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Connecting Emerging National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) for Mobilizing Knowledge in Asia and the Pacific in Asia and the Pacific

Masami Nakata Programme Specialist for Engineering Sciences and Technology Programme Specialist for Engineering Sciences and Technology UNESCO Office, Jakarta

Slides in this presentation are prepared by Masami Nakata Alia Febriana Basuki Suhardiman Achmad Husni Slides in this presentation are prepared by Masami Nakata, Alia Febriana, Basuki Suhardiman, Achmad Husni Thamrin, Emir Rio Krishna, May Celicious, Liana Jacinta, Thapanee Thammetar and George McLaughlin.

UNESCO’s Overarching mid‐term Strategy for Science UNESCO s Overarching mid term Strategy for Science Programme for 2008‐2013

“Mobilizing Science Knowledge and Policy for Sustainable D l ” Development”

What? – Science knowledge and policy What? Science knowledge and policy Where? – South‐South, South‐South‐North collaboration in Asia and the Pacific the Pacific How? – CONNECT‐Asia ICT Network

Collaboration for Network‐enabled Education, Culture, Technology and science

• Indonesia Higher Education and Research Network (INHERENT)

M l i R h d Ed ti N t k (MYREN)

• Malaysia Research and Education Network (MYREN)
• Philippines Research Education and Government Information Network

(PREGINET)

• Canal ASEAN Virtual Institute of S&T CanalAVIST
• Thai Inter University Network (UniNET ThaiREN)
• School on Internet Asia (SOI)
• Trans Eurasian Information Network (TEIN)
• Trans Eurasian Information Network (TEIN)

(GDLN, APAN, JICA‐net…)

Missions CONNECT ‐ Asia shares values of Information and Communication Technologies. We work to create an effective and flexible mechanism to use ICT‐ mediated educational systems and network‐enabled teaching and learning methods to learning methods to

• broaden and enhance people's access to knowledge and information,
• share expertise and experience,
• improve connectivity among educators and researchers

improve connectivity among educators and researchers,

• pen up national/regional education and research communities to the

international arena, and

• further develop human resources.

p CONECT, as a group of national, sub‐regional, and regional ICT networks, actively contributes to improvement of education and research in Asia y p and the Pacific.

Source:

• Dr. Achmad Husni Thamrin

Keio University/SOI

School on Internet Asia

UniNET PREGINET UniNET canalAVIST

TEIN3

MYREN

INHERENT

INHERENT: Indonesian Higher Education and Research Network

UNTL

UNESCO’s role UNESCO s role

• Coordinate ICT experts (NREN’s and other networks) and

academic communities to enable effective collaboration and create a common understanding among them about the use create a common understanding among them about the use

• f ICT for Research and Education.
• Raise awareness about the use of NRENs

C t t id

• Contents provider

E‐learning Programme Major Development (1) E learning Programme Major Development (1)

• Established formal partnership with SOI Asia (School on Internet Asia) Project

d INHERENT (I d i Hi h Ed ti d R h N t k) i 2008 and INHERENT (Indonesia Higher Education and Research Network) in 2008 and 2007.

• Collaboration with MYREN (Malaysia Research and Education Network),

PREGINET (Philippines Research Education and Government Information PREGINET (Philippines Research Education and Government Information Network) , ThaiREN and TEIN (Trans Eurasian Information Network).

• Establishment of e‐learning portal of UNESCO courses & archive server in

http://e‐learning.dikti.go.id. http://e learning.dikti.go.id.

• Addition of a new format for UNESCO lectures archives: WebELS, a Java based

applications developed by NII(National Institute of Informatics) Japan combining presentation slides with moving cursor and synchronized with the l ’ g p g y lecturer’s voice.

Major Development (2) Major Development (2)

• Establishment of CONNECT‐Asia and organization of three

Connect Asia meetings (July December 2009 June 2010) Connect‐Asia meetings (July, December 2009. June 2010)

• Organization of academic meetings involving experts from

universities members of research networks to discuss issues universities, members of research networks to discuss issues

• n improving the utilization of the networks and effectiveness
• f distance education.
• Involved researchers from the field of Energy and Water in

CONNECT‐Asia activities. i i d h ll b i d j i h i h

• Initiated research collaboration and joint research using the

networks

• Timor Leste SOI site established
• Timor Leste SOI‐site established.

CONNECT Asia CONNECT Asia

hppt://www.connect‐asia.org

Project Activities and Courses (1) Project Activities and Courses (1)

2006

• Launched the first phase of e‐Learning programme

2007

• 3 courses : RE Policy & Planning, Bioenergy for MDGs and Solar Solution

for Energy Wise Communities in Asia. 2008

• Broadcast of E3i Self‐Sustainable Eco‐Village Course

g

• Financing Renewable Energy Projects

Renewable Energy

Renewable Energy Course Distribution (1st session)

The total lecture sessions delivered were : 28 sessions in 3 months (May‐July 2007) 55 unique participants submitted assignments UNESCO issued over 100 certificates of completion UNESCO issued over 100 certificates of completion Best 3 participants were invited to join the World Renewable Energy Exhibitions and Conference 2008 in J k d d Jakarta and presented a country report.

Project Activities and Courses (2) Project Activities and Courses (2)

2009 UNESCO L t S i (S t b 2008 J 2009)

• UNESCO Lecture Series (September 2008 – January 2009)

Individual lectures on variety of disciplines as contribution of UNESCO expertise

• HIV/AIDS course in collaboration with Univ Indonesia (April

June 2009)

• HIV/AIDS course in collaboration with Univ. Indonesia (April – June 2009)
• UNESCO S&T Camp (Robot Camp) Live Broadcast collaboration with SOI

Asia

• Grassroots Innovation Management Course (June‐Aug 2009)

Grassroots Innovation Management Course (June‐Aug 2009)

• University‐Industry Technology Transfer Course (July – Aug 2009)
• Water Resource Management and Climate Change (December 2009)
• Solar Eclipse Live broadcast
• Solar Eclipse Live broadcast

UNESCO Lecture Series

Giuseppe Arduino (UNESCO Giuseppe Arduino (UNESCO Jakarta) Delivering lecture : Water Resources Management Resources Management Molly Lee (UNESCO Bangkok) Delivering lecture : Delivering lecture : Higher Education

HIV/AIDS prevention HIV/AIDS prevention / p / p

UNESCO e‐Learning Portal & Archive

Project Activities and Courses (3) Project Activities and Courses (3)

2010

• E3i, Energy Independent Villages (Jan – Feb)
• Renewable Energy Policy and Planning (Mar – Apr)
• MYREN and CONNECT Asia International Seminar – Reflection and Vision

MYREN and CONNECT Asia International Seminar Reflection and Vision

• f Asian Internet (27 July)
• Sustainability Science (COMPETENCE)
• Energy for Sustainable Development in Asia (COMETENCE)
• Energy for Sustainable Development in Asia (COMETENCE)
• CONNECT‐Asia Lecture Series
• UNESCO Lecture Series
• IHP Nagoya Course (?)
• Disaster Risk Reduction Course (?)

Energy for Sustainable Development in Asia

Sustainability Science

Introductory overview of sustainable development. – Philosophy and concept of sustainability – History and process of development of sustainability concepts Sustainability themes

• Climate change – global implications, link to disaster management

i di i d

• Biodiversity and ecosystems
• Water resource management , link to disaster management
• Energy issues, green energy, carbon issue
• Natural resources management – forestry fisheries fossil fuels pollution

Natural resources management forestry, fisheries, fossil fuels, pollution, wastes

• Health, human well‐being, poverty alleviation
• Food security (including food safety, GMOs, food traceability)

Concluding ideas – connecting above themes to the big picture, expanding the scope, encompassing indigenous wisdom Project design

Creation of SOI site at UNTL in Timor Leste

UNTL connection to CONNECT‐Asia

Gateway Site @ Keio Univ. SOI

Internet

Archive Internet cloud SOI

National University of Timor Leste

UniNET canalAVIST Client Client canalAVIST Lecturer Sites@ various places PREGINET MYREN TEIN

EU

Lecturer Sites@ various places

Prepared by Dr. Achmad Husni Thamrin Modified by Masami Nakata

Archive UNESCO Jakarta INHERENT

EU

Issues and concerns in operating/managing networks Issues and concerns in operating/managing networks

• Insufficient content
• More applications for network are needed to expand the use of

NREN NREN

• Lack of enthusiasm and awareness among academics, researchers

and educators to leverage on existing infrastructure for research and education purpose

• Lack of funding

Next step Next step

• Improve visibility

Improve visibility

• Raise awareness

d ll b i

• Expand collaboration

Thank you.

Masami Nakata UNESCO Office Jakarta Regional Science Bureau for Asia and the Pacific UNESCO House UNESCO House

• Jl. Galuh No. 5

Kebayoran Baru, Jakarta 12110 Indonesia Phone +62 21 7299 818 Fax +62 21 7279 6489 email: m.nakata@unesco.org