Technology and Distance Education for Sustainable Development of the Amazonia

Dr. Alexandre Rivas (UA/CCA) Dr. Norbert Fenzl (UFPA/NUMA)

Dr. Armin Mathis (UFPA/NAEA) Dr. José Alberto Machado (UA/FES)

Dr. Carlos Edwar Freitas (UA/FCA)Dr.Luis Aragon (UFPA/NAEA)

Association of Universities of the Amazonia

Coordinating Institution:

The University of Amazonas

Executive Institutions:

The University of Amazonas(CCA, FES)Federal University of Pará (NAEA, NUMA)National Universityof Colombia (IMANI)Universidad René G. Moreno, Bolívia (CIMAR)Universidad Central de Venezuela (CENAMB)

Partners:

Rede Amazônica FoundationISAE/FGV

UNAMAZ - the only cooperation network between Amazonian universities - is assuming a leading role in programs for human resources formation and researches aiming at unifying its members’ common objectives.

Justification

Pilot program for human resources formation and research

capacitation and for intervention focusing on operational

features for sustainable development, supported by the most

advanced technologies.

General Objective

Creation of a a physical network of high transmission capacity, linking all members of UNAMAZ and linking the Amazônia with the world.

Use of the physical network of high transmission capacity to connect UNAMAZ university hospitals in a telemedicine program.

Creation of a supporting logistic infrastructure to manage the newly installed technologies (hard- and software).

Specific Objectives

Formation of non-academic human resources (NGO’s, government institutions, companies, etc.) qualifying them to lead sustainable development process implementation in the Panamazonian countries.

Specific Objectives(being defined)

Creation of a wide range teaching program and its transformation into a long distance teaching network (virtual university) executed for and by UNAMAZ universities.

Creation of a research program connected to the teaching program, for designing operational features for sustainable development processes in Amazônia.

General Structure of the Program

Part A: Material Base

Sub-program I: Creation of the material structure of the network

Sub-program II: Creation of a logistic supporting infra-structure to maintain the material structure of the network and to create the educational software for distance education.

Sub-program III: Telemedicine for Amazônia Implantation of an inter-institutional telemedicine program for UNAMAZ university hospitals.

Sub-program IV: Operational Aspects of Sustainable Development in Amazonian Countries.

Sub-program V: Implementation of graduate programs.

Part B: The programmatic content(being defined)

General Structure of the Program

Sub-program I: Creation of a physical network structure

Create small local networks in the universities already connected to the Internet to enhance short and medium pilot courses on long distance teaching of sustainable development, based on the new wide band structure.

To create a wide band communication infrastructure, eliminating barriers (narrow band links ) which impair audio-visual data transmission between UNAMAZ hospitals and universities.

Objectives

Creation of a Management Team for Educational Software Development

Sub-program II: Creation of a logistic supporting structure for networkd maintenance and creation of educational software

Objectives

Creation of the Physical Network Management Team

Create the communication infra-structure in wide band (Amazonian backbone) capable of to transmit data which can be used for telemedicinal purposes by university hospitals.

Create local networks in university hospitals which are already connected to the internet.

Train human resources for the use of technologies applied in telehealth and Telemedicine in university hospitals.

Develop specific software for the needs of university hospitals Develop programs to improve the quality of hospital services in Amazônia.

Sub-program III: Telemedicine for Amazônia

Objectives

Implementation of an institutional human resources formation program Implementation of an inter-institutional extension program. Implementation of an inter-institutional research program.

Sub-programa IV: Operational Features for Sustainable Development in Pan-Amazonian Countries(being defined)

Objectives

Sub-program V: Inter-Institutional Post-graduate Program Stricto Sensu for Amazônia (being defined).

Practical Step 1:

To build a standart unit

To develop contents

Human resources training

Simultaneously:

To make broadband feasible

Fund raise for the short and long term

Human resources training

To replicate the standart unit

Simultaneously:

To make broadband feasible

Fund raise for the short and long term

Human resources training

Practical Step 2:

Practical Step 3 … n :

Thank you