World Links Arab Region

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World Links Arab Region
ICT Skills in Education
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History
Created by Mr. James Wolfensohn, the ex-President
of the World Bank, in 1997 Independent NGO based
in Washington D.C., in 1999 World Links Arab
Region, was initiated and independent in 2003,
one of World Links success stories.
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Goals

• Instil ICT and 21st Century Skills in education
  and among youth
• Countries launch in 22 Arab Countries. Support
  WL Global operations (75 countries)
• Youth Reach 20 million youth, scalable to 100
  million youth and women.
• New Initiatives ICT in 1-12 Education, Higher
  Education, Vocational Training and
  Community-based Projects.
• Sustainability in Countries Build capacity and
  sustainability for national roll-outs
• Content Continuously update content, delivery
  tools and maintain quality.
• Outreach Build awareness and organize
  educational forums
• Networking Academic and knowledge-based
  networking among countries.
• E-Portal FOR networking, training and MIS

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Program Outcomes
Vision
In the Long Term. Networking Strong Arab and
global networked knowledge economies.  
National Impact Active knowledge communities and
economies -- Better preparation for future labor
markets and work challenges -- Increased
employment opportunities -- Bridging of global
digital divide -- Improved educational systems
and global understanding
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Vision
What WLAR does

• Output
• Instills new ICT technologies and tools
• Upper order skills critical thinking, problem
  solving, scientific research, collaborative work
  in groups and communications skills.
• Operates on the classroom level, over 2
  scholastic years
• Changes classroom mechanism and behavior of
  teachers.
• Teacher from instructor to facilitator, student
  is active learner
• Respects countries cultures and traditions
• Respects ministries curricula
• Works will all subjects math, arts, languages,
  science.

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Connected-Learning

• ICT enhances and increases the likelihood of
  c-learning
• In Traditional Learning, students act as mirrors,
  reflecting content and skills back to the
  teachers. In the New Learning Environment,
  students amplify, process, mix and share
  Information.

(David Warlick)
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Vision

• Outcome
• Ultimately creates self and lifelong learners
• Increases online content and networking
• Fights unemployment and poverty
• Supports knowledge economies

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IMPACT !!
The Benefits Are Vast, Yet It Costs So Little

• Economic impact of investment in education is
  very substantive.
• World Links aims at a cost of 1 per student
• With an expected 3,000 annual return in a
  country such as Jordan, for those who gain
  sustain life-long learning higher-level skills.
• A 500,000 contribution would enable us to reach
  nearly half a million youth across a region.

Tiburcio, Paraguay Thanks to what I learned, I
was offered a job, which is not easy with the
economic situation of the country. All of this is
thanks to the opportunities learning how to use a
computer and work in a team.
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World Links has trained teachers in 34
Countries
World Links Countries
Vision
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Vision
Trained
Country Year Teachers Students (Accumulative Count)
Lebanon 2007-2009 500 100,000
Lebanon UNRWA 2007-2009 200 40,000
Syria 2005-2007 1,450 321,200
Jordan 2003-2008 2,342 493,400
Palestine- moehe 2007-2009 1,000 200,000
Gaza - UNRWA 2006-2008 1,000 200,000
Yemen 2004-2008 769 160,000
Total 7,261 1,514,600
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Vision
Scalability
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Years Yrs Program Country 1 Country 2 Country 3 Country 4 Country 5
2009- 2010 2 Pilot 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 5000 Teachers
2009- 2010 2 Pilot 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 1 million students
2011-2012 2 National Roll Out 10,000 accumulative 11,000 11,000 11,000 11,000 11,000 55,000 Teachers
2011-2012 2 National Roll Out 10,000 accumulative 2,200,000 2,200,000 2,200,000 2,200,000 2,200,000 11 million students
2013-2014 2 National Roll Out 100,000 accumulative 111,000 111,000 111,000 111,000 111,000 555,000 Teachers
22,200,000 22,200,000 22,200,000 22,200,000 22,200,000 111 million
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Vision
notes
The 100 Million Scenario If 5 counties reach the 100,000 teachers training readiness stage by 2015, it is then possible to reach the 100 Million mark, accumulatively.
Countries like Morocco and Saudi Arabia have
300,000 and 500,000 teachers respectively. Egypt
over a million...
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How.. (3 slides)

• Capacity building and sustainability schemes,
  such as
• Country adopts the program within its system
  (reduced cost)
• In-house core trainers
• Clear and detailed work plan, shared
• Involving in all project steps
• End of projects assessments
• Staying ahead
• Maintaining quality.
• Shared best practices..

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TDP Program
Expandable Cascade Training Model (1000 teachers
/ 100,000 Students) Using this model, it is
possible to reach one million students in one
year 2 Regional Trainers, 15 Core Trainers,
250-500 MT 10,000 Trained Teachers
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TDP Components
A needs assessment assesses e-status and gathers
information about the educational system. Content
and Delivery involves the curricula and tools,
accompanied by in-class mentoring. The Program
ends with an evaluation mechanism, teachers /
students competitions, and certification award
ceremonies.
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World Links Federation


Reem Bsaiso CEO World Links Arab Region (WLAR)
Ruwan Salgado ED World Links (WL)

• A successful track record and experience in
  technology and education.
• Served as the initiator of the National ICT
  Training Strategy at the Ministry of Education in
  2003, under a UNDP-UNESCO Contract with the
  Government of Jordan. This included the launch of
  ICT literacy programs such as ICDL, e-learning
  programs such as World Links and
  Intel-Teach-to-the-Future, as well as Microsoft,
  Cisco and other technical support programs.
• Contributed to many national initiatives,
  institutional capacity building programs and
  reform policies, and has worked in the public,
  private and civic sectors, with local and
  international agencies.
• She was part of the Jordanian National Agenda
  Team of Employment, Vocational Training and
  Labour.
• Specialized in Advanced Computer Aided Design
  (CAD) and virtual reality 3D productions at
  Virginia Polytechnic University (VT), Virginia
  USA, in 1995, having graduated from the
  University of Jordan with a B.Sc. In Mathematics
  and Pure Sciences.

• Nearly 20 years management, business development,
  operations, strategic planning and finance
  experience with both not-for-profit and
  for-profit organizations.
• Significant international development experience
  having spent many years working as a management
  consultant in Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, Central
  Europe and the Former Soviet Union. 
• 7 years in management and financial roles
  previously in education field helping to manage a
  private equity funded company providing teacher
  professional development for U.S. primary and
  secondary schools and a non-profit organization
  focusing on U.S. primary and secondary
  educational reform.
• Experience in privatizations, public-private
  partnerships consultant to a venture capital
  firm.
• As a management consultant in and outside of the
  United States, worked with senior corporate
  executives and government officials in a wide
  range of industries including oil, mining,
  healthcare, capital markets, and agribusiness.
• Member of the International Society for
  Technology in Education (ISTE).
• MBA, University of Chicago M.Phil. in Economics,
  Oxford University B.A. in Economics and B.S. in
  Engineering, Swarthmore College, USA.

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World Links Global Board of Directors




Samer Salty Chair WLAR
Robert Eckelmann Chair WL
Mustafa Nasereddin Vice-Chair WLAR / Mem. WL
Mohamed Muhsin Vice-Chair WL

• Founder and CEO Zouk Venture
• Co-founder and CEO of zouk ventures Ltd in the UK
  (1999), one of the leading private equity firms
  focused on investing in renewable energy and
  clean technologies.
• One of the co-founders of World-Links Arab
  Region.
• Serves on the Intl Council of Harvard Kennedy
  School of Government
• Serves on the Deans Council of the University of
  Chicago Harris School of Public Policy. Samer
  has 19 years of experience in venture capital,
  investment banking and technology in Europe and
  U.S.
• Focuses on services, wireless / communication
  investments.
• Managed structured technology and wireless
  private equity transactions within the TMT group
  at J.P. Morga Europe.
• Holds a B.Sc. in Electronic Eng. from Cal Poly
  a M.Sc. in Finance from MIT.

• Intel Former VP, General Manager Europe, ME
  Africa
• Current Board member of several technology
  companies in Europe, U.S ME
• Formerly VP of Intel 1998 - 2002, serving as head
  of Intel Europe, Middle East, and Africa, then
  responsible for worldwide brand management and
  strategy.
• Active in bringing technology-based education to
  developing regions since his tenure as VP of
  Intel
• Started up Intel in much of Asia-Pacific,
  including China, India, and Southeast Asia after
  handling international strategy in the office of
  then-President Andy Grove.
• For US government, managed international trade
  policy development in technology sector.
• Lived in Singapore, Germany, France, Japan,
  Australia, and US.
• BA, Williams College and Masters degrees,
  Princeton University University of Chicago

• Executive Director, Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Co.
• Over 28 years experience in various fields of
  management, marketing and ICT technologies.
• Secretary General, the United Nations ICT Arab
  Regional Network
• Member, Advisory Council at the Internet
  Society, USA
• Vice-Chairman of the Information Technology
  Association Jordan
• Board member of the Jordan Micro-Credit Company
• Participated in the start up of local presences
  for IT firms such as WANG, Hitachi, Siemens, and
  Compaq in Kuwait, Oman, and Saudi Arabia.
• Masters Degree, Computer Engineering

• Former VP and CIO, World Bank
• Currently, Management Consultant with the
  Centennial Group with focus on Middle East
  Africa
• World Bank Vice President and Chief Information
  Officer until his retirement in 2005
• Member of several international corporate boards
• Previously, Advisor to the President of Zambia on
  State Enterprise Reform and Financial Director of
  Zambias Industrial and Mining Corporation.

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Dr. Salwa Khoury
Mr. Sam Carlson WL Co-Founder
Mr. Maxime Chaya
Robert M. Chefitz
HE Hala Bsaiso
Gassan Al-Kibsi

• Assistant Professor, UAE
• Dr. Salwa Khoury is a leading educator, and
  currently an Associate Professor at the American
  University in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
• Her family's company, Consolidated Contractors
  International (CCC) has made a contribution of
  half a million dollars to become the third
  founding partner of WLAR.

• World Bank
• Over 20 years experience on improving educational
  systems in developing
• First Executive Director of World Links within
  the World Bank who led its spin-off as an
  independent non-profit organization based in
  Washington, DC. 
• Field experinece in Africa, Latin America, the
  Arab Region and Asia.
• Secondary school teacher of history French in
  Connecticut USA prior to entering the
  international development field.
• BA International Relations Education, Dartmouth
  College Masters in Public Administration,
  Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School.

• Corporate Ambassador
• Bank Audi sal
• Brings a wealth of experience to WLAR from his
  professional background in business and
  management.
• Avid and accomplished top-level sportsman,
  perhaps most notably having climbed the highest
  peak on all 7 continents.
• Maxim has lived and studied in a number of
  different countries and he earned his BSc. in
  Monetary Economics from the London School of
  Economics and Political Science in the UK..

• Private Equity Partner
• Founding partner of Egis Capital Partners, a
  leading private equity fund focused on the
  security and homeland defense industry.
• Over 25 years of private equity investing
  experience including Golder, Thoma Cressey Co.
  and APAX Partners.
• Focus on financing service companies in a broad
  spectrum of industries, with an emphasis on
  backing management teams consolidating
  fragmented industries such as IT, employee
  benefits, and security.
• Past Chairman of World Links.
• BA History, Northwestern University MBA,
  Columbia University.

• Minister of Social Development, Jordan
• Mrs. Lattouf has over 15 years of senior-level
  intl experience in private sector corporations,
  World Bank and UNDP.
• Served as Secretary General for Ministry of
  Planning Intl Cooperation
• Served as Secretary General for Ministry of
  Public Sector Reform
• Was advisor to the Deputy Prime Minister and
  Director of Her Majesty Queen Ranias Office,
  prior to assuming the position of Minister of
  Social Development

• Partner at McKinsey Company
• Partner at McKinsey and Company and is the MP for
  McKinseys, S.A.
• Worked with top leaders of several GCC countries
  on economic reform .
• Advises GCC and Europeans companies on matters of
  energy and large scale performance improvements.
• B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering - Georgia
  Institute of Technology, M.Sc. in Operations
  Research MIT, MBA in strategic management from
  the Sloan School of Management, MIT

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Linda Sean McGinnis, Co-Founder WL
Claudio Pinkus
Jean-Louis Sarbib
Keith Yocam
Chris Mathias

• World Bank
• Over 25 years experience in the field of
  international economic development and management
  with a particular focus on investments in
  children and youth.
• Co-founded World Links, overseeing its expansion
  from 3 to 34 countries, first as manager, then as
  Board Member.
• Lived and worked on development challenges in
  Africa, South Asia, Latin America, Caribbean,
  Europe and the U.S.
• 20 years tenure with World Bank with last
  position as lead economist for Children and
  Youth, responsible for global strategy.
• BA International Relations, Stanford University
  MA International Economic Development, Princeton
  University and l'Institut des Sciences Politiques
  Paris Management, Harvard Business School.

• Executive Chairman of RevCube, Inc.
• Over 25 years in management of software, services
  and Internet companies, including Ask Jeeves,
  Bowne Global Solutions, and GlobalWare,
• Experience leading successful companies in their
  growth towards profitability and global expansion.

• Managing Director, Wolfenson Co. LLC
• Senior Vice President, World Bank Human
  Development Network, 2003 -2006, overseeing the
  Banks investments in education health, social
  protection, and HIV/AIDS. with a view to helping
  its clients meet the Millennium Development
  Goals.
• From 1996 to 2003, World Banks V.P. for Africa
  and then V.P. for the Middle East and North
  Africa Region where he managed operations
  accounting for 1 billion (FY03) in new loans.
• Chair, Development Gateway Foundation
• Bachelors, Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines
  de Paris Masters, University of Pennsylvania

• Adjunct Professor, Education ICT and Pedagogy
• Former Director of Programs for Schools Online, a
  nonprofit, public benefit organization that
  provided technology grants and facilitated
  professional development to schools in
  disadvantaged communities worldwide.
• Former Worldwide Program Manager of Apple
  Classrooms of Tomorrow International, a research
  and development program at Apple Computer, Inc.
• 11 years elementary school teacher, science
  resource specialist, and district computer mentor
  teacher.
• M.A. Interdisciplinary Education with emphasis in
  Teaching and Learning with Technology, Santa
  Clara University
• B.A. Communications, California State University,
  Fullerton

• UK-based Entrepreneur Investor
• Successful Indian-born entrepreneur who takes
  active roles in private equity and in social and
  philanthropic investment.
• Co-founder CMG Partners and Arbor Ventures
  private investment management companies with
  early stage and turnaround/ restructure focus.
• Founder of several companies, most notably
  Conduit Communications Ltd, an IT consulting firm
  and service provider.
• Ex-CEO, Harpur Group
• BA, Bristol University MBA, INSEAD, Paris

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World Links Arab Region Advisory Council







HM Queen Rania Al-Abdallah
HE First Lady Asma al-Assad
HH Princess Zahra Aga Khan
HE Mrs. Bahia Hariri
Mrs. Elaine Wolfensohn
Ms. Lubna S. Olayan
Mr. Saed Abdul-Latif

• Queen Rania completed her school education in
  Kuwait and obtained a Bachelor's degree from the
  American University in Cairo.
• Her activities encompass issues of national
  concern including education, health, and youth,
  among others.
• She also has a special interest in several core
  issues 
• Promotion of innovation in education
• Improvement of the quality of life of the family
  unit
• The development of income-generating projects.

• Mrs. Assad is a graduate of King's College Univ.
  of London / degree in Computer Science.
• Early professional career in Banking/ Mergers
  Acquisition .
• Mrs. Asma Akhras Assad initiates and supports
  programs designed to foster economic development
  and improve the quality of life of the Syrian
  people.
• Focus on rural development and women's issues.
• She brings experienced viewpoints and focus on
  sustainable development .

• Princess Zahra Aga Khan, daughter of H.H. the Aga
  Khan, was born 18 September 1970.
• She received her early education at Le Rosey
  School in Switzerland and graduated from Harvard
  University with a B.A. (Honours) degree in
  Development Studies in 1994.
• She is working at the Secretariat of H.H. at
  Aiglemont, in Gouvieux, France.
• Zahra is the Head of the Social Welfare
  Department (SWD) located within the Secretariat
  of the Aga Khan in France

• H.E. Bahia Hariri, born in 1952 in Saida is the
  Minister of Education at the new Cabinet.
• Mrs. Bahia Hariri heads the Hariri Foundation for
  Sustainable Development , an NGO aiming at
  supporting and empowering youth.
• She is Vice-President of the Arab Network of
  Non-Governmental Organizations.
• Mrs. Hariri was elected as deputy in the Lebanese
  Parliament (1992) and became head of its
  Educational Committee.

• For over 40 years, Elaine Wolfensohn has been
  involved in the field of education and arts
  education while raising her family.
• Her work in Australia and the United States has
  included teaching in private schools, creating
  teen tutoring programs in inner city schools, and
  training adult volunteers to tutor high school
  students.
• Mrs. Wolfensohn was educated at Wellesley
  College, where she received her B.A.

• CEO of the Olayan Financing Company, holding
  entity for the Olayan Group's operations in the
  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Member of the Board of Olayan Investment Co.
  Establishment, the parent company of The Olayan
  Group.
• President of the Sulaiman S. Olayan Foundation,
  philanthropic arm of the Olayan Gdroup.
• Serves as a Board member of the Egyptian
  Financing Company/Egypt.
• Board member of Capital Union in Dubai.

• President of PepsiCo Int, ME, Africa, and Central
  Asia. PepsiCo is a Fortune 500 company with total
  sales of over 27 billion.
• As described by his colleagues and business
  partners, he is a consensus-builder who truly
  believes in inclusiveness and diversity in his
  leadership style.
• Holds an M.B.A. from the American Graduate School
  of International Management and a B.A. in Public
  Administration from the American University of
  Beirut.

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Support
Donors and Partners World Bank . HP . OPEC .
Arab Fund . USAID . AED . EDC . UNRWA . UNDP .
Hariri Foundation for Sustainable Development
(Lebanon) . PepsiCo (Dubai) . Consolidated
Contractors (UAE) . Al-Awn /SAMCO (Yemen) .
Microsoft . Intel . Oracle Educational Foundation
. Accenture . Ask Jeeves .Goldman Sachs . ICDF
(Taiwan) . Japan Social Development Fund . Bill
Melinda Gates Foundation . Rockefeller Foundation
. JP Morgan Chase . World Economic Forum .
Schlumberger . Ministries of Education and Higher
Education
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Thank you Reem N. Bsaiso CEO World Links Arab
Region Reem_at_worldlinks-ar.org