Defence Learning 2008
E-Learning and Post-Conflict Reconstruction
A conference session hosted by NSF at eLearning Africa 2009 (DEV45)
EDUCATION ‘FORGOTTEN’ IN POST-CONFLICT AID
“Education is the forgotten aspect of post-conflict humanitarian aid and aid for refugees”, New Security Foundation Chairman Dr Harold Elletson told delegates at a ground-breaking workshop on ‘post-conflict distance learning’ during ‘eLearning Africa’ in Dakar, Senegal. Dr Elletson reminded delegates that nine years earlier in Dakar, the World Education Forum had set the target of universal primary education for every child by 2015, which was adopted as one of the UN’s millennium goals. “However, over 100 million children still don’t attend primary school. And, of these, 50 per cent are in countries which are either suffering from conflict or recovering from it.”
E-LEARNING AND POST-CONFLICT RECONSTRUCTION
How can education and training survive conflict and catastrophe?
In war zones and regions devastated by a natural disaster, the education needs of the population can easily be overlooked. Yet, experience in Afghanistan suggests that education should be a fundamental part of any reconstruction package and e-learning offers an effective, affordable solution to many problems.
SECURITY TRAINING UNDER SCRUTINY
The latest trends in security training will be under scrutiny at ‘Security And Defence Learning 2009’ in Berlin on December 2nd. A call for papers has been issued by the New Security Foundation, which hosts the conference, and key themes are likely to include the future of gaming and simulation, training for the growing cyber threat to critical infrastructure and the potential impact of new developments, such as Web 3.0 and ‘brain science,’ on security and security training.
The New Security Foundation exists to promote a wider understanding of the nature of modern security and its implications for civil society.
The Foundation has two main objectives. The first is to conduct research into emerging security issues and to produce information and analysis, which can be made available to decision makers in both the public and private sectors. The second is to provide an international forum for debate and discussion about the nature of modern security and its implications.
A network of experts with a background in academia, government, intelligence, the armed forces, the emergency services and business enables the New Security Foundation to draw on an international pool of expertise and provide an insight into emerging defence and security issues.
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Security and Defence Learning 2009, The 5th International Forum on Technology Assisted Learning and Training for Defence, Security and Emergency Services, taking place on Wednesday, December 2, Hotel InterContinental Berlin.
The Forum will take place in conjunction with ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN and will be hosted by The New Security Foundation. The Event will bring together leading figures from government, business, security and academia.
More info: http://www.security-defence-learning.com
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