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Information Society Germany 2006 Andrea Heyn, Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany

Information Society Germany 2006 Andrea Heyn, Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany. Action Programme „Information Society Germany 2006“. Release of an action programme by the federal government in 2003, areas of activity:

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Information Society Germany 2006 Andrea Heyn, Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany

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  1. Information Society Germany 2006 Andrea Heyn, Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany British Council Conference TISA 4A. Heyn „Information Society Germany 2006“

  2. Action Programme „Information Society Germany 2006“ • Release of an action programme by the federal government in 2003, areas of activity: • Digital economy (next generation networks, e-business, policy-driven innovations) • Education, training, equal opportunities • E-government, internet security, etc. • E-health British Council Conference TISA 4A. Heyn „Information Society Germany 2006“

  3. Action Programme „Information Society Germany 2006“ - policy for part II: education and training - • Future potential for e-qualification • improved access to education • new ways of depiction of content • new scenarios for learning, including a more individualized process of learning • lowering of costs for continuing education (estimate 19 Mrd. EURO p.a. in Germany) • meeting present and future demand for skills; growing market for new educational tools, possibility of mass application within the IT-industry British Council Conference TISA 4A. Heyn „Information Society Germany 2006“

  4. Action Programme „Information Society Germany 2006“ - policy for part II: education and training - • Impediments for e-qualification/ e-learning • insufficient hard- and software equipment in companies or educational institutions • lack of the necessary IT-skills • draw-backs of self-organized learning (motivation problems) • high investment costs • lack of quality for accessible contents • necessity of changing structures and work processes to make e-qualification possible as part of the work process British Council Conference TISA 4A. Heyn „Information Society Germany 2006“

  5. Action Programme „Information Society Germany 2006“ - policy for part II: education and training - • Policy issues regarding e-qualification: • regulatory issues: qualification in IT should be based on regulations binding educational institutions and examination bodies • quality issues: ensuring quality of content and teaching is of vital importance to success of qualification • educational issues: problem of outdating of content/ curricula in IT British Council Conference TISA 4A. Heyn „Information Society Germany 2006“

  6. Action Programme „Information Society Germany 2006“ - policy for part II: education and training - • Chosen German policy for education and training: • Large-scale programme • „New Media in Education (2000 – 2006)“ • financial volume 270 million € • spent on projects in: • School education • Vocational education • Academic education British Council Conference TISA 4A. Heyn „Information Society Germany 2006“

  7. Action Programme „Information Society Germany 2006“ funding for new media in schools in Germany • Examples of good practice in Germany • Initiative schools on the net (Deutsche Telekom + Federal Ministry of Education & Research) • Increase of the rate of computers per student in schools (initiative D 21, project „marketplace for schools“) • Content production (cooperation with publishers) • Four large-scale projects for a systematic integration of new media in school education British Council Conference TISA 4A. Heyn „Information Society Germany 2006“

  8. Action Programme „Information Society Germany 2006“ funding of new media in vocational education • Examples of good practice • sectorial educational projects • advanced information-technology -training system (AITTS) • textiles • car-manufacturing • metal-manufacturing • building industry • opportunities for combined qualification (covering various professional skills) • qualification for the German „Meister“ (e.g. bookkeeping) • additional qualification in crafts British Council Conference TISA 4A. Heyn „Information Society Germany 2006“

  9. ICT-policy in vocational education:AITTS – Training and Certification British Council Conference TISA 4A. Heyn „Information Society Germany 2006“

  10. Action Programme „Information Society Germany 2006“ funding of new media projects for academia in Germany • New media in universities: • Examples of good practice from the programme new media in education • Project „Virtual university“ (Virtuelle Fachhochschule) • Project eL3 (e-learning for teachers) • Meducase (web-based training for medicine and dentistry students) British Council Conference TISA 4A. Heyn „Information Society Germany 2006“

  11. Action Programme „Information Society Germany 2006“ • Future policy for ICT in education should take into account • qualification relevant to the job market • the use and marketabilty of educational products • the regulatory responsibilty of member states for professional qualification • the use of synergies between nationally and internationally funded projects • the backing of reforms in general and vocational education • an orientation of qualification towards the work-process British Council Conference TISA 4A. Heyn „Information Society Germany 2006“

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