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Pacific Leaders Virtual Forum 2008 Completed
GDLN Australias premier program, the Pacific Leaders Virtual Forum (PLVF) has again been completed successfully in 2008. The Forum which runs throughout the year including participants for Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Vanuatu and Timor Leste, addresses issues and problems faced by small island countries through expert led facilitation and sharing of experiences. In 2008, the series included sessions on: conflict and peace-building; climate and fisheries management; infrastructure; anti corruption; and entrepreneurship. To see the PLVF in action, watch the video.
December, 2008 - Annual GDLN Meeting in Hanoi
GDLN-Australia attended the annual GDLN Asia Pacific Regional Business Planning meeting in Hanoi from December 1-5. Partners from across the region came together to discuss opportunities for future program collaboration, and to undertake three days of training in learning design. The training - provided by the World Bank Institute - aimed to further develop the capacity of GDLN partners to deliver first class learning solutions.
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July & August, 2008 - Parliamentary Financial Scrutiny Course
Throughout July and August GDLN Australia is facilitating a course developed by the Centre for Democratic Institutions (CDI) and the World Bank Institute. The course entitled Effective Financial Scrutiny: the role of parliament in public finance is part of an ongoing professional development program for parliamentary members and staff in the region. Participating countries include Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Fiji Kiribati. The course includes two videoconferences per week over a four week period as well as online material. To find out more information about this course, please visit CDI's website
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11 December, 2007 - Virtual Book Launch a great success
On Tuesday 11 December 2007, at the ANU's Baume Video Conference Centre, the Deputy Director General of the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), Richard Moore, and ASEAN Secretariats Principal Director of the Bureau for Economic Integration and Finance, Mr Sundram Pushpanathan, launched the book Brick by Brick: the Building of an ASEAN Economic Community.
The seminar and launch in Canberra was managed by GDLN-Australia and trasmitted by the Global Distance Learning Network to GDLN centres in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Bangkok, Manila and Tokyo. The seminar was very successful with 152 guests participating from the region.
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