Round Table of the joint project of the UNESCO Cluster Office, Almaty, and the UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (IITE), Moscow  
«Strengthening the Development of Distance Training Networks in Central Asia»

Agreement about collaboration within the framework of the project 
« Strengthening the development of distance training networks in Central Asia»

March, 29, 2003, Almaty

• Recommendations 

1. To express gratitude to UNESCO IITE for active support of the project “Strengthening the development of distance training networks in Central Asia”

2. To approve the results of the project “Strengthening the development of distance training networks in Central Asia” taking into account round table remarks.

3. To ask UNESCO IITE in cooperation with UNESCO Cluster Office Almaty for Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan and in close partnership with the UNESCO members states to initiate a proposal for a sub regional project on “ICT applications in distance education in Central Asian countries”. Draft of the project should include the suggestions made by round table.

4. To ask UNESCO IITE in cooperation with UNESCO Cluster Office Almaty for Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan and in close partnership with the UNESCO members states to initiate a proposal for a sub regional programme on “Improvement of education systems of the states of the Central Asia - participants of the CIS on the basis of using ICT” taking into account round table remarks. Draft of the programme should include the suggestions made by round table.

5. To develop website of consortium DLNet for representation of results of its activity in the Central Asia.

6. To recommend the DLNet consortium of participants to develop project proposal concerning the researches and adaptation of the international standards of DL for its usage. 

7. To recommend speed up work on fund rising for development of the project and introduction of results of researches.

8. To propose UNDPin Central Asian countries DL inputs to CCA as indicator of country education system development.

9. Take into account multilingualism aspect for DL development 

10. To support proposal of Kazak National University concerning consortium expansion by inclusion leading DL institutions.

Protocol is concerted in the Almaty on March 29, 2003 and is signed by representatives:

• UNESCO Almaty Cluster Office on Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan
  Ms Khak Anzhum Riaz, Head of UNESCO Almaty Cluster Office 

• UNESCO Institute IT in Education (IITE)
  Mr. Vladimir Moroz, Co-ordinator of the UNESCO programmes  of IITE 
  Date: March 29, 2003

• UNESCO Almaty Cluster Office on Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, CI Unit
  Mr. Sergey Karpov, Head
  Date: March 29, 2003

• NGO “International Research Programs Alumni Association” (ARA), 
  Ms Irina Kirillova, President 
  Date: March 29, 2003

• Focal Point IITE UNESCO in Kazakhstan – Republican Scientific-methodical Center Of IT in Education (RCIO) 
  Dr. Gul Nurgalieva, (Ms), Director 
  Date: March 29, 2003

• Institute Of Integration Of International Educational Programs Of Kyrgyz National University, Kyrgyzstan
  Director: Jamankulov Janat Medetovich
  Date: March 29, 2003

• Focal Point IITE UNESCO in Kyrgyzstan in International University
  Mr. Grebnev V. Vladimir, Director of Centre of "New Technologies in Education and Internet" 
  Executive manager of Focal Point IITE UNESCO in Kyrgyzstan 
  Date: March 29, 2003

             Protocol is concerted and signed by representatives by e-mail:

• Institute Of Integration Of International Educational Programs Of Kyrgyz National University, Kyrgyzstan
  Director: Jamankulov Janat Medetovich

• Focal Point IITE UNESCO in Kyrgyzstan in International University
  Mr. Grebnev V. Vladimir, Director of Centre of "New Technologies in Education and Internet" 
  Executive manager of Focal Point IITE UNESCO in Kyrgyzstan