Post-Event Report Workshop on the Role of ICT in Youth Programme
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Youth programme Post-Event Report Workshop on the role of ICT in Youth Programme The Asia-Pacific Regional (APR) Workshop on the role of ICT in Youth Programme was a four-day workshop, organized to gather Scout leaders who are involved in either Information Communications Technology or designing and developing their Youth Programme. The workshop provided an opportunity for the leaders to understand the role of ICT in Youth Programme and discuss among themselves promising practices on how ICT is used to develop attractive Youth Programme. Table of contents Basic information ................................................................................ 3 Aim ................................................................................................. 3 Objectives...................................................................................... 3 Workshop Summary .................................................................... 3 Workshop Recommendations........................................................... 4 Speeches................................................................................................ 5 Mr. Anthony Thng ....................................................................... 5 Mr. Abdullah Rasheed ................................................................. 7 Mr. Soiichi Saba ............................................................................ 9 List of documents..............................................................................10 Thursday, 14 October 2004 ......................................................10 Friday, 15 October 2004............................................................11 Saturday, 16 October 2004........................................................11 Sunday, 17 October 2004 ..........................................................11 Participants Directory.......................................................................12 Overseas Participants.................................................................12 Local Participants .......................................................................17 Staff List..............................................................................................20 Workshop Staff...........................................................................20 Support Staff (Japan)..................................................................22 Workshop Programme.....................................................................24 Thursday, 14 October 2004 ......................................................24 Friday, 15 October 2004............................................................24 Saturday, 16 October 2004........................................................25 Sunday, 17 October 2004 ..........................................................25 Opening and Closing Ceremony.....................................................26 Opening Ceremony....................................................................26 Closing Ceremony......................................................................27 Workshop Evaluation.......................................................................28 Basic information Aim The aim of the seminar is to provide practical tools in developing attractive Youth Programme utilizing the new developments in information communications technology. Objectives At the end of the seminar, which will last 4 full days, participants will be able to: a. Explain the role of ICT in Youth Programme; b. Identify ways to incorporate ICT as a means to make Youth Programme attractive to young people; c. List “raw” data to be able to design an interactive learning software for young people; and d. Discover promising practices of participating national Scout organization on how ICT is used to enhance their Youth Programme. Workshop Summary Ideas evolve and so were the animated discussions at the APR Workshop on the role of ICT in Youth Programme held on 14~18 October 2004 at the National Olympic Memorial Youth Center in Tokyo, Japan. Pooling together ICT specialist and youth programme developers in Scouting, the gathering saw the extent of ICT as an enabling tool for Scouting at large. The Scout Association of Japan graciously hosted the workshop using the equipment and facilities of the youth center. Participation was good, involving 46 Scout Leaders coming from 14 countries, namely, Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, UK and Japan. Speakers were invited from UK, Singapore and the Philippines who shared their practical experience in ICT for Scouts and their knowledge on the huge potential of gaming and virtual community. In conjunction with the workshop, a back-to-back symposium on the same theme was arranged for a group of over 35 local Scout leaders who later joined the main group. 3 Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on the role of ICT in Youth Programme During the workshop cum symposium, participants were exposed to the practicalities of the world JOTA and JOTI on 17 October where the WOSM Secretary General, Dr. Eduardo Missoni, was heard and broadcasted. To conclude the 5-day workshop, a preamble was formulated stressing the pervasive effect of ICT in global affairs and as an essential tool for information and marketing, for connecting Scouts, and for enriching youth programme. The APR ICT Sub-Committee, together with the APR Programme Sub- Committee facilitated the management of the workshop while the Asia- Pacific Regional Office of the World Scout Bureau coordinated the workshop, jointly with the Scout Association of Japan. Workshop Recommendations 1. National Scout Organizations shall promote ICT in Scouting through the effort to offer Scouts the chance learning a lot through the computer, internet and multi-media platforms. National Scout Organizations shall also utilize the potential possibility of ICT for communication tool at global/local level to enhance our programme, as one of the effective tools for the discussion of important issues, like environmental conservation, peace promotion, human rights protection, health and sanitation, gender sensitivity, etc. Actions to be taken: • NSOs/Councils shall enhance infrastructures of ICT in line with each logistical resources. • Organization of a Regional ICT Team comprised of representatives from all/majority Member Countries, for Programme Planning, Monitoring and Evaluating ICT activities related to Scouting. 2. To make our programme attractive to young people, and to help the wishes of Scouts and Scouters to deepen understanding about ICT, education and awareness campaign on the Role of ICT in Scouting shall be encouraged at NSO/Council level, and various opportunities shall be introduced through many kinds of efforts and supports. Actions to be taken: • Upgrade and update websites properly and frequently; • Conduct APR ICT Workshops twice a year; • Conduct ICT Workshop in line with the necessity of each NSO/Council situation. 4 Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on the role of ICT in Youth Programme Speeches Mr. Anthony Thng Opening Speech by Mr. Anthony Thng Chairman, Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Committee Salutations! On behalf of the Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Committee, I extend a warm welcome to all the participants and staff of this workshop. I am told that there are 15 countries that are present at this workshop. We have resource speakers and representatives from Youth Programme Sub- Committee and ICT Sub-committee and also two regional Scout Committee members, Mr. Eric Khoo and Prof. Koji Oguri, two Chairmen of Sub-Committee, Mr, Paulus Tjakrawan and Mr. Oh Sang Gyoon. During my term of chairmanship, as at date, I have attended and officiated at the APR Adult Resources Management Workshop in Thailand, APR Adult Resources Management Workshop in Jakarta, Indonesia, International Financial Resources Management Workshop in Jakarta, Indonesia, Strategic Planning Workshop in Singapore, Strategic Planning Workshop in Macau, APR Workshop on Risk Management in Singapore, APR Public Relations, ICT and Marketing Workshop in Seoul, Korea. And today, APR Workshop on the Role of ICT in Youth Programme here in Tokyo, Japan. This is a new initiative and most probably, the largest regional workshop held this year and maybe, my final appearance at a workshop during my chairmanship. I love Japan and of course her people and the many friends whom I have met since 1974. That’s 30 years ago! Just imagine I was here in Narita delivering my keynote address to 26 countries including the Boy Scout of America, during SAJ Invitational Programme 2004, a few weeks ago. It was nostalgia in 2003, when I officiated the opening of the Nippon Jamboree in Osaka, during the Nippon Invitation Programme. I was young and handsome contingent leader of Singapore in 1974 Nippon Invitation Programme and the Nippon Jamboree held in Chitose-bara in Hokkaido, the north island of Japan. 5 Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on the role of ICT in Youth Programme Besides Thailand, Taiwan and Malaysia, Japan is most probably the country that I visited most – about 15 times. This workshop has two primary objectives: One is to identify ways to incorporate ICT as a means to make Youth Programme attractive to young people. Another is to get a “raw” data to design interactive learning software for young people. These two objectives can be summarized into one, which is “Educational through Entertainment” We say that education is power. Nowadays, we also say that technology