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DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Middle East and North Africa (MENA)    This first of three video conferences is meant to evaluate whether or not the school curriculums in six Middle Eastern countries are in line with the skill needs of the national economies. Organized by the World Bank Institute's Education Program in coordination with the Ministries of Education in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Palestine, and Yemen, and Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization (TAGI), this event will allow authorities in education and private industry the opportunity to hear what the experts have found to be the skills most beneficial to the region.  Special thanks to our expert presenters Mr. Guillermo Hakim, The World Bank, and Mr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, Chairman of TAGI.     View agenda and additional resources  Global Dialogue on Skills for the 21st Century  Date: January 6, 2004 - First Video Conference  Topic: Skills for the 21st Century  Participating Countries: Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Palestine, Washington, D.C.  Presenters:Introduction to Labor Market needs in MENA Region   Ms. Elena Carrero (View the presentation in English 19KB)  Expert Vocational Education and Training  European Training Foundation (ETF)  Turin, Italy  Labor Market needs in MENA Region   Mr. Luis Guillermo Hakim (View the presentation in English 36KB and Arabic 70KB)  Senior Economist, MENA  The World Bank  Washington, DC  Mr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh (View the presentation in English 28KB)  Chairman & CEO   TAGI  Jordan  Moderator:Mr. Robert Hawkins   Senior Educator, Education Program, WBI  The World Bank  Washington, D.C.  Participating sites:Cairo, Egypt (policymakers, private industry)  Amman, Jordan (policymakers, private industry)  Beirut, Lebanon (policymakers, private industry)  Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (policymakers, private industry)  Sanaa, Yemen (policymakers, private industry)  Palestine (policymakers, private industry)  Washington, D.C. USA (moderator, presenter)  Videoconference length:2 hours - Washington D.C. (EST) from 9 AM to 11 AM  Projected start times: Washington, D.C. 9:00am EST   Jordan, 4:00pm   Egypt, 4:00pm  Palestine, 4:00pm  Lebanon, 5:00pm  Saudi Arabia, 5:00pm  Yemen, 5:00pm  Event running order (agenda)  0.15 Local coordination at each participating site  Participants are seated  General introductions  Local coordinator explains videoconference running time and rules  Overview of topics discussed  Distribution of hard copies of materials to be presented  Collection of final participant information  Prompting for preliminary gathering of questions from participants for presenters  [during this time, technical connection is established between sites]  0.00 Videoconference begins  General welcome message from moderator  Presenters are introduced  Quick overview of videoconference topics and agenda  0.03 Introduction of sites (2 minutes each)  Local coordinator in Egypt  Local coordinator in Jordan  Local coordinator in Lebanon  Local coordinator in Saudi Arabia  Local coordinator in Palestine  Local coordinator in Yemen  0.15 Introduction to MENA Labor Market Needs (Elena Carrero, ETF)  0.20 First presentation – MENA Labor Market Needs (Luis Guillermo Hakim, The World Bank)   [during presentation, local coordinator collects questions]  0.35 Comment/Questions from each site (2 minutes each)  Egypt  Jordan  Lebanon  Saudi Arabia  Palestine  Yemen  Washington, D.C.  0.50 Presenter responds to questions  1.05 Second presentation –Private Sector Perspective (Talal Abu Ghazaleh, TAGI)  [during presentation, local coordinator collects questions]  1.20 Comment/Questions from each site (2 minutes each)  Egypt  Jordan  Lebanon  Saudi Arabia  Palestine  Yemen  Washington, D.C.  1.35 Presenters respond to questions  1.40 Moderator wraps up first discussion  1.50 Closing remarks, and general questions and answers from each site  Egypt  Jordan  Lebanon  Saudi Arabia  Palestine  Yemen  Washington, D.C.  1.55 Final remarks from moderator  2.00 Videoconference ends  Responsibilities of local coordinators  Each videoconference site will have one "local coordinator" who will:        liaise with the moderators in Washington       liaise with GDLN/Resident Mission site staff       distribute hard copies of presentations       collect participant information (participant data and evaluations) and send to Washington       enforce the videoconference rules and time restrictions (!! very important!!)     attend to participant needs 
SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Education for the Knowledge Economy
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