[p2p-research] Fwd: Free Technology Academy : URL's

[Michel Bauwens]

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From: Wouter Tebbens <wouter at freeknowledge.eu>
Date: Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 4:35 PM
Subject: Re: Free Technology Academy set up
To: Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004 at gmail.com>


Hallo Michel,

it's now published here:
http://freeknowledge.eu/FreeTechnologyAcademy-starts-with-EC-support

check out the abstract (PDF) that is at the bottom of the article:
http://www.freeknowledge.eu/files/FreeTechnologyAcademy_abstract_v1.4.pdf

we're really excited with this!

talk soon!

Wouter

Michel Bauwens wrote:
> no URL?
>
> Michel
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 3:33 PM, Free Knowledge Institute
> <events at freeknowledge.eu> wrote:
>
>     PRESS RELEASE:
>
>     EC SUPPORTS EUROPEAN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME ON FREE SOFTWARE
>     Free Technology Academy set up as distance learning campus
>
>     A Consortium formed by three universities and led by the Free
Knowledge
>     Institute (FKI) has received the support from the EC's Lifelong
Learning
>     Programme to offer an international educational programme on Free
>     Software. Following the Open Educational Resources movement, all
>     learning materials will be freely available through the Internet. The
>     use of Free Software (also referred to as Open Source software or
Libre
>     Software) is expanding rapidly in governmental and private
>     organisations. However, still only a limited number of IT
professionals,
>     teachers and decision makers have sufficient knowledge and expertise
in
>     these new fields. In order to cover this gap, the Free Knowledge
>     Institute and three European universities have founded the Free
>     Technology Academy. The first course materials will be available after
>     this summer.
>
>     Policies on Free Software
>
>     Governments worldwide stimulate the use of Free Software (such as the
>     GNU/Linux operating system and the Firefox web browser), so that users
>     become less dependent on one single software vendor. In contrast to
>     proprietary software, Free Software can be used, copied, studied,
>     modified and redistributed freely. Therefore, Free Software offers
>     freedom to learn, freedom to teach, freedom of competition and freedom
>     of speech. Open Standards and the ability to exchange data and to
share
>     information and knowledge have become essential for cost-effective,
>     flexible and transparent processes in government and business.
>
>     In the Netherlands, the government has launched the action plan
>     "Netherlands in Open Connection" to promote the use of open standards
>     and Free Software in the public and semi-public sector. The Spanish
>     government, together with several regional governments and major IT
>     companies, set up a national reference centre for the use of ICT
>     technologies based on Free Software. Many other European countries
have
>     launched their own initiatives in this direction.
>
>     In order to enable IT professionals, students, teachers and decision
>     makers to further their knowledge in this area, a distance learning
>     programme will be set up with specific learning modules. In developing
>     and transitional countries there is a lack of knowledge as well, while
>     its significance is evident. Through the Free Technology Academy's
>     distance learning programme the option to enhance their knowledge will
>     be feasible for people worldwide.
>
>     Free Technology Academy and master programmes
>
>     The Free Technology Academy (FTA), initiated by the Free Knowledge
>     Institute and financially supported by the Life Long Learning
programme
>     (LLP) of the European Commission, is a collaboration between the FKI
and
>     three European universities: Open Universiteit Nederland, Universitat
>     Oberta de Catalunya in Spain and the Portuguese Instituto Superior de
>     Ciências do Trabalho e da Empresa.
>
>     The Free Technology Academy consists of an advanced virtual campus
with
>     course modules that can be followed entirely on-line. The learning
>     materials are Open Educational Resources that can be studied freely,
but
>     learners enrolled in the FTA will be guided by professional teaching
>     staff from the participating universities. The full master programme
can
>     be concluded at one of the three universities.
>
>     Leading
>
>     Although the production and use of Open Educational Resources (OER) is
>     expanding rapidly, few experiences of real world usage exist. The
>     educational programme of the Free Technology Academy is a wonderful
>     showcase of the collaborative production and exploitation of such
freely
>     licensed course materials.
>
>     The FTA Consortium partners aim to accelerate the adoption of Free
>     Software and Free Knowledge by working on strategic projects like the
>     FTA, the international SELF Project, and other initiatives. They
>     collaborate with parties to set up a solid ecosystem for the
production
>     of free educational materials. With these projects, the FTA Consortium
>     partners are among the innovators of the knowledge society.
>
>     Contact information:
>
>     Wouter Tebbens, Free knowledge Institute
>     tel +31 20 8910.319 or +31 6 22.500.981
>     wouter at freeknowledge.eu
>
>
>
>
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Wouter Tebbens
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