San Luis DigitalSan Luis Digitala 20 years plana 20 years plan

Alicia BañuelosPrincipalUniversity of La PuntaSan Luis – Argentinawww.ulp.edu.ar

• 76,748 km2

• Population 420,000 (1% Argentina)

• Agriculture, mining, manufacturing

• Per capita income $9,200 (USD)

• 35% of Argentine´s freeways

• 20 year plan for 100% digital inclusion

San Luis, ArgentinaSan Luis, Argentina

• Digital inclusion for entire population

• Dense network of Internet users

• Population with secondary education

• Improve math, science and ICT skills

• More professionals in Science and Engineering

• Technology exports

The Plan: San Luis Digital The Plan: San Luis Digital

• Infrastructure

• Legal framework

• Government

• Technological

• Productive

• Technology exports

The 235 initiatives of this agenda involve Digital inclusion and many other topics such as digital signature, crime map, electronic provincial identity card, car monitoring.

The digital agendaThe digital agenda

The results The results until December 2009until December 2009

FreeFree Wi-Fi Wi-Fi in in allall the the territoryterritory

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Homes with computersHomes with computers

12/2008 31% 12/2009 70%

74,2%Internet penetration

85%Of all the teachers and professors of primary

and secondary schools has taken at least one course inLa Punta´s University, in ICT and science or math.

1 to 1 model

• From the periphery to the center, from the most remote places to the most populated .

• To improve the knowledge in Science, Math and Language in schools.

• The students have the power.

Main ObjectivesMain ObjectivesAll kids on line All kids on line

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30Towns with the plan

14%of all primary school kids are included

in the plan until December 2009

• Intel® -powered classmate PCs

• Full-featured laptops for teachers

• School support software

• Training for teachers in the school support software and other tools

• Connectivity in schools and homes

• Mentor: ULP professor assists teachers in each town every day

• Support and maintenance of the network and computers for students and teachers

• Measurement of school performance.

• Interviews with teachers, parents and the community

All Kids OnlineAll Kids Online

All Kids with Special NeedsAll Kids with Special Needs

Every disabled child received a computer and their teachers were specially trained.

Their parents were trained to be able to help their children. Consequently, parents and teachers, as well as children, are digitally included.

After three months: Down Syndrome kids began to read, write and use chatting.

Third gradeThird grade

Dramatic Dramatic increase in increase in

reading reading scores!scores!

Sixth GradeSixth Grade

Dramatic Dramatic increase in increase in

Math scores!Math scores!

The Gap with Laboratory

and Core Sample

Conclusion:Conclusion:

Online students have improved, even with fewer

class daysTests were taken one week after the recess of nearly two months because of influenza A .

Great ResultsGreat Results

• All the details counts• The helping of people in the network, computers and software

matters.• Listening kids, teachers and parents allows quick rectification

and improving.• At the beginning of the plan we signed specials deals with the

mayors of each town in order to get a strong alliance with their communities, and these deals are working.

Collaborative Environmental Collaborative Environmental Project (Zero Balance)Project (Zero Balance)

Children calculated the total electric energy consumption in their own towns.

Children calculated the amount of trees that need to be plant so that the balance between carbon

dioxide released into atmosphere and the forest capture is zero.

12 town with the flag

18 town planting

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San Luis Digital 2010

30/9 –3/10 de 2010

Predio Ferial y de ConvencionesSan LuisArgentina

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