 May
11, 2004 - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.- The
Dominican Republic GDLN center, (the National Institute
of Public Administration's Distance Education Center),
launched its national network (REDAD) as a partnership
with national universities. REDAD is a superior education
and learning project, conformed by the National Institute
of Public Administration and its Distance Education Center,
the Catholic University of Santo Domingo (UCSD), Santiago
Technological University (UTESA), Central University of
the East (UCE), Dominican American University (UNICDA),
Superior Institution of Teacher Training Salome Ureña,
and the Pedro Henriquez Ureña National University
(UNPHU).
REDAD has as its objective to create a national network
of organizations for content development related to
different areas of development, through the highest
level of technology and e-learning in the Dominican
Republic, which will reach all of the country's geographic
points. By way of REDAD, a virtual education network
with be established with a high-level of standards on
academic quality, technology, and national and international
accreditation. REDAD will promote the development of
distance education through the use of new information
and communication technologies, for the learning of
Dominicans in the country and abroad.
The launch of REDAD was done at a national and regional
level thanks to the technology which made possible this
distance celebration. From the Dominican Republic, representatives
of national universities and educational institutions
participated from the GDLN studio. The launch also counted
with the participation of David Gray, Latin America
and Caribbean Regional Coordinator for GDLN, who from
Washington DC, congratulated the Dominican initiative
in establishing a partnership that can contribute to
the development of a national, regional and global knowledge
community.
The directors of the GDLN centers in Costa Rica, Ecuador,
and Peru also participated in the REDAD launch and shared
their diverse experiences on working as a network at
a regional, national, and sector level. The launch concluded
with the cutting of the ceremonial red ribbon in Santo
Domingo by the representatives of the REDAD partner
institutions which received local and virtual applauses.
For additional information regarding REDAD or to learn
of future activities of GDLN in the Dominican Republic,
contact Rafael Bello. (dlc.manager@codetel.net.do)
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