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Continent
Africa / Asia / Europe / /
Country
Maldives / Mauritius / Tonga / Nauru / Namibia / Lesotho / Kenya / Pakistan / Malawi / Guyana / Sri Lanka / Malaysia / Seychelles / Belize / Senegal / Bahamas / South Africa / Uganda / Vanuatu / Australia / India / Barbados / Kiribati / Solomon Islands / New Zealand / Brunei / Poland / United States / Singapore / Jamaica / /
Currency
Rs / USD / / /
Event
M&A / Business Partnership / Funding / Employment Change / FDA Phase / /
Facility
University of British Columbia / National Open University of Nigeria / Animal Sciences University / Commonwealth Educational Media Centre / Wawasan Open University / Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University / Caribbean Institute of Media / Ms. OPEN SCHOOLING WORKSHOP AT NOSTT IN PORT OF SPAIN Ferreira / UK Open University / University of Belize / Uttarakhand Open University / Seychelles Institute / USP Campus / University of Guyana / Wellington Institute of Technology / Local University / The National University of Samoa / Port of Spain / Symbiosis International University / Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University / Open University / instituINNOVATION CENTRE / Tonga College / Virtual University / University of Lesotho / SPC’s Community Education Training Centre / National Institute of Health / DAY VUSSC WORKSHOP WAS HELD AT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION / Indira Gandhi National Open University / /
Holiday
Commonwealth Day / /
IndustryTerm
Mobile telephony / public sector bank / community banking / sustainable and affordable mobile learning solutions / Online Community Learning Toolkit / mobile telephone subscribers / Web space / education media / online learning materials / online platform / handheld devices / advertising campaign / communication technology / Internet inquiries / local banks / online portal / mobile learning software application / electoral groups / Online Toolkit / web architecture / gas stoves / household infrastructure / open source repository software / Mobile technology / inadequate infrastructure / /
NaturalFeature
Sierra Leone / Pacific island / /
OperatingSystem
L3 / /
Organization
University of Guyana / University of Lesotho / Open University / Uttarakhand Open University / Ford Foundation / acThe College / Tonga College / Health and Social Development Association of Sierra Leone / Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs / SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY AND / Open School / Management Committee / Vanuatu Rural Development & Training Centres Association / Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication / Government of India / Ministry of Education / United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization / University of Belize / Public Administration / Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia / Asian Association / Wawasan Open University / National Open School of Trinidad & Tobago / Dehradun and Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University / School of Humanities / UNESCO’s Regional Office for Education in Africa / Regional Media Centre / Vividelli / COL’s mission / National University of Samoa / Caribbean Institute of Media / UK Open University / SPC’s Community Education Training Centre / Commonwealth Secretariat / Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat / Community Radio Facilitation Centre / National Open University of Nigeria / Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development / Institute of Technology / Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth / Media and Training Centre for Health in South Africa / Ministry of Agriculture / Ministry of Health / International Council for Distance Education / National Institute of Health / Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University / NEW OPEN SCHOOL IN KIRIBATI / Ministry of Higher Education / Indira Gandhi National Open University / Tonga Open School / NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION / Symbiosis International University / Seychelles Institute of Management / Congress / World Bank / University of the South Pacific / Government of India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting / Islands Forum Secretariat / University of British Columbia / World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters / Rural Agricultural Development Authority / /
Person
Peria Jakkamal / Venkataraman Balaji / Filipe Jitoko / Caroline Seelig / RIM FOCAL POINTS / Open Schooling / R IM / ASHA KANWAR / Linda Sissons / Frances Ferreira / John Daniel / Pacif / Honorary Advisors / Kamalesh Sharma / Jenny Williams / Tim Berners-Lee / Gajaraj Dhanarajan / Tan Sri Dato / James Maraj / John Lesperance / Stamenka Uvalic / /
Position
www.col.org/FocalPoints www.col.org/Draft3YP COMMONWEALTH EXECUTIVE / Vice President / Improvement Model / Director / Technology & Knowledge Management There / Professor / Education Specialist / President and Chief Executive Officer / bank official / Board member / Foreign Minister / Board Chair / consultant / current Vice President / Social Policy Advisor / Colonel / Teacher / PRESIDENT / tutor / Advisors / Specialist / Commonwealth Executive / Director / Chair / Board member for New Zealand / /
Product
Basic Trades / Board / COL / /
ProvinceOrState
British Columbia / Theni / Kailahun District / Tamil Nadu / /
Region
sub-Saharan Africa / Latin America / South Pacific / South Africa / Caribbean / /
SportsEvent
the UK Open / The Tonga Open / /
Technology
FROM SOUTHERN AFRICAN TEACHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS ATTENDED THE WORKSHOP AT THE SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY / communication technology / Mobile technology / Knowledge Management / Mobile Telephony / mobile phones / EXPANDING LEARNING THROUGH TECHNOLOGY / cellular telephone / distance learning / /
N E W S F R O M T H E C O M M O N W E A LT H O F L E A R N I N G FEBRUARY 2012 vol.17, no. 1 Learning for Development