Aalborg, Denmark, 8-9 October 2012

Concluding Remarks

Albena MihovskaCTIF

Aalborg Universityalbena@es.aau.dk

Joint ITU-GISFI-DS-CTIF Standards Education Workshop

(Aalborg, Denmark, 8-9 October 2012)

Summary of Discussions (1)

Standardization is important:For Economic growth in a global context-both for developed and developing countries; strong tool for creating a green economyWithin education with new technologies In a social dimension

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Summary of Discussions (2)

How to teach standardization?Incorporate standards education into the curriculum, teach it early on; however a single curriculum is not enoughDifferent dimensions of standardization (Henk de Vries): all must be included in the harmonized curricula, a good example of a curruculum designAll types of standards throughout curricula (DS)Project-driven approach (PBL) for applied knowledge and ensure real-life experiencesStudents should and want to be involved in standardization writing

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Summary of Discussions(3)

How to harmonize educational curricula? Content sharing:orchestrated action is very important for developing successful national and international research programs for standardization Align research and standardization lifecycles; harmonize terminology; practical aspects’Broad range of social aspects to be includedGlobal aspects of standardization

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Conclusions

Answering the ’why’ question:Define common basic requirements and target audience (e.g., students at what level)

Answering the ’how’ question:Focus on acquiring the required standards skills through building ’management skills pyramid’Focus on how to enable funds for launching educational programs about standardization

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