Consultative Council in Dubai and Amman a Headquarters for World Links
22 Jul 2003AMMAN – The World Links organization held its first international conference for donor parties during July 18-19, 2003 in the American capital Washington DC.
Numerous events permeated the conference that focused on the dimensions of the digital divide in different parts of the world.
Also during the conference, a specialized workshop was held in which issues were discussed that related to special IT/communications education centers, developing education in elementary schools, skills relating to the knowledge-based economy and partnership between the public and private sectors in the field of education.
Participating in the conference was Mr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, member of the World Links board of directors, and Mr. Mustafa Nasser Eddin, Executive Director of the Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization.
Due to the significance of the Arab region, the World Links board of directors has decided to create World Links – The Arab Region, to focus the interest on this region through providing the necessary requirements for the organization’s projects in the region. The board of directors asked Mr. Abu-Ghazaleh to create and chair the board of directors of this regional institution.
Based on the recommendation of Mr. Abu-Ghazaleh, the board of directors decided to choose Jordan as the regional headquarters for World Links – The Arab Region, and will register it under the umbrella of the regional offices law. It will also create a consultative council headquartered in Dubai–UAE, while establishing centers in other Arab countries.
World Links is a non-profit international organization concerned with electronic education for students and teachers in developing countries and with improving their educational and economic opportunities. It currently conducts its activities in more than 25 countries to train one million teachers and students in one thousand schools and particularly those in remote areas.
The organization began its activities in the area through a project of training teachers in Jordan, which began through the signing of an agreement between the Ministry of Education and the Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization. Per this agreement, 540 teachers will be trained and introduced to the concepts technologies and basic skills necessary to enter the world of internet and networks technology for education and learning. In the second phase, the teachers will be trained to participate in common long-distance educational projects.
In the third phase, teachers’ skills will be developed to simplify the innovative practices in classrooms, which in turn will integrate the network technology with the academic curriculum. In the fourth and final phase the participants will be trained to evaluate and spread the practices learned in the training halls, relating to social and ethical issues.
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