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Standardization in Education: Promoting Economic Growth and Creating a Green Economy

This workshop summary highlights the importance of standardization in economic growth, education, and social dimensions. It discusses teaching approaches, curriculum harmonization, and the need to include various dimensions of standardization. The concluding remarks emphasize defining common requirements, acquiring necessary skills, and enabling funds for educational programs. The workshop is part of the TSB Director's Ad Hoc Meeting on Education about Standardization, with future meetings planned in Kyoto, Japan.

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Standardization in Education: Promoting Economic Growth and Creating a Green Economy

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  1. Joint ITU-GISFI-DS-CTIF Standards Education Workshop (Aalborg, Denmark, 8-9 October 2012) Concluding Remarks Albena Mihovska CTIF Aalborg University albena@es.aau.dk

  2. Summary of Discussions (1) • Standardization is important: • For Economic growth in a global context-both for developed and developing countries; strong tool for creating a green economy • Within education with new technologies • In a social dimension

  3. Summary of Discussions (2) • How to teach standardization? • Incorporate standards education into the curriculum, teach it early on; however a single curriculum is not enough • Different dimensions of standardization (Henk de Vries): all must be included in the harmonized curricula, a good example of a curruculum design • All types of standards throughout curricula (DS) • Project-driven approach (PBL) for applied knowledge and ensure real-life experiences • Students should and want to be involved in standardization writing

  4. Summary of Discussions(3) • How to harmonize educational curricula? • Content sharing:orchestrated action is very important for developing successful national and international research programs for standardization • Align research and standardization lifecycles; harmonize terminology; practical aspects’ • Broad range of social aspects to be included • Global aspects of standardization

  5. Conclusions • Answering the ’why’ question: • Define common basic requirements and target audience (e.g., students at what level) • Answering the ’how’ question: • Focus on acquiring the required standards skills through building ’management skills pyramid’ • Focus on how to enable funds for launching educational programs about standardization

  6. Join the Process • TSB Director’s Ad Hoc Meeting on Education about Standardization: • First meeting held on October 8-9, 2012, Aalborg, Denmark • Next meeting: April 25, 2012, Kyoto, Japan • Subscribe to mailing list – see info document in the website: • Instructions: see last slide here • More information: • AHG website: itu.int/go/standardseducation

  7. Join the Process (2) Journal of ICT Standardization by River Publishers

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