[gu-l] DRAFT/Grant application to NSF for Manila mini-workshop
Tak Utsumi
utsumi@columbia.edu
Thu, 15 Mar 2001 22:56:59 +0000 (GMT)
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Dear Jesus:
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(1) Many thanks for your previous msg and information.
ATTACHMENT I below is the second draft of narrative part of my revised
grant application which Kim will submit to the US National Science
Foundation (NSF). I have included your information into this as much
as possible.
My previous version dated 7/14/00 can be retrieved at
http://www.friends-
partners.org/GLOSAS/Manila%20Workshop/NSF_appl_for_Manila.html
Dear Jesus, Ofelia and Ralph:
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(2) Pls provide me with your letters of endorsement ASAP. I need to
include them in ANNEX V: Foreign Counterpart Endorsement.
Dear Kim:
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(3) I will send you the complete set of this draft (including ANNEXES IV
to VII) soon.
Dear Herman:
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(4) Pls update your web site for this mini-workshop at
http://cm1.upm.edu.ph/gu/
Many, many thanks for your help.
Everybody:
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(5) Pls feel free to give me your comments and suggestions. Thanks.
Best, Tak
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ATTACHMENT I
SECOND DRAFT
(March 15, 2001)
Travel Grant Application
Mini-Workshop for Pilot Project
of
Global University System in the Philippines
for
E-learning and E-Health/E-Medicine
at
Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP)
and
St. Luke's College of Medicine
Manila, Philippines
Fall, 2001 (Tentative)
To be submitted to
Alexander P. De Angelis
Director, East Asia and Pacific Program
Division of International Programs
U.S. National Science Foundation, Room 921
4201 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, Virginia 22230
U.S.A.
TEL: 703 306-1704
FAX: 703 306-0477
adeangel@nsf.gov
http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/int/start.htm
Kimberly K. Obbink, Principal Investigator
Director, Burns Telecommunications Center and Extended Studies
128 EPS Building,
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT 59717-3860
Tel: +1-406-994 6550
Fax: +1-406-994 7856
kobbink@montana.edu
http://btc.montana.edu
Takeshi Utsumi, Ph.D., P.E., Co-Principal Investigator
Chairman, GLOSAS/USA
President Emeritus and V.P. for Technology and Coordination of Global
University System (GUS) 43-23 Colden Street
Flushing, NY 11355-3998
Tel: 718-939-0928
Fax: 718-939-0656 (day time only--prefer email)
utsumi@columbia.edu
http://friends-partners.org/GLOSAS
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Table of Contents
Project Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1. Prologue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1 Tampere Workshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 GUS/Philippines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2. Manila Mini-Workshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2.1 Goals and Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2.2 Purposes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2.3 E-presence Demonstration . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2.4 Justifications of Event . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.5 Expected Outcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.6 Participating Institutions in Manila . . . . . 4
2.7 Participating Institutions from other countries
(tentative) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3. American Participation Request to NSF . . . . . . . 4
3.1 Justifications for American's participation . 4
4. Planning Outline (as of March 15, 2001) . . . . . . 5
5. Dissemination Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
6. Future Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
7. Reference web sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
8. Bibliographical Sketches . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
9. Budget and Justification . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
10. Current and Pending Support NSF form . . . . . . 9
11. Names of American Participants for Funding Request 9
12. Foreign Counterpart Endorsement . . . . . . . . . . 9
ANNEX I: Profile of GLOSAS Projects
ANNEX II: Profile of Information and Communication Technology Center
(ICTC) of Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP)
ANNEX III: Tentative Schedule of Mini-workshop at The Polytechnic
University of the Philippines and St. Luke's College of
Medicine: Manila, Philippines (Fall, 2001) (Tentative)
ANNEX IV: Names of Participants for Funding Request
ANNEX V: Foreign Counterpart Endorsement
ANNEX VI: Pilot Project Proposal of Global University System in the
Philippines
ANNEX VII: GLOSAS Projects for Closing Digital Divide, Paper to be
published in InterMedia of the International Institute of
Communications (IIC), London, United Kingdom
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Project Summary
1. Prologue
1.1 Tampere Workshop
With the support of generous funds from Alprint, the British Council,
Finnair, Finnish Broadcasting Company, the Ministry of Education Finland,
Sonera, Soros Foundation/Open Society Institute, the United States
Information Agency (USIA), the United States National Science Foundation
(NSF), and the Information and Development Program (infoDev) administered by
the World Bank, and many others, GLOSAS (ANNEX I) and the University of
Tampere conducted a highly successful International Workshop and Conference
on "Emerging Global Electronic Distance Learning (EGEDL'99)" in August, 1999
at the University of Tampere, Finland <http://www.uta.fi/EGEDL>.
The event brought together about 60 decision-makers and leaders in e-learning
and e-medicine from 14 underserved countries who discussed practical
solutions for the implementation of affordable global e-learning across
national boundaries. They brainstormed and the workshop recommended the
formation of the following three interrelated organizations;
A. Global University System (GUS) (TM),
B. Global Broadband Internet (GBI),
C. Global Service Trust Fund (GSTF) (TM).
The group also formulated specific pilot projects focussed on major regions
of the world to reduce the growing digital divide between information rich
and information poor populations, as realizing "education and healthcare for
all," at anywhere, anytime and at any pace (ANNEX VII).
1.2 GUS/Philippines
The Global University System in the Philippines is a subset of the GUS. This
system in the Philippines will support GUS development and activities. They
have recently formed a consortium of the St. Luke's College of Medicine, the
Polytechnic University of the Philippines, the University of Santo Thomas
(UST), the University of the Philippines/Open University, and STI Network of
Colleges and Education Centers.
The consortium will establish e-learning demonstration projects in
cooperation with the US counterparts as exploring technical capabilities and
options, as well as match educational needs and resources, for the delivery
of affordable, needs based e-learning in the Philippines and between the
Philippines and the US, thus realizing global collaboration and partnership
to ensure students' potential for learning.
2. Manila Mini-Workshop
The consortium is now preparing a workshop at the Polytechnic University of
the Philippines and at the St. Luke College of Medicine in the fall of 2001
(tentative) with funds from the US National Science Foundation, Citicorp, and
other donors.
This 3-day mini-workshop will be held at the Information and Communication
Technology Center (ICTC) of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines
(PUP) in Sta. Mesa, Manila (ANNEX II), with an e-presence demonstration at
the St. Luke's College of Medicine in Quezon City (see ANNEX III for its
tentative schedule). We expect to have up to 50 local participants and 20
doctors and staff at the St. Luke's medical center in addition to the
participants whose travel are to be covered by the grant of this application.
The activities will be broadcasted in real time via on-line using PUP-ICTC
facilities in the Philippines and around the world. This mini-workshop will
collectively brainstorm on the formalization and solidification of the pilot
project on international e-learning between the Philippines and the U.S..
2.1 Goals and Objectives
1. Promote accessible, affordable global e-learning;
2. Increase understanding of different cultural conditions, values
and needs;
3. Emphasize values of sustainability and equality;
4. Link enthusiasts with decision-makers and funding resources;
5. Identify pilot projects that will lead to full scale e-learning;
and
6. Discuss standardization of courses, credits, accreditation.
2.2 Purposes
1. Introduce the aforementioned pilot project to Filipino,
2. Learn from Filipino about,
a. current status of e-learning and e-medicine (including the
delivery infrastructure),
b. their need in the future, particularly when a broadband
Internet will be available,
3. Present what can be (or will be) available from North America,
a. via narrow-band Internet and ISDN, etc., i.e., through
currently available telecom infrastructure,
b. via broad-band Internet when it is available,
4. Discuss and plan the theme and program of the larger
workshop/conference (as to the follow-up to our Tampere event --
for 3 to 4 or 5 days);
a. to formalize the draft of the pilot project proposal,
b. to make the feasibility study, action plan, etc. to
realize the project of establishing domestic and
international e-learning and e-medicine,
i. firstly, via the currently available narrow-band
Internet,
ii. in the near future, via the proposed global
broadband wireless and satellite Internet,
c. to configure administrative and business schemes,
d. to construct joint funding proposals.
2.3 E-presence Demonstration
The e-presence demonstration with echocardiography will be performed at the
St. Luke's College of Medicine by the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor,
MI, and Georgetown University of Washington, D.C., though the latter is still
tentative. For the former, the echocardiograph signal of a patient on a
tread mill in Manila will be sent to Michigan for diagnosis, as we did during
our Tampere event in Finland with Columbia University in New York City in
August, 1999 -- see;
<http://www.friends-
partners.org/GLOSAS/Tampere_Conference/Final_Report/Compilation_of_comments/10089_Shin_Takuma/10089_Shin_Takuma.html>.
However, this time, the 3D image of his heart will also be constructed as an
upgraded feature. Both will be disseminated in real-time to the participants
around the world via ISDN and Internet through the facilities of PUP-ICTC
(where about 100 participants will also view this activity) and of Houston
Community College. This is a follow-up to our similar demonstration made
during our Manaus, Amazon, Brazil event on May 31 to June 2, 2000 -- see
<http://lab-tiama.pop-am.rnp.br/cca/workshop/English/wksp_E.htm> and
<http://tc1.hccs.cc.tx.us/hist/yr00/brazil/>.
This demonstration is also to open the eyes of decision-makers for the value
of broadband Internet so that they will install it in remote/rural areas of
developing countries at their earliest possible time.
The global broadband Internet infrastructure will also provide exciting
opportunities for distance/distributed learning. Workshop presentations will
explore applications, as well as technical strengths and weaknesses for
sharing education, information, and resources throughout the world.
Discussions are well underway among conference participants regarding the
development and dissemination of education for engineers, healthcare
providers, emergency medical professionals, and primary and secondary
teachers.
2.4 Justifications of Event
1. The PUP-ICTC has the capability to provide the information and
communication technology facilities necessary for the conduct
of the 3-day mini-workshop. The PUP-ICTC can further serve the
teleconferencing need and the PUP do the education component for
the GUS/Philippines project.
The Department of Science and Technology and the Commission on
Higher Education of the government of the Philippines have
chosen the ICTC as Center of Development and Excellence for
Information Technology in the Philippines. The ICTC of the PUP
aims to help the University achieve its dream of attaining
excellence in instruction, prominence in research and
development, and revitalizing the community that it serves
through information technology.
2. It has already made initial talk with St. Luke's Medical Center,
the hospital chosen to implement the GUS for this proposed
project.
St. Luke's Medical Center can work on the healthcare and e-medicine
concerns of the GUS/Philippines project. However,
there is still a need for facilities that could provide a modern
information and communication technologies as well as work on
the education aspect of the program.
3. PUP is well versed in e-learning as it currently implements
three (3) kinds of open and e-learning programs.
2.5 Expected Outcome
* Formation of project/partnership teams
* Direction for collaboratively furthering global e-learning
* Assessment of the technical capacity and infrastructure setup in
the Philippines
* Needs assessment and content for pilot projects
* Enhancement of human and infrastructure capacity (whenever
required)
* Organization and implementation of e-learning (EL) courses
* Assessment of the effectiveness and sustainability of the
approach established
* Development of a wider program to broaden the utilization of EL
to other sector and specialties
* Strategy of joint fund raising for the projects of implementing
selected EL courses
* Outline of the larger workshop
* Fund raising strategies for the larger workshop
* Conference report for public dissemination
2.6 Participating Institutions in Manila
1. Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP)
2. St. Luke's College of Medicine
3. STI Network of Colleges and Education Centers
4. University of the Philippines/Open University
5. University of Santo Thomas (UST)
2.7 Participating Institutions from other countries (tentative)
1. Critical Illness and Trauma Foundation (USA)
2. Foundation for the Support of the United Nations (FSUN) (USA)
3. Global University System at the University of Tampere (Finland)
4. GLOSAS/USA (USA)
5. Houston Community College System (USA)
6. Kagawa Junior College (Japan)
7. Maui Community College (USA)
8. Montana State University (USA)
9. Ottawa Amateur Radio Club (Canada)
10. Texas A&M University (USA)
11. UCLA School of Public Health (USA)
12. University of Guam (USA)
13. University of Hawaii (USA)
14. University of Michigan (USA)
15. University of South Pacific (Fiji)
16. University of Tennessee/Knoxville (USA)
17. University of Washington (USA)
3. Participation Request to NSF
This proposal is a request for funding for;
1. Travel by the participants from other countries than the
Philippines in the proposed workshop.
2. Preparatory coordination and organization in the US and Manila.
3.1 Justifications for American's participation
American parties have substantial experience to contribute to this project
regarding the exchange of educational, vocational, and medical information
and knowledge with counterparts in the Philippines and around the Pacific rim
countries (and eventually around the world).
It is essential for American colleagues to participate in this project from
the initial stages. American participants will be instrumental in providing
experience and demonstrations using broadband Internet access for education
and access to information, and it will be critical to include American
colleagues in the initial technical and content design projects. Hawaii, in
particular, will provide a critical technical link for reaching the
Asia/Pacific region with a proposed uplinking earth station at the Maui
Research and Technology Center. This Center already has 45 Mbps Internet
line through the Maui High Performance Computing Center (MHPCC), and will
soon be upgraded to 192 Mbps.
The Grant funds requested by Montana State University in this proposal shall
be used to bring together American educators to discuss practical solutions
for the implementation of affordable global electronic e-learning and e-
medicine across national boundaries and to establish partnerships for pilot
projects.
This mini-workshop will explore the possibility of establishing e-learning
links between the consortium members in Manila and American universities and
colleges through the Burns Telecommunications Center (BTC) of the Montana
State University (MSU) which will conduct administrative functions for this
venture.
When the proposed broadband Internet is established with funds from the
Japanese Government and the proposed GSTF mentioned above (ANNEX VII),
educational and medical courses as well as other educational opportunities
will be up-linked from an earth station located on Maui to the broad band
Internet network which will cover most of the Pacific Islands and Asian
countries. The BTC of the MSU has already received a pledge of $500,000 from
the Citicorp, a part of which can be used for this project. All of these
collaborations will be formulated into a formal proposal at the workshop.
4. Planning Outline (as of March 15, 2001)
5/30/99 - 6/02/99 Visited the University of Philippines/Open
University, Office of Institute of International
Education, Asia Development Bank, World Health
Organization in Manila.
8/9/99 - 8/13/99 Conducted EGEDL'99 in Tampere, Finland.
11/28/99 - 12/3/99 Invitational visit to present GUS project at the
University of the South Pacific (USP) in Fiji for the
consultation during the Round Table meeting to prepare the
USPNet -- a digital satellite network with a dozen
consortium small countries around the South Pacific. It
was funded by the governments of Japan, Australia and New
Zealand.
5/31/00 - 6/2/00 Conducted Mini-workshop in Manaus, Amazona, Brazil
with UNAMAZ consortium of 77 universities in 8
countries in Amazon area.
8/1/00 Videoconferencing presentation of GUS project to
the workshop on the Charting the Future Course of
Distance Education in the Western Pacific" held at
the University of Guam.
8/13/00 - 8/19/00 Presentation of GUS project at the annual
conference of the International Council for Open
and Distance Education (ICDE) and the Brazilian
Association of Distance Education in Sao Paulo,
Brazil.
Dr. Ofelia M. Carague, PUP President conferred with
Dr. Utsumi during this conference and had an
agreement on the establishment of GUS in the
Philippines.
10/25/00 - 10/27/00 Presentation of GUS at the 14th Annual Conference
of the Asian Association of Open Universities in
Manila, Philippines, and a formation of a coalition
of several universities in Manila.
During this conference Dr. Utsumi was invited by
Dr. Carague to make an ocular visit to the recently
established Information Communication and
Technology Center (ICTC) of the PUP.
Dr. Utsumi also visited officials of St. Luke's
Medical Center representing the health institution
and had their agreement to work on the healthcare
and e-medicine concerns of the GUS/Philippines
project.
1/12/01 Presented the GUS and GSTF projects to the UNESCO
in Paris and discussed to be a member of the
UNITWIN network program of the UNESCO.
2/12/01 Presentation of the GSTF project proposal at Markle
Foundation and the Digital Opportunity Task (DOT)
Force of the UNDP in New York.
4/20/01 Presentation of GUS and the formation of a
coalition of higher, secondary, elementary schools,
hospitals, libraries, local governmental agencies
for a community development in Cebu, the
Philippines.
4/21/01 - 4/23/01 Preparation meeting for the workshop in Manila.
4/24/01 - 4/24/01 Presentation of GUS and the formation of a
coalition of higher, secondary, elementary schools,
hospitals, libraries, local governmental agencies
for a community development in Cavite State
University (CvSU) in Cavite, Philippines.
5/7/01 - 5/12/01 Presentation of GUS and GSTF projects to Japanese
counterpart of the DOT Force of the UNDP, Japanese
parliament and government, and preliminary contacts
for the ESL for Japanese program in Tokyo.
Fall/01 Mini-workshop in Manila, Philippines.
12/31/01 A follow-up report on the Manila mini-workshop will
be submitted to the NSF via NSF fast-lane. Each
participant will be required to write an individual
report and the PI and Co-PI will include them in
the report.
2/1/02 Complete a fund raising proposal for a large
workshop on the initiation of feasibility study to
deploy broadband Internet for education and
healthcare which is to be held in Manila in 2002.
3/1/02 A formal report of the Manila mini-workshop to be
submitted to the NSF.
4/1/02 Submit the proposal for the large workshop to the
InfoDev of the World Bank and other funding
sources.
Fall/02 Hold a large workshop (similar to our Tampere
event) on the initiation of feasibility study to
deploy broadband Internet for education and
healthcare which is to be held in Manila with the
fund from the InfoDev of the World Bank and others.
5. Dissemination Plan
It is important to note that this proposed min-workshop is not a onetime
experience. Post-conference work in project technical design, required
advanced multimedia curriculum, collaborative opportunities for course
delivery and joint proposal writing will ensue and will be required of
conference participants.
A follow-up report will be submitted to NSF no later than three month after
this mini-workshop via NSF fast-lane. Formal report will be due to NSF no
later than six month after the mini-workshop. Each participant will be
required to write an individual report and the PI and Co-PI will include them
in both the follow-up and formal reports.
6. Future Steps
After this mini-workshop, proposals for a large workshop (similar to our
Tampere event) on the initiation of feasibility study to deploy broadband
Internet for education and healthcare which is to be held in Manila, will be
prepared and submitted to the World Bank and other appropriate funding
agencies.
The completed feasibility study and market survey will be used for obtaining
funds from the Japanese government for deploying private virtual network with
broadband wireless and satellite Internet for the consortium members in
Manila, the Philippines. This is to emulate the highly successful USPNet of
the University of South Pacific in Fiji with a dozen nearby island countries
which project was funded (US$11 million) by the governments of Japan,
Australia and New Zealand.
7. Reference web sites
Excerpt from
http://www.friends-
partners.org/GLOSAS/Global_University/Global%20University%20System/Reference_web_sites.html
8. Bibliographical Sketches
Kimberly Obbink, Co-PI
Kim Obbink is Director of the Burns Telecommunications Center at Montana
State University. The Center, named for Montana U.S. Senator Conrad Burns,
is an innovative, self-supporting outreach and e-learning facility that works
with campus, state, regional and national constituents to make education
opportunities and resources available to all citizens. Kim currently directs
all activities of the Center and oversees the telecommunications portion of
the Second Century fund raising campaign that was instrumental in
establishing the Center.
Kim has recently completed her Ph.D. in adult and higher education at MSU and
has a masters degree in education from Iowa State University. Kim has worked
in outreach and e-learning for the past 15 years. She has received numerous
competitive grants for programs related to science education, e-learning and
telecommunications, with a particular focus on meeting the needs of citizens
living in rural and underserved areas. She is currently Co-PI on the NSF
funded National Teachers Enhancement Network which delivers online graduate
credit science courses to science teachers internationally and served as
Co-PI for six years on an NSF funded Young Scholars program using
telecommunications to support rural Montana youth interested in science
careers. Other current funding includes HHS and TIIAP funds for e-learning
for rural emergency medical technicians and a NASA grant for the development
of K-12 online courses and multimedia materials using NASA data. A previous
TIIAP grant provided funds for telecommunications training and outreach to
Montana Tribal Colleges.
As Director of the Burns Telecommunications Center, Kim also oversees a
number of corporate funded programs including support from AT&T to provide
teachers, parents, and rural community leaders with Internet training, and
funding from US West to establish an e-learning masters degree in science
education. Kim also serves as a consultant to numerous e-learning programs
including the Suicide Prevention Center CDC project at the University of
Nevada, Genentech Inc. Access Excellence Program for science teachers, and
state liaison to the US West Pathways Program.
Takeshi Utsumi, Co-PI
Takeshi Utsumi, Ph.D., P.E., is Chairman of the GLObal Systems Analysis and
Simulation Association in the USA (GLOSAS/USA) and President Emeritus and
V.P. for Technology and Coordination of Global University System (GUS).
He is the 1994 Laureate of the Lord Perry Award for Excellence in Distance
Education. His public services have included political work for deregulation
of global telecommunications and the use of e-mail through ARPANET, Telenet
and Internet; helping extend American university courses to the Third World;
the conduct of innovative e-teaching trials with "Global Lecture Hall (GLH)"
multipoint-to-multipoint multimedia interactive videoconferences using hybrid
technologies; as well as lectures, consultation, and research in process
control, management science, systems science and engineering at the
University of Michigan, the University of Pennsylvania, M.I.T. and many
universities, governmental agencies and large firms in Japan and other
countries.
Among more than 150 related scientific papers and books are presentations to
the Summer Computer Simulation Conferences (which he created and named) and
the Society for Computer Simulation International. He is a member of various
scientific and professional groups, including the Chemists Club (New York,
NY); Columbia University Seminar on Computer, Man and Society (New York, NY);
Fulbright Association (Washington, D.C.); International Center for
Integrative Studies (ICIS) (New York, NY); and Society of Satellite
Professionals International (Washington, D.C.).
He received Ph.D. Ch.E. from Polytechnic University in New York, M.S.Ch.E.
from Montana State University, after study at the University of Nebraska with
Fulbright scholarship. His professional experiences in simulation and
optimization of petrochemical and refinery processes were at Mitsubishi
Research Institute, Tokyo; Stone & Webster Engineering Corp., Boston; Mobil
Oil Corporation and Shell Chemical Company, New York; Asahi Chemical
Industry, Inc., Tokyo.
9. Budget and Justification
The budget request for this proposal is (1) for travel funds for the
participation from other countries than the Philippines in the proposed
workshop, and (2) preparatory coordination and organization in the US and
Manila.
All funding is requested on a cost reimbursable basis. A minimal meal
stipend of $?? (based on GSA travel rates to the Philippines) is requested.
Travel expenses are itemized on the following page. Airfare is estimated
based on travel agency quotes with a 3-week advance purchase and a Saturday
night stay.
Per person request:
Meals: $??/day x ? days $???
Lodging: estimate $???/night ? nights x $??? $???
Ground Transportation to Manila $???
Total lodging/per diem/ground transportation $????
Airfare (see next page for itemized budget)
10. Current and Pending Support NSF form
11. Names of American Participants for Funding Request
See ANNEX IV.
12. Foreign Counterpart Endorsement
See ANNEX V.
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ANNEX I
Profile
of
GLOSAS Projects
One of the GLOSAS projects seeks to create a Global University System (GUS),
a large project, world wide in scale, intended for global electronic e-
learning, global e-healthcare and e-medicine. This is patterned after other
successful international consortium projects such as human genome project,
cyclotron, space station and Hubs telescope.
PROJECT COMPONENTS:
A Global University System (GUS) (TM),
B Global Broadband Internet (GBI),
C Global Service Trust Fund (GSTF) (TM).
RATIONALE:
* Globalization is a world phenomenon in the 21st Century.
* Global citizenship is needed to attain world peace. This require
global learning that foster trust among people with better
understanding, beyond parochialism, national, continental, oceanic
boundaries.
* Education and healthcare are basic needs, fundamental for human
development.
* Global knowledge society requires effective learning using upgraded
multimedia materials, preferably using broadband Internet applications
in order to serve even the rural and isolated areas.
* Global healthcare strive to promote the wellness of people at every
corner of the world.
* Information, skills, and competence becomes the driving forces of
social and economic development, thus, the need of global e-learning.
* The main goal of the proposed GSTF is to expand educational
opportunities and improve health in developing countries.
HISTORY:
The GUS was an offshoot of the International Workshop and Conference on
"Emerging Global Electronic Distance Learning," held in August, 1999 at the
University of Tampere in Finland, with financial supports from the World
Bank, the US National Science Foundation, Finnish Ministry of Education,
among others.
MAJOR GOAL:
To improve the global learning and wellness environment for people in the
global knowledge society where the global responsibility is shared by all.
* Seek open, egalitarian and culturally transparent methods to achieve
improved learning and healthcare worldwide, cooperating closely with
people around the world.
* Harness the emerging technologies of broadband Internet connectivity
among institutions of higher learning in developing countries to
provide learners of all ages with global e-learning across national
and cultural boundaries.
* Foster youngsters around the world with creative competition for
excellence through affordable and accessible broadband Internet.
* Coordinate and facilitate national and international regional systems,
which will support and complement the traditional institutions of
learning and healthcare, by using conventional methods in tandem with
advanced electronic media.
CENTRAL THEME:
Sharing and exchange of knowledge among educational, research, industry and
trade sectors.
SPECIFIC:
* Make full use of electronic e-learning and e-medicine through the use
of high quality audio/video delivery and high quality interactivity.
* Participate actively in data-intensive and media intensive exchanges
with both developed countries and other developing countries.
* Participate interactively and fully in joint research, professional
development, and knowledge-building activities with institutions and
organizations in other countries.
* Improving e-learning through development of different models and
better systems with information and communication technologies.
CURRENT ACTIVITIES:
To work on the following:
* Establishment of pilot projects in Asia-Pacific, North, Central and
South Americas, Europe and Africa.
* A Draft of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Open Standards and
Partnerships of Global University System was made.
* Reduction of the cost of broadband connectivity to a level poor
countries can afford.
* Creation of policy and regulatory frameworks conducive to the
development of sustainable e-learning and e-medicine programs.
* Provision of enhanced multimedia e-learning at affordable costs.
* To have high resolution diagnostic image for e-medicine.
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ANNEX II
Profile
of
Information and Communication Technology Center (ICTC)
of
Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP)
Background and Capability:
1. The center is envisioned to provide the ICT requirements of the
university. It will serve as the hub of connectivity to link with
other agencies, IT organizations, SUCs and other networks. PUP-ICTC
is already operating as an Internet Service Provider and providing ICT
training for its constituents.
2. There are more than 100 powerful and multimedia ready computers
available to students, faculty, researchers and seminar participants.
There are functions rooms fully equipped with audio visual facilities
computer-based instructional materials.
3. The ICTC will put into action the vision of modernizing Philippine
education in time for the 21st century and to service more people who
need education via Information Technology.
ICTC MISSION:
To help the university achieve its vision for global competitiveness in
instruction, prominence in research and development, and success in
revitalizing and developing the community it serves through Information
Technology.
GOALS:
* To support web-enabled learning
* To undertake Research and Development in Information Technology
* To develop, test, prototype, and incubate IT enterprises
* To become a major player in the Knowledge Economy
* To develop pool of IT manpower
ICTC SERVICES:
* Internet Service Provider
* Seminars and Training in e-business
* Systems Development
* Web Hosting and Development
* Interactive Instructional Material Development
* SMEs ICT Support Services
* Research
* Project Consultancy, Business Networking
* Internet/Business Center
PUP has a huge source of knowledge workers which can be tapped to provide
assistance during the preparation, during and after the workshops.
HISTORY:
1988 An amount of P50 million (about US$1 million) was granted by President
Joseph Ejercito Estrada to build the ICTC. This is the President's way of
helping the 52,000 economically challenged students, to give them equal
access to information.
1999 ICTC was endorsed by the Information Technology Foundation of the
Philippines (ITFP) as the implementing program of IT21.
February 2000 CHED named PUP as one of the Centers for Development of
Excellence (CODE) in IT.
March 2000 DOST included PUP as one of the Virtual Centers for Technology
Innovation in IT (VCTI-IT).
April 2000 ICTC started operation.
May 2000- PUP declared as an IT Zone
June 2000- Microsoft collaborated with PUP and declared PUP-ICTC as the first
Government Technology Education Center (GTEC). PUP-ICTC is authorized to
administer certification exams for Microsoft solutions.
RECENT INITIATIVES:
PUP has applied with Philippine Economic Zone Authority to recognize PUP-ICTC
as the first Cyber University Information Technology (IT) Park in the
Philippines. This intends to convert the university's 10.37 hectare main
campus in Manila into an IT park. To date, only 4 IT park have so far been
accredited by PEZA. The PUP cyberpark hopes to forge a closer linkage
between university researches and the industry.
The PUP and DOST have also agreed to formulate the plan for the establishment
of the PUP cyberpark.
The PUP Board of Regents has recently approved the connection of the main
building to the PUP ICTC, a project costing P1.2 million (about US$24,000).
Dr. Ofelia M. Carague, PUP President conferred with Dr. Takeshi Utsumi,
Founder of the Global University System (GUS) consortium during the
Conference on International Week for Distance Learning in Sao Paulo, Brazil
in August, 2000, and agreed on the establishment of GUS in the Philippines.
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ANNEX III
Tentative Schedule of Mini-workshop
at
The Polytechnic University of the Philippines
and
St. Luke's College of Medicine
Manila, Philippines
(Fall, 2001) (Tentative)
Contact Persons:
General Chairman
Dr. Jesus Y. Perez. Jr., M.D.
Dean of the College
St. Luke's College of Medicine
William H. Quasha Memorial
Sta. Ignaciana St.,
Cathedral Heights, Quezon City
1102 Philippines
Or
P. O. Box 780
Manila
1099 Philippines
Tel: 727-7609, 723-0301
Tel: 727-5549, 723-0101
Loc. 5104, 5549 & 4803
Fax: 632-727-5549
Fax: 632-722-4318
jyap@skyinet.net
Liaison in Manila
Rafael Bozeman Rodriguez, Ph.D.
Former President of Trinity College of Quezon City
Trustee member of the St. Luke College of Medicine
#7 Visayas Avenue, VASRA
1128 Quezon City, Philippines
+632-524-7118
Cedllphone: 0918-880-2799
Pager: 1481-792171
Powerpage: 633-3333
rbrsat@pworld.net.ph
ralphrod@nsclub.net
paeling@mailcity.com
General Co-Chairman
Kimberly K. Obbink
Director
Burns Telecommunications Center
128 EPS Building,
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT 59717-3860
USA
Tel: +1-406-994 6550
Fax: +1-406-994 7856
kobbink@montana.edu
http://btc.montana.edu
Program Chairman
Takeshi Utsumi, Ph.D., P.E.
Chairman, GLOSAS/USA
President Emeritus and V.P. for Technology and Coordination of Global
University System (GUS) 43-23 Colden Street
Flushing, NY 11355-3998
Tel: 718-939-0928
Fax: 718-939-0656 (day time only--prefer email)
utsumi@columbia.edu
http://friends-partners.org/GLOSAS
The General Chairman is responsible for fund raising, organization, local
arrangements, administration and diplomatic coordination. The Program
Chairman is responsible for arrangement of workshops and demonstrations,
conference program, and technical coordination.
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Tentative Schedule
First Day
08:30 Registration
09:00 Greetings by delegates
High echelons of The Polytechnic University of the Philippines,
St. Luke's College of Medicine, Asia Development Bank, World
Health Organization/Manila office, South East Asian Ministers of
Education Organization (SEAMEO), etc.
10:15 General Chairman's greeting
Dr. Jesus Y. Perez. Jr., M.D.
Dean of the College
St. Luke's College of Medicine
10:30 Coffee break
11:00 Global University System
Dr. Tapio Varis
Acting President
Global University System
11:30 Technological Future of Global University System
Dr. Takeshi Utsumi
Vice President for Technology and Coordination
Global University System
12:00 Lunch
13:30 Demonstration of Low Cost Videoconferencing for Global E-Learning
Professor Roger Boston
Houston Community College
15:30 Coffee break
16:00 Continuation of the above
17:00 Dinner
19:00 Demonstration of E-medicine
Professor Rashid Bashshur, Ph.D.
President-elect of the American Telemedicine Association
Director of Telemedicine
The University of Michigan Health System
or
His staff
21:00 End of first day
Second Day
08:30 Current and Future of Wireless Broadband Interenet
Barry McLarnon
Ottawa Amateur Radio Club
08:50 Computer Mediated Multimedia Conferencing System
Bill Klemm
Texas A&M University
09:10 Asia-Pacific Regional Activity of Global University System
Dr. Kimberly K. Obbink
Montana State University
09:30 Three Decades of Distance Learning Experience from Elementary to
Post Secondary
Mr. John H. Southworth
University of Hawaii
09:50 E-Learning Courses available from Maui Community College
Mr. G. Robert Converse
Maui Community College
10:10 Coffee break
10:40 Charting the Future Course of E-learning in the Western Pacific
Mr. Bruce Best
University of Guam
11:00 E-Learning in Japan
Mr. Steve McCarty
Professor, Kagawa Junior College
11:20 International Health and Biomedical Informatics Research and
Training Program
Dr. Sherrilynne Fuller
University of Washington
11:40 E-Training on Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
Mr. Nels D. Sanddal
Critical Illness and Trauma Foundation
12:00 Conference Lunch
Luncheon Speeches:
E-Learning in Asia/Pacific Region
Motilal Sharma
Asian Development Bank
13:30 International E-Learning on Public Healthcare
Ms. Renee A Ebert
UCLA School of Public Health
13:50 Virtual Class on Nursing/Nutrition (VCON)
Dr. Ninfa Saturnino Springer
Mr. Robert E. Springer
University of Michigan
14:10 Health Informatics in the Philippines
Dr. Herman D. Tolentino
University of the Philippines College of Medicine
14:30 Future of E-Learning in the Philippines
Dr. Felix (Lex) Librero
University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU)
14:50 Coffee break
15:15 Brainstorming Sessions:
To learn from Filipinos about,
a. current status of e-learning and e-medicine (including the
delivery infrastructure),
b. their need in the future, particularly when a broadband
Internet will be available.
Moderators:
Dr. Ofelia M. Carague
President
Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP)
or
PUP Staff
Dr. Arturo M. Pesigan
University of the Philippines/Manila
16:00 To present what can be (or will be) available from North America
other than the previous presentations,
1. via narrow-band Internet and ISDN, etc., i.e., through
currently available telecom infrastructure,
2. via broad-band Internet when it is available.
Moderators:
Dr. Takeshi Utsumi,
Vice President for Technology and Coordination,
Global University System
Ms. Kimberly K. Obbink
Montana State University
17:00 Adjourn
19:00 Conference dinner
Dinner speeches:
E-health and E-Medicine in Asia/Pacific Region
Dr. Shigeru Omi (To be invited)
Director General
World Health Organization/Manila
20:30 End of second day
Third Day
08:30 Brainstorming on Technical Capacity and Infrastructure (Present and
Future)
Moderators:
Dr. Takeshi Utsumi
Global University System
Dr. Norman H. Okamura
University of Hawaii
Bruce Best
University of Guam
Richard Wah
University of South Pacific
10:30 Coffee break
11:00 Brainstorming on Implementation of International E-Learning
(Administrative Infrastructure)
Moderators:
Dr. David Johnson
University of Tennessee/Knoxville (UTK)
Ms. Kimberly K. Obbink
Montana State University
12:00 Lunch
13:30 E-Learning and Exchange on Sustainable Environment
Dr. David Johnson
University of Tennessee/Knoxville (UTK)
14:00 Brainstorming on Summary of Achievements
Moderators:
Dr. David Johnson
University of Tennessee/Knoxville (UTK)
15:30 Coffee break
16:00 Brainstorming on Next Steps
To discuss and plan the theme and program of the larger
workshop/conference (as to the follow-up to our Tampere event -- for
3 to 4 or 5 days) where people from ASEAN countries will jointly
work;
(a) to formalize the draft of a joint pilot project proposal,
(b) to conduct the feasibility study, action plan, etc. to realize
the project of establishing domestic and international e
-learning and e-medicine,
1. firstly, via the currently available narrow-band Internet,
2. in the near future, via the proposed broad-band Internet,
(c) to configure administrative and business schemes,
(d) to construct joint funding proposals for the feasibility study.
To plan joint fund raising for this larger workshop/conference.
Moderators:
Dr. Takeshi Utsumi,
Global University System
Dr. David Johnson
University of Tennessee/Knoxville (UTK)
17:00 Adjourn
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Distribution List
Dr. Jesus Y. Perez. Jr., M.D.
Dean of the College
St. Luke's College of Medicine
William H. Quasha Memorial
Sta. Ignaciana St.,
Cathedral Heights, Quezon City
1102 Philippines
Or
P. O. Box 780
Manila
1099 Philippines
Tel: 727-7609, 723-0301
Tel: 727-5549, 723-0101
Loc. 5104, 5549 & 4803
Fax: 632-727-5549
Fax: 632-722-4318
jyap@skyinet.net
Rafael Bozeman Rodriguez, Ph.D.
Former President of Trinity College of Quezon City
Trustee, St. Luke's Medical Center and St. Luke's College of Medicine
Residence - # 7 Visayas Avenue, VASRA
Quezon City, 1128 PHILIPPINES
Tel. +63-2-928-9269: +63-2-455-7789
Cellphone - 0912-849-7604
Pager - 1441-141931
rbrsats@pacific.net.ph
paeling@doctor.com
paeling@ziplip.com
ralphrod@nsclub.net
Dr. Ofelia M. Carague
President
Office of the President
Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP)
Mabini Campus, Anonas St., Sta. Mesa
Manila, Philippines
Tel: (63-2) 716-2644
Fax: (63-2) 716-1143
Cell: 0912-387-8968; 0917-538-1035
Pager: 141-625-017
omcarague@pup.edu.ph
ocarague@usa.net
http://www.pup.edu.ph
Kimberly K. Obbink, Ed.D.
Director
Burns Telecommunications Center and Extended Studies
128 EPS Building,
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT 59717-3860
USA
Tel: +1-406-994 6550
Fax: +1-406-994 7856
kobbink@montana.edu
http://btc.montana.edu
Herman D. Tolentino, MD
Associate Professor
Medical Informatics Unit
University of the Philippines College of Medicine
Anesthesiology / Medical Informatics
Tel: 526-4258
ICQ No.: 52662721
Email: hermant@I-manila.com.ph
http://cm1.upm.edu.ph/miu/
http://www.veranda.com.ph/hermant
http://cm1.upm.edu.ph/gu/
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* Takeshi Utsumi, Ph.D., P.E., Chairman, GLOSAS/USA *
* (GLObal Systems Analysis and Simulation Association in the U.S.A.) *
* Laureate of Lord Perry Award for Excellence in Distance Education *
* Founder of CAADE *
* (Consortium for Affordable and Accessible Distance Education) *
* President Emeritus and V.P. for Technology and Coordination of *
* Global University System (GUS) *
* 43-23 Colden Street, Flushing, NY 11355-3998, U.S.A. *
* Tel: 718-939-0928; Fax: 718-939-0656 (day time only--prefer email) *
* Email: utsumi@columbia.edu; Tax Exempt ID: 11-2999676 *
* http://www.friends-partners.org/GLOSAS/ *
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