information and communications technology and services. The website TeacherNet provides details and contacts.

87 - Insight country report: Spain (Catalonia)

Spain
The country report on Spain refers to the specific region of Catalonia as the education system is decentralised: apart from providing references to general curricula, it outlines successful internet platforms for teachers (communication, exchange of digital resources) and strategies and objectives, which are put into practice by the autonomous schools in their respective areas [...]

88 - Insight country report: Lithuania

Lithuania
Insight, the web base on information and communication technology at schools, provides this document on the situation of ICT in the Lithuanian school system. Following a detailed description of responsibilities in school education policy, particular projects (funded by the EU) such as the project addressing pupils with special needs or the safer internet campaign are [...]

89 - Insight country report: Norway

Norway
This comprehensive and well-structured overview of the situation of information and communication technology in Norway focuses on ICT in the education system as well as taking its broader use into perspective. It addresses strategies, implementation, financing, monitoring and evaluation, teacher trainning, and e-inclusion, that is measures targeting the accessibility of ICT [...]

90 - Insight country report: Hungary

Hungary
The country report on the situation of information and communication technologies at schools in Hungary is part of the Insight web base on ICT at schools. It focuses on recent educational policy reforms, particularly the national core curriculum introducing information technology as a knowledge area taught in specific courses as well as the use of electronic learning resources [...]

91 - Insight coutry report: Portugal

Portugal
This report on the situation of ICT in Portugal, published within the framework of the Insight web base on information and communication technology at schools, outlines action programmes and bodies responsible for respective strategies, objectives and implementation. While the school curricula are decentralised, certain recommendations apply to teaching ICT competencies and [...]

92 - Insight country report: Belgium (Flemish speaking)

Belgium
The Insight web base for information and communication technology ( ICT) at schools provides access to country reports regarding ICT policy and implementation. This report for the Flemish speaking community of Belgium deals with the current guidelines in the context of the educational reform plans in Belgium. Besides, it focuses on the curriculum in relation to ICT, digital [...]

93 - Insight country report: Poland

Poland
This brief outline of the situation of information and communication technology (ICT) at schools in Poland has not been updated since 2003: it was delivered for the Insight website on ICT and schools. The author briefly sketches the objective of leading Poland towards the EU Lisbon Strategy for a knowledge-based society, and illustrates that owing to the decentralised [...]

94 - International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP)

international
INASP's work focuses on communication, knowledge and networks, with particular emphasis on the needs of developing and emerging countries. INASP responds to their national priorities for: capacities to use, create, manage and communicate scholarly information and knowledge via appropriate ICTs, access to national and international scholarly information and knowledge. [...]

95 - European Schoolnet Observatory (former Insight Project): Country Reports

Europe; Austria; Belgium; Czechia; Denmark; Estonia; Finland; France; Hungary; Ireland; Israel; Lithuania; Malta; Norway; Portugal; Spain; Switzerland; Turkey
Insight, the web knowledge base for using information and communication technology at schools, offers this search option for country reports, accessible as full texts or summaries of varying dates. These country reports focus on the implementation of ICT at schools, the role of ICT in the curriculum, assessment of ICT competencies, provision of ICT resources and evaluation of [...]

96 - European Schoolnet Observatory (former Insight Project)

Europe
The Insight portal of European Schoolnet is an observatory for ICT in school education primarily designed to support decision makers in Ministries of Education, practitioners in schools and other ICT in education professionals at national, regional or local level across Europe to develop effective strategies for elearning.

97 - Vejviseren

Denmark
The 'Vejviseren' is a guide to Danish schools and educational institutions with information on teachers, accessibility for handicapped and the use of IT. Only in Danish.

98 - EENet online the European Experts' Network for Education and Technology

Europe
The new information and communication technologies ( ICT) change the ways our society creates, stores, manages and disseminates information. The radical shift from the industrial to the information or knowledge society affects all fields of life. As an integral part of our society, the education system is facing new challenges. The relation between education and ICT plays a [...]

99 - Föderales Portal: Russische Bildung

Russian Federation
Newcomers may orientate themselves first of all by checking the headings of the single categories. Users who ask specifically for information on the education system of the Russian Federation should approach directly the link "O rossijskom obrazovanii". The pages offer in particular access to portals, networks, projects, educational institutions as well as to educational [...]

100 - Portal Vergleichende Bildungspolitik

Russian Federation
Since December 2006 the clearly structured specialized federal information portal "Comparative Educational Policy" has been accessible. It is based on the perception that Comparative Education is one of the most important research fields in the world. Focal point of the homepage is the thematic subdivision of the respective contents and the research disciplines. This [...]

101 - Rossijskyj Obrazovatel'nyj Forum (Russisches Bildungsforum) http://www.schoolexpo.ru/

Russian Federation
The website comprises according to its own statement "all facets of the Russian education system". Among the organizers of the Russian Education Forum one can find also the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation. Focal point of the homepage is the 10th International Specialised Exhibition of educational institutions in preschool, middle school and [...]

102 - Computer in der Sonderpädagogik

Austria
The web site is supported by the Ministry of Education, Austria, and provides access to reports and documentations on various aspects of special needs education with a focus on the employment of information technology (computers) in schools. It is linked to the European SNE network.

educa.ch | Swiss Specialist Agency for ICT and Education

Switzerland
educa.ch is the Swiss Specialist Agency for ICT and Education. As an agency of the Confederation and the cantons it plays an important role in the quality development of ICT in compulsive and upper-secondary education. It offers services with the aim to: ensure accessibility to digital learning content and online services. Defend the interests of schools against commercial [...]

104 - Australian Information and Communications Technology in Education Committee (AICTEC)

Australia
"The Australian Information and Communications Technology in Education Committee (AICTEC) is a cross-sectoral, national committee responsible for providing advice to all Australian Ministers of Education and Training on the economic and effective utilisation of online technologies in Australian education and training." Its website offers information on the AICTEC and its [...]

105 - Council of Australian University Directors of Information Technology (CAUDIT)

Australia; New Zealand
"The mission of the Council of Australian University Directors of Information Technology (CAUDIT) is to promote and advance the use and support of information technology in teaching and learning, research and administration in the Universities of Australia and New Zealand." Its website offers information about CAUDIT and its projects, access to its annual reports and links to [...]

106 - The African Education Knowledge Warehouse (AEKW)

Africa
The African Education Knowledge Warehouse (AEKW) is a pan- African education portal which serves African SchoolNet practitioners, policymakers and school-based communities on ICTs in education across Africa. Various links provide an access to centres for special target groups (teachers, learners and others).

107 - Arab Bureau of Education for the Gulf States

Bahrain; Yemen; Kuwait; Oman; Qatar; Saudi Arabia; United Arab Emirates
ABEGS is an intergovernmental, regional, non-profit organization based in Riyadh (Saudi-Arabia) working within its seven member states: the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Republic of Yemen, the State of Kuwait, the Kingdom of Saudi-Arabia, the Sultanate of Oman and the State of Quatar, to contribute to the unification of the countries and people of the [...]

108 - Education and Research Network (ERNET)

India
ERNET India is the National Research and Education Network dedicated to support the needs of the research and education community within the country. It was established in 1998 as an autonomous scientific society under the Department of Electronics & Information Technology (DeitY), Government of India. It operates ERNET network – a pan-Indian terrestrial and satellite [...]

109 - Higher Education in Tanzania: A Case Study

Tanzania
The case study contains the following chapters: 1. Historical background; 2. The process and impact of institutional reform; 3. The ingredients of institutional transformation; 4. Economic, political and education sector transformation; 5. unfinished business.

110 - South African Higher Education

South Africa, Republic
The case study contains the following chapters: 1. Transforming South African Higher Education, 1990-2003: Goals, Policy Initiatives and Critical Challenges and Issues; 2. Equity and Development in Post-Apartheid South African Higher Education; 3. Strategic Co-operation Scenarios for Post-School Education in the Eastern Cape; 4. Assessing the Eastern Cape Study.

111 - Higher Education in Uganda: Makerere University in Transition 1993-2003

Uganda
The case study concentrates particularly on Makerere University and contains the following chapters: 1. Introduction; 2. Historical background; 3. Problems of Makerere University in the context of political climate (1970-1990); 4. Change and recovery through institutional reform; 5. Challenges and unfinished business: 6. Recommendations; 7. Conclusion.

112 - Higher Education in Mozambique: A Case Study

Mozambique
The case study contains the following chapters: 1. Introduction; 2. Historical background; 3. Students: access and equity; 4. Teaching Staff; 5. Relevance, quality and quantity; 6. ICT policies and use; 7. Finance and governance; 8. Conclusions and recommendations.

113 - Königliches Nationalinstitut für Blinde Menschen: Bildung und Lernen / Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB): Education and Learning

United Kingdom
The RNIB is the national state organisation for the blind. The web site "Education and Learning" states its objectives concerning the support of vision impaired people in education at home, school, and in the community and increasing the number of students in higher education. It provides information for special interest groups (teachers, students, pupils and parents). [...]

114 - Educational Portal

Czechia
The Czech Educational Portal was developed as a supportive environment for online learning projects sponsored by the Ministry of Education of the Czech Republic. Within the "Teacher's Professional Development Programme" a team of scientists at Charles University Prague has been dedicated to support the process of eLearning with various offers, particularly in the fields of [...]

Peruvian Academical Network

Peru; Latin America
Red Académica Peruana (RAAP) is an initiative of different private and public institutions. Its objective is to establish a scientific network in Peru to support investigation and education as well as academic interchange und cooperation. The project is part of a mayor program, Cooperación Latino Americana de Redes Avanzadas (Clara), which aims to build national research and [...]

Huascarán Program

Peru
The program Huascarán of the Peruvian Education Ministry intends to develop, execute, evaluate and supervize a national network with educational content which has access to all information resources and which can transmit multimedia contents, to foster the quality of education in rural as well as in urban regions.

117 - Educared Perú

Peru
This website addresses all persons working as educators, students and parents. The information given is arranged according to the target group. An important thematic area is the use of Internet for educational purposes. The homepage provides information texts on aspects of education in Peru and abroad, texts for teachers, resources, link lists concerning educational software, [...]

118 - Online education in Africa - promises and pitfalls

Africa
In their contribution to the 2nd Annual Conference on World-wide Web Applications (Johannesburg, 2000) Anthony Lelliott, Shirley Pendlebury and Penny Enslin explore the dilemma concerning information and communications technology (ICT) in Africa. First they provide a brief overview of current patterns of access and relative costs. Secondly, they question the prevalent touting [...]

Education Department

Puerto Rico; United States of America (USA); Caribbean
This web site provides a complex and detailed overview of development and current isues of education in Puerto Rico and the various offers of educational programs at many levels and in many educational fields. The homepage has the following main areas (buttons): mission and tasks of the Ministry (asuntos); organizational structure and responsibilities within the Ministry, [...]

120 - Philippine Research, Education and Government Information Network (PREGINET)

Philippines
PREGINET is a nationwide broadband network that links academic, research, and government institutions in the Philippines. It interconnects institutions for research and education activities and spearheads the development of applications on areas such as distance education and others. PREGINET facilitates interchange of research information, research and training, [...]

121 - Science and Technology Education Network (STEdNet)

Philippines
This is s a collaborative project of Philippine institutions concerned with science education whose goal is to make science education researches and statistical data easily accessible through the power of information technology. The main product offered on the web site are four data bases for science education research: dissertations, investigative projects, action research [...]

122 - The European Education Partnership

Europe
The Industrie-Education Partnership aims to help policy-makers and educators achieve sustainable use of new technologies and digital media to benefit learning for all. This website informs about the activities of the Partnership and the extension of the web/email based Innovations Service in 2003/2004, which attracts particular attention due to its high quality.

123 - Ministry of Education, Science and Technology

Korea, Republic of (South Korea)
The website of the ministry offers a detailed description of the education system in South Korea, gives information about education policy and educational programmes in the school and higher education sectors and provides education statistics and statistics on science and technology.

124 - The Association for Information Technology in Teacher Education (ITTE)

United Kingdom
"ITTE aims to promote the education and professional development of teachers in order to improve the quality of teaching and learning with ICT in all phases of education." The association supports the initial teacher training departments of universities and colleges of education, organises conferences and publishes the journal "Technology, Pedagogy and Education". Technology, [...]

125 - Centro Nacional de Información y Comunicación Educativa (CNICE)

Spain
This website provides links covering the core tasks of the Centre: a search engine for websites of Spanish schools ( searchable via a map) , a list of curricular materials which are certified each year by the Ministry, the online Journal "Red Digital" covering the theme "information and communication technology in education", the international co-operation of Spain in this [...]

126 - Fachstelle Bildung und ICT

Switzerland
This agency for education and information technology was established by the administration of canton Zurich. Its objectives are to promote and to link activities in the following areas: use of information technology in education and learning, use of new media in learning, development of information competence, information technology as a subject at school and vocational [...]

127 - Project activities of the IDRC in Mongolia

Mongolia
This bilingual Website provides information on the project activities of the IDRC in Mongolia which have been carried out since 1990. The International Development Research Centre is a public corporation created by the Canadian government. It supports the Mongolian Government in the development of communication infrastructures, particularly in the field of education. Based on [...]

128 - Creating virtual learning communities in Africa: challenges and prospects.

Africa
"This paper [by Osei Darkwa and Fikile Mazibuko] discusses the growing application of information communications technologies in Africa and other parts of the world. ... It then discusses the state of distance education in Africa, identifying the institutions offering distance education and the nature of the delivery platform used. The prospects and challenges in introducing [...]

129 - ENIS - Netværket af innovative skoler

Denmark
The Danish Network of Innovative Schools is part of the European Network ENIS and serves as a motor for the implementation of information technology in Danish schools.

130 - Unesco Bangkok. Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau of Education

international; Asia; Pacific Rim
The Institute has two roles. As the Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, it is the technical advisory body to all field offices and Member States of the region and the site of regional programmes in most areas covered by the Education Sector. It also houses regional advisory units in Culture and Social and Human Sciences and staff from the Communication and [...]

131 - Centre for Research and Innovation in Learning and Teaching (CRILT)

Ireland
The aim of CRILT is to improve learning, teaching and assessment practices at the National College of Ireland. CRILT runs the project "Usability Testing in the National E-Learning Laboratory (NELL)" and takes part in the project "E-View - Building a European Virtual Environment for Work-based Learning". A further focus is on digital literacy and blended learning.

132 - UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (IITE)

international
The IITE is an autonomous Institute, forming an integral part of UNESCO. It aims to contribute to the design and¤ implementation of programmes with regard to the application of information and communication technologies in education (ICTs). The multilingual website offers links to programme activities, IITE focal points, publications, events, information resources and on the [...]

133 - Särnät - Särskolans nätverk i Sverige / Sondernetz - Das Netzwerk der Sonderschulen in Schweden

Sweden
Särnät´s goal is to achieve national cooperation of all special schools in the field of information and communication technology. The creation of a common platform and the professional support for teachers in the usage of ICT as well as the promotion of information technology as an educational tool are its main activities.

134 - Medienrat: Bildungsserver Schweiz

Switzerland
This link list provides information about education, vocational education, information technology, teaching and school.

135 - Australien Center for Educational Studies - Macquarie University Sydney (ACES)

Australia
ACES incorporates the following institutes and centres: the Macquarie University Special Education Centre (MUSEC), the Institute of Early Childhood (IEC) , the School of Education, the Macquarie ICT ( information and communication technologies) Innovations Centre and the Institute for Higher Education Research and Development. The website offers links to the divisions, their [...]

136 - Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE)

United States of America (USA)
The mission of ALISE is to promote excellence in research, teaching, and service for library and information science education. On the website information on aims, membership and conferences. Access to ' JELIS', a quarterly (only against subscription); to the ALISE statistical report; to the 'KALIPER' report ('Educating Library and Information Science Professionals for a [...]

137 - Xarxa Telemàtica Europea per a l'Educació / European Telematic Network for Education

Spain
This is the website of a Catalonian project concerning computers in musical education. The English homepage offers the following texts: a tutorial about using computers in musical education; lesson plans belonging to this curriculum subject; internet resources about computers in musical education; the database TERLEDMUS with European popular songs and a multimedia dictionary [...]

138 - Formación del profesorado

Spain
The Centre of Educational Information and Communication (formerly PNTIC) provides this searchable database, which shall serve teachers to learn how to use information and communication technology in their classrooms. The homepage shows links to texts of teaching aids and information material to be used in distant study.

139 - EducaRed

Spain
This abundant website addresses all persons working as educators - the thematic area is the use of Internet for educational purposes. The homepage provides the following sub-groups: (official) information texts for teachers; resources, i.e. link lists concerning educational software, curriculum materials for curriculum subjects and extra- curricular applications; forums for [...]

140 - Commonwealth Electronic Network for Schools and Education (CENSE)

Commonwealth; international
"CENSE is an initiative of the Commonwealth of Learning, ComSec and Comnet-IT to facilitate contact between national learning grids, schools and institutions throughout the Commonwealth. CENSE will host Commonwealth information, provide support to teachers, learners, education administrators, and promote the awareness and practice of local cultures."

141 - The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA)

Australia
ALIA is the professional organisation for the Australian library and information services sector. On the website, information on and access to its publications ( e. g. ALJ Australian Library Journal, newsletters, periodicals, slide-shows, carrier development kit...) can be obtained as well as listings of library and information sector activities. Link lists to Australian [...]

142 - SURF Foundation

Netherlands
SURF is the joint network services and ICT organisation of the Dutch institutions of higher education and research. It supports and facilitates realisations in the field of ICT. The internet platform for the network is SURFnet (http://www.surfnet.nl/en/). On the website the organisation and a comprehensive list of projects with relevant links are provided. Publications can be [...]

143 - NORDUnet Nordic Infrastructure for Research and Education

Northern Europe; Denmark; Finland; Iceland; Norway; Sweden
NORDUnet is a joint collaboration by the 5 Nordic National Research and Education Networks in Denmark (Forskningsnettet), Finland (Funet), Iceland (RHnet), Norway (Uninett) and Sweden (SUNET) and operates a world-class Nordic and International network and eInfrastructure service for the Nordic research and educational community.

144 - PLUTO European Network

Europe
PLUTO is a pedagogical project which aims to support teacher education in the field of basic informatics education and telematics. It was set up on the initiative of a Working Group of the ATEE ( Association for Teacher Education in Europe) in 1986. In the framework of this project the PLUTO Educational Network was established to provide a platform for selected higher [...]

145 - EuroPACE

Europe
EuroPACE is a trans-European network of universities and their partners in education and training, i.e. private enterprises, regional and professional organisations and public authorities. It demonstrates and develops the potential of telematics for the European university of the future and thus contributes materially towards the realisation of the concept of lifelong learning [...]

146 - ScoilNet - network for Irish schools.

Ireland
ScoilNet is managed by the National Center for Technology in Education (NCTE) and is part of the project "Schools IT 2000". It is an online support service giving information on educational issues generally, for pupils, parents and teachers. The teachers and parents pages offer information about school, curricula, teaching material for download, download of "Education Matters" [...]

147 - Ireland's National Education and Research Network (HEAnet)

Ireland
HEAnet is the name given to the Internet portal providing a collection of networking services and facilities which support the communication requirements of the Irish education and research community (including the Universities and Institutes of Technology). The website provides access to the National Information Server. A number of major dataset services for the education and [...]

148 - Centre for Research in I.T. Education (CRITE)

international; Ireland
CRITE is a multi-disciplinary research centre formed as a joint initiative between the Departments of Computer Science, and Department of Education at Trinity College, Dublin. Its remit is to investigate the overlap between technology and education. The aim of the centre is to carry out research on the use of technology in learning and to develop new pedagogically inspired [...]

149 - Research.fi-The Finnish science and technology information service.

Finland
esearch.fi contains key statistics and other data on Finnish science and technology. There are also links for more in-depth information: statistical and other publications, documents and databases. This service is jointly maintained and developed by: Ministry of Trade and Industry; Ministry of Education; Academy of Finland; National Technology Agency (Tekes); Science and [...]

National Statistical Institute: Education

Spain
The National Statistical Institute offers a large collection of data on the following topics: university education, transition to the labour market, adult education, education expenditure, pre-university education, information technology in education.

151 - Educarchile. El portal de la educación

Chile
This site provides full texts, articles and news relevant for the target groups teachers, students, researchers and families. Mainly the various opportunities for using information technology in education are concerned

152 - European Centre for Media Competence

Europe
This homepage provides information on the profile of the European Centre for Media Competence, its philosophy, the range of services and forthcoming events. As a service provider in the field of the new media, Europäisches Zentrum für Medienkompetenz GmbH advises both private- sector and public-sector clients. With its projects and services, ecmc helps to shape the way [...]

153 - Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)

international
The Association (founded in 1981) is an international, educational and professional not-for profit organization dedicated to the advancement of the knowledge, theory, and quality of learning and teaching at all levels with information technology.- This website in particular informs about Inter-Organizational Projects.

154 - Russian Centre of Multimedia and Telecommunication in Education (MTO)

Russian Federation
The Centre elaborates and introduces new information technologies in the area of pre-school, primary, secondary and supplementary education. Main activities of the centre are: Creation and development of an information system with regard to educational publishing ( including telecommunication components); Provision of scientific, consultative, and technical support for [...]

155 - Edu.fi – Das Lehrernetzwerk / Edu.fi - opettajan verkkopalvelu

Finland
EDU-fi is a service maintained by the National Board of Education in Finland. It gives information on education and training in Finland, on ongoing development, school projects and provides resources for teaching and learning. The homepage shows a) navigation areas providing full texts about news, a database of schools and universities on the net and links to other nets, [...]

ICT in Swedish schools

Sweden
In the decentralized Swedish school system the responsibility for ICT is shared. The role of the Government and its Agencies is to promote the use of ICT in education, mainly by supporting the municipalities and independent schools in their tasks. The website informs about surveys about the use of ICT in Swedish schools and preschools, the promotion of practical ICT and media [...]

157 - Information Society Website: Education and Training

Europe
This website, managed by DG Information Society, contains a wealth of thematic information produced mainly by the European Commission and other Community actors. Currently around 30 content providers publish on this site, more than 130,000 visitors (2 million hits) navigate it per month. The various topics and policy areas, including education and training, are arranged [...]

158 - Les IUFM de France (Instituts Universitaires de Formation des Maitres)

France
This URL provides the entry to all information about the teacher education institutes at universities: the courses of study, educational and documentary resources (teaching material in a broad sense), the IT facilities, research and international contacts. Additionally there are links to discussion lists and search engines. A country map provides links to the local IUFMs.

159 - The African Virtual University (AVU)

Africa; Africa South of the Sahara
This distance university uses modern information and communication technologies to give the countries of sub-Saharan Africa direct access to some of the highest quality academic faculty and learning resources throughout the world. World-class professors from universities around the globe deliver classes from a studio classroom. The website provides the program schedules in [...]

Education Network - Links

Chile
The Chilenian education net has the task to enable and promote the use of information technology in schools. The web-site contains links to education web-sites and to full texts of articles in the Internet. The network provides resources in the areas of pre-school, primary and secondary school and vocational education. Within these categories the links are arranged according [...]

161 - The National Institute of Multimedia Education

Japan
The National Institute of Multimedia Education was established as an institute for collaborative use of information technology by national universities. As a core institution promoting the use of multimedia in higher education, NIME focuses on research and development of educational methods implementing media, and disseminates its findings to higher education institutions. The [...]

162 - Center for Educational Computing

Japan
The CEC was set up in order to promote the use of computers in school education in Japan, particularly in elementary and middle schools. CEC conducts various surveys and research and development projects every year. CEC's management includes members from academic circles, educational organizations, the computer and software industries, and representatives from corporations [...]

163 - Association des Technologies de l`Information pour l`Education et la Formation (ATIEF)

France
The aim of the association is to promote the teaching, research, training, application and creation of knowledge in the field of Information and Communication Technologies applied to Education ( TICE). The homepage refers to texts of declarations of ATIEF, content pages of the review "Sciences et techniques éducatives" (STE), information about research groups in this subject [...]

164 - Observatoire des Ressources Multimédias en Education (ORME)

France
The observatory observes the use of the new information and communication technologies in education. The homepage refers to texts about the annual conferences of ORME, its dossiers (with order form), projects and conferences and a data base with full texts.

165 - Merkblätter zum französischen Schulwesen

France
This website contains multilingual information about the French school system: nursery school; civics education; modern languages; education in the arts; information technologies in education; managing student educational difficulties; priority education; school education in figures; glossary of abbreviations. [English homepage: substitute D0039 for D0034 in the URL]

166 - Forum français pour la formation ouverte et à distance (FFFOD)

France
The Forum is a non-profit oganization which brings together the various players in the field of open and distance learning. The website gives texts about the charter, the activities (publications, conferences etc.) of the organization. [This is the homepage for French and English versions].

167 - The Schools Integration Project (SIP)

Ireland
The Schools Integration Project (SIP) has been one of the Irelands key initiatives since 1998 to integrate ICT in teaching and learning. Focussing on whole school development, SIP examines and explores a range of teaching/ learning topics specifically from an ICT integration perspective in more than 90 pilot projects in a number of 'lead' schools . On the website the [...]

168 - Japan Association for Promotion of Educational Technology (JAPET). Introduction in English

Japan
The purpose of JAPET is to contribute to the promotion of education through its activity based on educational technology. Survey and study for improvement of education is the core part of its activity. JAPET is also involved in spreading the results obtained by such survey and study to practical scenes of teaching and learning not only in classrooms but also in various phases [...]

169 - Vietnam Contact: Education

Vietnam
The homepage presents links to a full text about the Vietnamese education system, bilingual classes (French-Vietnamese), the co- operation of France and Vietnam in the education field, and two higher education institutes for technical and computer science.

National Information Infrastructure Development Institute (NIIF)

Hungary
The NIIF provides central information services and maintains a country-wide computer network for the academic and research community in Hungary. The development of the Hungarian Academic & Research Network has been financed and coordinated by a governmental programme: the National Information Infrastructure Development Programme.

171 - Centre de Recherche et de Développement Pédagogiques

Lebanon
The Centre is an institution of the Lebanese Education Ministry with the objective to function as the central official body for the planning the development of the national education system. The web-site offers texts about 1) objectives and history of the Centre, 2) the national plan for reconstruction of the education system and 3) the project of restructuring the education [...]

172 - Learning and Teaching Scotland

Scotland; United Kingdom
Learning and Teaching Scotland was formed on 1st July 2000 from the merger of SCET (Scottish Council for Educational Technology) and Scottish Consultative Council on the Curriculum ( Scottish CCC). LT Scotland will work in partnership with others to develop the curriculum from 3 to 18, to enhance learning and teaching and to promote creative and effective use of information [...]

Observatory for Educational Development, Budapest

Hungary
The Observatory Centre for Educational Development is a research office at Corvinus University of Budapest dedicated to the development of the education sector. Our top-priority areas of research include: information analysis related to VET/ adult education (financing, management, social and economic benefits); initial and continuing training of teachers and school leaders; [...]

Academical Network Uruguay

Uruguay
The Academical Network of Uruguay (RAU) is an association of the faculties and institutes of the National University and ov numerous other institutions of education and research. One focus is the promotion of the use of information technologies and the Internet for academic purposes. The site provides access to institutions with similar missions and to national, Latin-American [...]

SUNET: Advanced network for research and education

Sweden
SUNET started in the 1980s as a research project for Swedish computer scientists, and paved the way for the Internet in Sweden. SUNET´s aim is to provide Swedish universities and colleges with access to well-developed and effective national and international data communication and related services that meet their needs, whatever their geographical location.

176 - Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL)

United Kingdom
"ATL's 150,000-strong membership spans every sector of education, from early years through to further education. It includes special needs teachers, peripatetic tutors and teacher trainers, deputy heads and FE management spine staff - but not serving headteachers and principals". Besides information on current political and professional issues there are sections about [...]

Ministry of Education

Jordan
The English version does not provide active links for all of the issues which the homepage shows. Accessible are: the Directorate of Examinations, the Capacity Building Project in Management of Qualitative Development of Education Services, a text on e-learning and one on ICT use in education. Furthermore, there is one about the "Vision Forum or the Future of Education in [...]

178 - Bildung im Internet / Russische Föderation

Russian Federation
This homepage offers a well structured and grouped variety of links on education in and via the Internet in the Russian Federation. These websites are the outcome of the project "All education in the Internet". The following categories are amongst others available: a main theme, opinions on a certain topic, news and hints on catalogues, resources and programmes.

179 - Centre de Recherche sur l'Information Scientifique et Technique

Algeria
The CERIST is a scientific and technical institution of infrastructure for information services. Through its homepage there are among others different bibliographic databases accessible: the Bibliographie de l' Algerie (Algerian National Bibliography), the Fonds National des Thèses ( Directory of doctoral thesis), Algeriana (publications on Algeria from abroad), the [...]

180 - Edutech. The learning revolution

Barbados
Edutech is a comprehensive education reform programme; it has four related components: Curriculum Reform, Developing Human Resources, Physical Renovations, Technological Infrastructure.

181 - eduserv

United Kingdom; Ireland
"eduserv CHEST negotiates for the supply of software, data, information, training materials and other IT related products to the Higher and Further Education community in the UK and Republic of Ireland".

182 - Education Bureau

Hong Kong; China, People's Republic of
The homepage of the Education Department of Hong Kong provides information about really all questions of the school system in Hong Kong - therefore we do not offer a detailed abstract.

183 - Ministry of Education, Singapore

Singapore
The homepage of the Education Ministry is structured in six sections, the links of which lead to full texts about: 1) The Ministry and its missions, 2) the educational system (educational objectives and all levels of education), 3) programs, among others gifted education, career guidance, 4) educational institutions ( schools, statistics), information about schools (including [...]

184 - Korean Education and Research Information Service (KERIS)

Korea, Republic of (South Korea)
KERIS is an information system that promotes the use of information technology in education. Its tasks are: to provide an e-learning system for schools (EDUNET) and an information network for educational administration (NEIS), to qualifiy teaching and administration personnel in the use of information technology, and to provide access to literature and electronic full text [...]

University Association of Interconnective Networks

Argentina
The University Association of Interconnective Networks (ARIU) is a joint enterprise of the national universitites and university institutions of the Consejo Interuniversitario Nacional (CIN), which was founded with the purpose to manage the university networks to facilitate the information communication of national universities on the national and the international level and [...]

186 - Lingu@NET Virtual Language Centre

United Kingdom
"Lingu@NET, a virtual language centre on the World Wide Web, provides quality-assured information and resources on-line for language teachers, learners and researchers". The main sections are: learning materials, professional development, research, websites, discussion forum.

187 - Association for Language Learning (ALL)

United Kingdom
"ALL is the major subject association for those involved in teaching modern foreign languages (MFL) at all levels and in all languages". It offers books and journals for language teaching, events and a linklist.

188 - Classroom of the Future

Ireland
Classroom of the future is a project by Broadcom and Telecom Eireann. Schools are equipped with computers to find out how the Internet can be used by schools. A guide to Internet in schools is available online and as a downloadable file.

Ministry of Education of Guatemala

Guatemala
The homepage of the Education Ministry provides an overview of all questions of education and education policy in this country. The links are leading to project and program descriptions of the Ministry (educational reform, literacy, educational planning), educational indicators and statistics. The education law and other documents concerning the Ministry's policy are offered [...]

190 - Amal educational network / Amal 1 Network

Israel
Amal 1 is a network of more than 128 educational institutions engaged in the advancement of comprehensive and technological education for youth and adults. Located throughout Israel, Amal 1´s schools can be found in Jewish, Druze, Bedouin and Arab communities. The establishment of Amalnet, a computerized communications network encompassing Amal schools, students, teachers, [...]

191 - Liste des centres d'information et d'orientation (CIO)

France
This site is produced by the Education Ministry and shows links to the local information centres which can be searched by département or by community. With the link "l'orientation" a small full text about professional orientation of pupils and full texts about aspects of vocational guidance can be selected, e.g. history, recent conceptions, counsellors, European dimension [...]

192 - Centre de Liaison de l`Enseignement et des Médias d`Information (CLEMI)

France
The Centre is under the supervision of the Ministry of Education and associated with the CNDP; it was founded in 1983. Its mission is to promote, especially by means of training activities, multiple use of news media in teaching. The following activities are described: Liaison between teachers and news professionals, training, documentation of materials about "media and the [...]

193 - Telelearning Network of Centres of Excellence: Educating the Educators/Réseau des centres d'excellences en TéléApprentissage: Formation des pédagogues.

Canada
TACT is a virtual community of support and communication for professional development. The acronym TACT stands for TéléApprentissage Communautaire et Transformatif (French), and for Technology for Advanced Collaborative Teaching (English). It stresses that successful integration of web-based facilities into the learning and, later, working environment implies extensive [...]

194 - Journal of Interactive Media in Education (JIME)

United Kingdom
This interactive journal serves a a discussion forum for researchers and practitioners in the field of interactive media and education. "JIME is not simply making the conventional media of paper-based articles available on the Net, but addressing the interactive dimensions which are the essence of the new media; JIME is not simply adding an e- mail listserver to allow [...]

195 - EduNet

Ireland
EduNet likes to offer the opportunity for schools to participate in its network in the internet. It likes to encourage computer and communication skills and contacts between students worldwide. The websites offer links to particpating Irish schools and to schools, colleges and universities in other countries. There is also a huge list of links to educational resources for [...]

196 - National Centre for Technology in Education (NCTE)

Ireland
The National Centre for Technology in Education (NCTE) has been established unter the aegis of the Department of Education and Science. It focus on information and communications technologies ( ICTs) and education. It is responsible for the implementation of the government initiated project "Schools IT2000" which aims to integrate new technologies into schools. The website [...]

197 - Eduteka

Colombia
The foundation which operates EDUTEKA aims at promoting the quality of basic and middle school education in Colombia through the use of information and communication technology. For this purpose the website provides a variety of resources, texts, curriculum materials, projects and standards about ICT and its use in education.

198 - Joint Information Systems Committtee (JISC)

United Kingdom
"The mission of the JISC is to stimulate and enable the cost effective exploitation of information systems and to provide a high quality national network infrastructure for the UK higher education and research councils communities". JISC services and programmes are being introduced with links to institutions and projects. There are also publications, conferences and a [...]

Fondazione ASPHI Onlus - Developing of Projects to reduce a handicap by means of Information Technology

Italy
Homepage of the Association for the Promotion of Projects in Information Technics for Handicapped. ASPHI regards itself as a competence center for the application of information technics and telematics with the aim of integration of handicapped and disadvantaged in school, at work and in the social surroundings.

200 - Verzeichnis von Internetadressen zum niederländischen Bildungswesen

Netherlands
The Dutch search item "onderwijs" or the English item "education" give access to a comprehensive link list for all matters of education and science in the Netherlands.

201 - Centre de Recherche en Informatique (CRI)

France
This Centre is concerned with research in information technologies and professional training in this field. The website has information about the research programs, courses and publications of the CRI.

Program of the new information and communication technologies

Spain
The centre is subordinated to the Ministry of Education and Culture. By means of its programme it inspires and supports the spreading of new technologies at non-universitary level in particular in the areas of preschool education, primary and secondary education.- On this homepage possibilities are explained which the Internet offers in view of interpersonal and [...]