WORKSHOP TO FORMULATE A NATIONAL POLICY ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN THE EDUCATION SECTOR

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WORKSHOP TO FORMULATE A NATIONAL POLICY ON
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN THE EDUCATION SECTOR

• ICT EDUCATION TRAINING POLICY
• PROF V. K. SAMARANAYAKE
• DIRECTOR, INSTITUTE OF COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY,
  UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO

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EDUCATION TRAINING

• EDUCATION
• SYSTEMATIC TRAINING AND INSTRUCTION DESIGNED TO
  IMPART KNOWLEDGE AND DEVELOP SKILL
• TRAIN
• TO BRING TO A DESIRED STANDARD OF EFFICIENCY,
  CONDITION OR BEHAVIOUR ETC. BY INSTRUCTION AND
  PRACTICE
• - OXFORD DICTIONARY

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NATIONAL ICT POLICY

• NATIONAL ICT POLICY INITIATIVES
• COUNCIL FOR IT ( CINTEC)
• BOARD OF INVESTMENTS(BOI)
• COMPETITIVENESS INITIATIVE/ROAD MAP
• MINISTRY OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
• NATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
• SWEDISH CONSULTANCY
• WORLD BANK CONSULTANCY
• MOST INITIATIVE
• HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
• IT EDUCATION POLICY
• ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
• INFRASTRUCTURE
• LEGAL
• COMMUNICATIONS
• NATURAL LANGUAGES
• UTILISATION
• E-COMMERCE
• E-GOVERNANCE

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HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

• AWARENESS CREATION
• SCHOOL EDUCATION
• TERTIARY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
• UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
• PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
• RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT
• CONTINUING EDUCATION
• TRAINING OF TRAINERS
• RECOGNISE TALENT AND PROVIDE ENCOURAGEMENT AT
  ALL LEVELS

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STAKE HOLDER MINISTRIES

• SCHOOL EDUCATION (PRIMARY, SECONDARY)
• EDUCATION (NATIONAL, PROVINCIAL, TEACHER
  TRAINING, NIE, NEC)
• TERTIARY EDUCATION TRAINING (UNIVERSITIES
  UGC)
• (TVEC, VTA, NAITA , DTET, NITESL, SDP,
  SLIATE)
• SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY, (CINTEC, SLIIT)
• OTHER MINISTRIES
• INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ( NIBM)
• YOUTH AFFAIRS ( NYSC)
• PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION ( SLIDA)
• LABOUR
• TRADE COMMERCE (MAHAPOLA)

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STAKE HOLDERS

• TRAINEES
• TRAINERS
• EMPLOYERS
• IT INDUSTRY
• STATE SECTOR
• PRIVATE SECTOR
• OVERSEAS
• FACILITATORS
• DONOR AGENCIES
• POLICY MAKING BODIES
• GOVERNMENT
• GENERAL PUBLIC

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AWARENESS

• RECOGNISE IMPORTANCE OF IT
• COMPUTARACY (ABILITY TO USE IT )
• REACH ALL PARTS OF THE ISLAND
• PROVIDE IT SERVICES
• ACCESS
• AFFORDABILITY
• SUITABILITY
• MOBILE UNITS
• CRCs
• MCTs
• NGOs

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PRIMARY

• USE OF IT AS A TOOL
• ONE OF MANY ACTIVITIES
• USE FOR CAL
• USE FOR INFORMATION GATHERING
• PRIVATE SECTOR INITIATIVES

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SECONDARY

• BASIC SKILLS IN IT APPLICATIONS
• USE FOR INFORMATION RETRIEVAL
• FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTING
• INTRODUCTYION TO PROGRAMMING
• NATIONAL CERTIFICATE IN COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
  (MOE/NIE)
• COMPUTER DRIVING LICENCE (SLCDL, ECDL)
• CRCs
• SCHOOL IT LABS
• MCTs

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TERTIARY ( NON- UNIVERSITY )

• SKILLS
• OA OTHER APPLICATIONS
• PROGRAMMING
• APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT
• INTERNET
• REPAIR MAINTANENCE
• BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF ICT FUNDAMENTALS
• KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED TO ACQUIRE ABOVE SKILLS
• COMPUTER DRIVING LICENCE (SLCDL, ECDL)
• NAITA
• NYSC
• NDT
• HND
• NEICT
• NIBM

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TERTIARY ( UNIVERSITY )

• NON- IT COURSES
• USE OF ICT AS A TOOL
• APPLICATIONS RELATED TO OWN DISCIPLINE ( e.g. GIS
  for GEOGRAPHERS)
• IT COURSES
• FOUNDATIONS OF IT
• CS FUNDAMENTALS
• CERTIFICATES
• DIPLOMAS
• GENERAL SPECIAL DEGREES
• EXTERNAL DEGREES
• PG DIPLOMAS
• MASTERS DEGREES

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PRIVATE SECTOR

• IN HOUSE TRAINING
• TRAINING CENTRES
• FOREIGN TRAINING INSTITUTIONS
• INSTITUTIONS AFFILIATED TO FOREIGN UNIVERSITIES
• DEGREE AWARDING INSTITUTION
• MAJOR ROLE IN VOCATIONAL TRAINING
• INDUSTRIAL PLACEMENT
• TRAINING IN NATIOANALLY RECOGNISED COURSES
• TRAINERS ASSOCIATIONS (e.g. ACTOS)

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SKILLS CERTIFICATION

• RESPONSIBILITY MAINLY OF PRIVATE SECTOR
  VOCATIONAL SECTOR
• LOCAL SKILLS STANDARDS NEED TO BE DEVELOPED
• CERTIFICATION PROGRAMMES OF MULTINATIONAL
  AGENCIES
• UNIVERSITIES CONCENTRATE ON KNOWLEDGE
• JAVA
• MICROSOFT
• CISCO
• ORACLE

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MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES

• COMPUTER SOCIETY OF SRI LANKA (CSSL)
• AUSTRALIAN COMPUTER SOCIETY (ACS)
• BRITISH COMPUTER SOCIETY (BCS)
• IEEE COMPUTER SOCIETY

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RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT

• UNIVERSITIES
• RESEARCH INSTITUTES
• IT INDUSTRY
• AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF A CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE
• CRITICAL MASS
• PARTNERSHIPS WITH INDUSTRY
• PARTNERSHIPS WITH OVERSEAS CENTRES
• DONOR FUNDING

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SOME INITIATIVES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO

• TEACHING PROGRAMMING 1967
• STATISTICAL CONSULTANCY AND
• DATA PROCESSING SERVICE (SCADPS) 1974
• DEPT. OF STITISTICS COMPUTER SCIENCE
  (DSCS) 1985
• INSTITUTE OF COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY (ICT) 1987
• MSC IN COMPUTER SCIENCE 1988
• PG DIP IN COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY 1989
• SP DEGREE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE 1989
• THIRD COUNTRY TRAINING PROGRAMS (TCTP) 1992
• DIRECT CS INTAKE 1997
• GRADUATE TRAINING PROGRAM (GTP) 1998
• INCUBATOR PROJECT 2000
• EXTERNAL DEGREE - BIT 2000
• DEPT. OF COMPUTER SCIENCE (DCS) 2000
• ADVANCED MEDIA TECHNOLOGY CENTRE 2002
• UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO SCHOOL OF COMPUTING 2002

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THE UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO SCHOOL OF COMPUTING

• A MERGER TO EXPLOIT THE SYNERGY OF ICT DCS
• AUTONOMOUS INSTITUTION WITHIN UNIV. OF COLOMBO
• 50 PROFESSIONAL STAFF IN 3 ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS
  ( INFORMATION SYSTEMS ENGINEERING,
  COMPUTATION AND INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS,
  COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES )
• 5 CENTRES ( ADVANCED MEDIA TECHNOLOGY CENTRE,
  E-LEARNING, EXTERNAL EXAMINATIONS,
  COMPUTING SERVICES, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT)
• 4 YR 3 YR DEGREES IN CS
• EXTERNAL DEGREE IN IT
• 4 YR JT HONOURS WITH F/SCIENCE
• FREE EDUCATION FOR INTERNAL UG COURSES
• MSc IN ADVANCED CS, MSc IN CS
• MSc IN IT WITH OPTIONS IN COMP APPLN, EDN,
  NETWORKING, MULTI MEDIA, IT-LAW, INFORMATION
  SCIENCE

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THE GRADUATE TRAINING PROGRAMME ( GTP )

• LARGE NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED GRADUATES IN NON-IT
  DISCIPLINES
• DEMAND FOR IT GRADUATES
• CONVERSION IS THE SHORT TERM SOLUTION
• 4-6 MONTH INTENSIVE PROGRAMME
• OUTPUT SO FAR EXCEED 300
• EXPECTED TO PRODUCE 500 IN 2002
• SELF SUPPORTING PROGRAMME

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• A THREE YEAR IT DEGREE DESIGNED
• FOR INDUSTRY NEEDS
• QUALITY GUARANTEED
• UOC AWARDS DEGREE,
• CURRICULUM EXAMS
• RESPONSIBILITY OF UOC.
• NO LIMITS ON REGISTRATION
• WEB USED TO HELP TRAINERS STUDENTS
• DETAILED SYLLABUS
• POWER POINT SLIDES
• MODEL QUESTIONS ANSWERS
• BITWEB E-LEARNING SYSTEM
• USEFUL FOR THOSE NOT REGISTERED AS WELL
• STATISTICS OF STUDENT
• PERFORMANCE MEASURES QUALITY OF TRAINING
  INSTITUTES
• THIRD BATCH WILL SIT SELECTION TEST THIS MONTH
• NO STATE FUNDING WHAT SO EVER
• INCOME SUPPORTS OTHER ACTIVITIES OF ICT/DCS

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BIT STUDENT STATISTICS

• 2000/1 2001/2 2002/3
• APPLIED 7045 8194 5400
• SAT SEL TEST 6197 7411
• QUALIFIED TO REGISTER 5123 4400
• REGISTERED 4500 4765 (3373997395)
• APPLD FOR SEM. I EXAM 3300 4025
  (24501408167)
• SAT SEM I EXAM(31/MAR 1/APR) 2900
• SAT SEM II EXAM(AUG) 2200
• SAT ALL 8 YR I MODULES 1690
• MOVED ON TO YEAR 2 500
• AWARDED CERTIFICATE( pass all 8 m) 171
• APPLD FOR SEM III EXAM
  479
• SAT SEM III EXAM
• NUMBER OF INSTITUTIONS TRAINING STUDENTS OVER
  50

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ADVANCED MEDIA TECHNOLOGY CENTRE

• PROJECT TYPE TECHNICAL COOPERATION OF THE GOVT.
  OF JAPAN
• OBJECTIVE IS TO TRAIN TRAINERS OF WEB BASED
  TRAINING (WBT) AND TO DEVELOP WBT CONTENT
• FULLY EQUIPPED MM STUDIO LABS
• TOOLS FOR WBT CONTENT DEVELOPMENT
• TO SUPPORT SEVERAL UNIVERSITIES
• TO TRAIN TRAINERS FOR WHOLE COUNTRY
• UCSC DESIGNATED AS CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN
  E-LEARNING

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ESSENTIAL POLICY ELEMENTS

• LINK TO NATIONAL POLICY INTEGRATION
• STANDARDS, ACCREDITATION NATIONAL RECOGNITION
• INFRASTRUCTURE
• USE OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR TRAINING ( e.g.
  e-LEARNING)
• EFFICIENCY, EFFECTIVENESS, EQUITY EXCELLENCE
• NATIONAL EXAMINATION SYSTEM
• PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
• BALANCE BETWEEN SKILLS KNOWLEDGE
• NEED FOR RD, CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE INDEGENOUS
  EXPERTISE
• SUPPLY VS DEMAND
• AUTONOMY SUSTAINABILITY
• CHANGES TO OBSOLETE ADMIN FIN REGULATIONS
• EMPOWERMENT UPWARD MOBILITY
• LEVEL PLAYING FIELD
• PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS

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IMPLEMENTATION

• COORDINATION
• INTEGRATION
• COOPERATION
• COLLABORATIO
• MONITORING
• PEER REVIEW

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CONCERNS

• SHOULD NOT BE DEPENDENT ON MARKET FORCES ALONE
• ROLE OF STATE SHOULD NOT BE SACRIFICED
• TRANSPARENCY LEVEL PLAYING FIELD
• SALARY DISPARITIES
• POVERTY DISTRIBUTION

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The Harvard Policy Group Recommendations
1. Personally become involved in information
technology projects and not delegate all
responsibility for technology to the technology
specialists. . 2. When searching for innovative
solutions, look at the big picture and not just
the incremental quick-fix. .. 3. Analyze
economic and budgetary trends to identify new
funding sources such as capital funds, revolving
funds, and shared-risk investments with the
private sector. 4. Do not ignore information
privacy and security by going with a quick-fix
but also do not allow privacy and security issues
to paralyze new systems and services. ..
Governmental leaders need to make Internet
privacy and security a priority to ensure both
the continuation of access to information and the
flow of e-commerce. 5. Work in conjunction with
grassroots leaders and private sector leaders to
create partnerships that bridge the traditional
boundaries between government and the outside
world. . 6. Use information technology to
develop net-based education, job development and
community engagement. A good example of this is
"E-rate" which is a federally mandated subsidy
for low-cost Internet connections to schools and
libraries. . 7. Make online participation in
politics easier and more meaningful by developing
initiatives to help citizens take a more active
role in public policy such as voting, delivery of
government services online, community involvement
and participation...

www.ksg.harvard.edu/stratcom/hpg

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THANK YOU!

• sam_at_sam.cmb.ac.lk