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Education Program on Effective and Productive Utilization of ICT
For Novice ICT Users and Early Learners
As much as the benefits Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has brought in recent years, the rapid advancement of ICT has also posed new challenges, such as cybercrimes, Internet addiction and online privacy violations. Novice ICT users and early learners are disproportionately vulnerable to these adverse effects of ICT, due to their lack of experience and knowledge about ICT. In response to such problem, APEC ICT NET project was launched to develop "Education Program on Effective and Productive Utilization of ICT for Novice ICT Users and Early Learners."
The project, approved by the APEC Education Foundation Board of Governors in January 2008, is a joint initiative of the APEC Education Foundation and the KT Cultural Foundation, a non-profit organization in Seoul, specialized in the prevention of ICT's adverse effects.
The project aims at:
- Raising awareness on the effective and productive utilization of ICT across APEC region
- Developing a preventive education program, particularly for novice ICT users and early learners, to adequately understand and use ICT while preventing its adverse effects.
2008 APEC ICT Poster Competition
Organized as the first event of the project, 2008 APEC ICT Poster Competition highlights the educational outreach effort of the project. With the theme of "ICT for Hope," the event will provide interested citizens of all twenty-one APEC member economies an opening to convey their thoughts about how we can use ICT to better our lives, while preventing and curtailing the negative side effects that may accompany the rapid advancement of ICT.
The event will accept entries until May 12, 2008. A total of USD $18,000 will be awarded to thirty-seven winners across the Asia Pacific, including one Grand Prize winner, who will receive a cash prize of $5,000. Winning posters will be exhibited in APEC member economies during the second half of the year, including the 2008 APEC host Peru.
In order to maximize the educational impact of the event, local promotions led by interested organizations, institutions, government departments as well as schools and individual practitioners in the member economies will be greatly appreciated. Promotional materials will be provided in seven languages including English, Spanish, Chinese, Indonesian, Korean, Thai, and Vietnamese and will be distributed to partner orgnizations. Downloadable files are also available on the project website at www.apecict.net.
For more information on the project and opportunities for collaboration, please visit project website at www.apecict.net or email us at hanah@ktcf.or.kr.