The Global ICT Capacity Building Symposium #CBS2016 entered its 3rd day today at the Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi. The symposium that began on Monday with a Pre-event and opened on Tuesday by Hon William Ruto, Kenya Deputy President has seen successful Sessions ever since.
The day has seen 4 sessions each with a panel of speakers and moderators, the following are the sessions:
University without walls: Exploring new ways of learning in a digital era
This session examines the transformational changes that have taken place within the learning landscape due to ICT developments, and how these changes impact the existing theories, types, and styles of learning and knowledge dissemination.
The session discusses learning methodologies such as online learning and face-to-face learning and presents opportunities available in the digital era, such as massive open online courses (MOOCs), social media tools, and challenges associated with them. The session will seek to answer a number of questions such as: is the market and industry ready to embrace the digital delivery of education and training?
In search of excellence: ITU Centres of Excellence model
The ITU has a global network of Centres of Excellence that provides training in a range of ICT disciplines under the umbrella of the ITU Academy. In this session, selected ITU Centres of Excellence from all regions showcase their success stories and share their capacity building models and best practices. What are the lessons learnt so far, and what are the possible future opportunities of growing this successful brand?
A dialogue with capacity building champions from the academic community
The session brings together representatives from Universities and other higher education and research institutions to discuss the central role they play as champions of capacity building and trail-blazers in introducing smart approaches in capacity building using hi-tech innovations. Universities involved in innovative work in the area of research and development related to emerging technologies (e.g. smart cities, smart societies, Internet of Things) will present their work. In particular, they will demonstrate how Universities collaborate with industry, especially the private sector, to drive innovation and produce both products and graduates that fit the needs of the market.
A new digital generation: Young innovators
This session brings together young people from all over the world whose technological innovations contribute to capacity building leading to socio-economic development. The young innovators present their ideas, ICT innovations and the impact these innovations have in the delivery of education and training, as well as the contributions they make to capacity building.