http://www.pragfoundation.net Investing in people to create opportunity using the medium of Knowledge Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:57:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The first issue of ‘Open-Source Northeast’, our quarterly free magazine focusing on ‘Information Literacy’ and ‘Free and Open Source Software’ (FOSS), was published on 15th December 2007, India’s 60th Independence Day. The purpose of the publication is again to propagate the importance of Information Literacy and Information communication Technology (ICT). ... http://www.pragfoundation.net/2008/12/open-source-northeast-issue-1-volume-2-released/ The 'Open Learning Academy' is one of our core initiatives. The Academy will combine traditional distance learning materials with internet-based tutorial and face to face sessions in a range of subjects to students of all ages. The 'Open Learning Academy' initiative is an effort to provide free ... http://www.pragfoundation.net/2008/11/open-learning-academy/ UNDP is working in 166 countries to help develop the capacities required to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Capacity is the ability of individuals, institutions and societies to perform functions, solve problems, and set and achieve objectives in a sustainable manner. Capacity Development (CD) is thereby the process through ... http://www.pragfoundation.net/2008/11/the-capacities-required-to-achieve-the-millennium-development-goals/ An OpenCourseWare is a free and open digital publication of high quality educational materials, organized as courses. The OpenCourseWare Consortium is a collaboration of more than 200 higher education institutions and associated organizations from around the world creating a broad and deep body of open educational content using a shared ... http://www.pragfoundation.net/2008/11/opencourseware/ 'It’s not that easy to find good academic content online, so it was great to find that OpenLearn was so in depth – very similar to studying at degree level. There was plenty of reading, background information and resources and exercises that helped to develop my thinking further.' - Kim, ... http://www.pragfoundation.net/2008/11/openlearn-study-online-with-the-open-university-for-free/