Opening in Tunis of international symposium on ICT for education
Tunis , June 26, 2008 (TunisiaOnline)--A major symposium of decision makers and experts specialized in the design and production of educational software, is currently gathered in Tunis . The international two- day symposium dubbed ICT in the service of education, is held under the patronage of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.
The main aim of the event which takes place following Tunisia 's call at the Bucharest Summit in September 2006, is to proceed with a stocktaking, as well as an inventory of the best practises in the field.
The Symposium is held jointly at the initiative of the Tunisian government and the International Francophone Organization (OIF), chaired By Mr Abdou Dhiouf.
Opening the event, the Prime Minister, Mr Mohammed Ghannouchi, said that both digital communication and education were marked by a fascinating development of ICT and a bigger place dedicated to knowledge in national and international concerns.
“It is therefore imperative” said Mr Ghannouchi “that schools be connected with the latest information technologies”. “This is a strategic choice” he added, “within the project of tomorrow's school”.
The prime minister evoked the sector's 5 main priorities , namely the diversification and enrichment of pedagogical supports, a greater autonomy of learners especially in the search of relevant information, a greater collaborative and networking effort, the promotion of the role of the teacher, and the development of distance training.
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