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is an invitation to join Netd@ys Europe 2002 from 18
to 24 November by presenting a Netd@ys "Labelled"
Project. Applications are open to all kinds of organisations
which are interested in demonstrating good educational
use of online technology in the areas of youth and culture.
The call for proposals is scheduled for May
2002.
Netd@ys Projects can be submitted any time before the
Netd@ys week. All projects which meet the Netd@ys philosophy
will be officially confirmed as ‘Netd@ys 2001 Projects’.
They can benefit from being part of the world’s
largest demonstration of awareness-raising on the use
of the Internet and new media as resources to create
good quality educational and cultural content on a range
of specific themes.
Project proposal: Application form (Word)
1.
What is ‘Netd@ys Europe’?
Netd@ys Europe is an initiative of the European Commission
to promote the educational use of new media in the areas
of youth and culture and to provide the participants
with the opportunity to develop the skills to acquire
and to exchange information on a range of subjects.
The initiative culminates in a showcase week with online
and offline events all around Europe and beyond.
Key objectives
In previous years, the key objective of Netd@ys was
to raise awareness about the possibilities of using
new media (multimedia, videoconference or new audio-visual
facilities), sounds and images as resources for learning
and teaching. However, general awareness of the benefits
of using the new media has improved to an extent that
nobody would have thought of a few years ago. For example,
references to web addresses in the Press and the media
are now common-place and many people are now aware of
the various advantages of using the Internet as a helpful
tool to find and create a wide range of information.
In view of this, the main objective of Netd@ys 2001
is the development of projects which demonstrate good
quality educational content. The preferred means
of achieving this goal is to encourage partnerships
between different organisations. These include youth
and cultural organisations and other organisations in
the public and private sectors.
Background
Since its launch in 1997, Netd@ys has become the world’s
largest campaign to - the biggest demonstration in the
world of raiseing awareness throughout society about
the benefits of using the Internet and new media as
teaching and learning resources in the areas ofin education
and culture. in the broadest sense, in all environments
and for all ages. Over the years, an effort has been
made to achieve better co-ordination, in particular
at the national level, between the thousands of projects
and events which are organised locally and regionally.
Originally focused mainly on schools, Netd@ys Europe
has gradually been extendedopenedup to include other
types of organisations, such as vocational training
centres, youth clubs, museums, cinemas, opera houses,
libraries and companies. The informal and cultural aspects
of education are now taken fully into account. This
year, the main target group will be youth organisations,
local and regional authorities and cultural and other
educational organisations. It will concentrate on the
themes of youth, culture and citizenship.
A few figures for Netd@ys 2000
-38 "umbrella" projects
-263 "labelled" projects from 25 countries (in 2 months
compared to the 8 month timescale for 1999)
-150,000 participating organisations from 85 countries
-6.8 million hits on the European website (in 2 months
compared to the 5 million in 8 month timescale for 1999)
-over 130 countries involved
State of play
The success of Netd@ys Europe lies in its integration
in a framework of strategic and policy actions at the
national and European levels. This gives the operation
a significant impact, especially as it has the support
of European Ministries which have the responsibility
for education, youth and culture together with the support
of a large number of other organisations.
Netd@ys Europe provides an open platform for all those
who are willing to showcase their experiences of educational
and cultural networking and for those who wish to develop
international links.
The focus of all the activities is on how the Internet
and new media can be used in the day-to-day learning
activities. ‘Netd@ys Europe Projects’ are
good and concrete examples, which can be used as models
for others to follow.
Netd@ys Europe is the sum of numerous individual projects,
which are presented and ‘showcased’ during
the ‘Netd@ys week’. All this together builds
a lively, colourful kaleidoscope of projects which reflects
the enthusiasm and the creativity of different partners.
Netd@ys Europe has progressively opened up to the world
at large, reaching out to countries such as Australia,
Canada, Israel and Switzerland, all of which staged
a variety of eevents in cooperation and running which
ran concurrently with Netd@ys Europe 2000.
2.
What is new about Netd@ys Europe 2001 ?
Netd@ys Europe 2001 will be held from 19
to 25 November 2001. In previous years, Netd@ys was
targeted at schools whose participation contributed
enormously to its success. This year, the eSchola initiative,
a project of the European Schoolnet and supported by
the European Commission, will concentrate on the schools
sector. eSchola promotes learning and working together
online, celebrating success in the use of new technologies
in Europe's classrooms. The eSchola week will take place
between 7 and 11 May 2001 and further details can be
found on http://eschola.eun.org.
However, schools are very welcome to continue to participate
in Netd@ys and it is hoped that they will continue to
provide a valuable contribution to the initiative.
This year, Netd@ys will concentrate on "youth" issues,
especially in the areas of European cultural diversity
and citizenship. It will continue to promote the educational
and cultural benefits of the Internet and new media
for equipping European citizens with the skills which
are necessary for full participation in the Information
Society.
It will consolidate results of the experiences of the
past four years. Through the Internet, it is possible
to provide a wide range of information and contacts
and make this more attainable for a large number of
people. Educational and cultural opportunities can therefore
be provided for people outside formal education and
that is one of the reasons why Netd@ys 2001 is concentrating
on "youth" issues.
In previous years, the European Commission had allocated
funding to support "umbrella" projects which had been
selected by specific Calls for Proposals. This year,
there will be no umbrella projects. Instead, additional
funding will be allocated to the National Correspondents
and this should enable them to select and provide quality
control of projects and events in their countries and
to create promotional campaigns which are more suited
to their own particular needs and overall objectives.
Another new aspect of Netd@ys 2001 involves the promotion
on the Netd@ys website of the best multimedia projects
from some of the European Commission's existing programmes.
The programmes include Socrates (in particular Comenius
and Minerva actions), Leonardo Da Vinci, Media, Culture
2000, IST and Connect. Special attention will be given
to youth projects and appropriate links may be made
to the forthcoming White Paper on the Youth Programme.
The main aim of Netd@ys Europe 2001 is the creation
and exchange of high-quality new media contents and
models for Internet co-operation covering a variety
of experiences in learning and culture. Raising the
benefits of the new media, especially as an informal
tool for acquiring knowledge in the sense of Lifelong
Learning, is one of its priorities
The 2001 initiative will as well be organised in a limited
number of theme categories :
-European Youth on the Net
-European Citizenship and the Internet
-European Cultural Diversity on the Net
Priorities
Netd@ys 2001 will enable the participants to develop
projects which provide information and advice on a variety
of subjects which interest them, preferably in collaboration
with other individuals or organisations.
Netd@ys 2001 will pursue the following priority objectives
in 2001:
European Youth on the Net
Many young people already have impressive ICT skills.
Youth on the Net will encourage them to share these
with others in their own countries and around the world
and they are invited to create projects on particular
subjects that most concern them. To break down language
barriers, it would be helpful if some of the projects
could have greater use of sound and image (music,
videos or photography). For example, participants could
describe their life at home or at school on video or
provide photographic records of environmental issues.
These methods of communication can be universally understood
and appreciated and do not require much, if any, written
text.
Citizenship
Encouraging people to learn about active participation
in society and about democracy in Europe, providing
innovative educational and cultural approaches to developing
a respect for diversity and a spirit of tolerance in
society. For example, they may have views on the issues
of drug abuse, bullying, violence in society, personal
and social development, equal rights and on censorship,
including Internet safety.
European Cultural Diversity on the Net
Providing a better understanding of European cultural
heritage by using new technologies to study traditions
and cultures and current artistic developments in EU
countries. Museums and libraries across Europe contain
a wealth of historical and cultural information and
could possibly provide the participants with valuable
resources for their projects. In addition, as this year
is the European Year of Languages http://www.eurolang2001.org
it would be particularly interesting if projects could
be developed taking this initiative into account. A
good understanding of languages is important if we are
to have a better understanding of each other. It will
also help us to appreciate and safeguard Europe's linguistic
and cultural diversities.
3.
Who can participate in Netd@ys Europe 2002 ?
Netd@ys Europe 2002 is open to all organisations wishing
to promote the benefits of using new media as a tool
to create good quality educational content. Netd@ys
is also a means to promote partnerships in the fields
of culture and education, vocational training and culture
and between the private and public sectors, including
youth organisations. Project initiators can be youth
organisations, universities and other organisations
with an educational role such as cultural organisations
(museums, operas, theatres, cinemas..) public libraries,
local authorities and schools.
4.
What sort of projects are suitable ?
The projects should demonstrate examples of using online
technology in learning, teaching and discovery. They
can take place any time of the year but they must develop
a special activity for the Netd@ys week, from 19 to
25 November, which will act as a showcase for all the
projects.
‘Netd@ys Europe projects’ can, for example:
-develop and present new educational concepts using
online media;
-create and exchange training and learning material
on the Internet;
-encourage the development of artistic skills;
-create new electronic networks or extend existing networks
and public access (libraries, cybercentres, for example);
-involve awareness-raising activities, such as open-doors
or producing web pages on different themes;
-include ‘youths teaching youths’, ‘youths
teaching parents’, etc.
5.
How to get an official Netd@ys Europe Label?
All projects which are submitted and which conform to
the general Netd@ys principles will, in co-operation
with Member States, be registered with the European
Commission as official ‘Netd@ys 2001 Projects'.
Member States will also consider providing projects
with various supporting materials (flyers, posters,
stickers etc). Labelled projects will also be registered
on the Netd@ys Europe web site. Applications must be
presented according to the attached application form
which should be completed on line.
6.
What is the advantage of being registered as an official
‘Netd@ys Project’ with the European Commission?
The award of the official Netd@ys Europe 2001 label
can help project promoters and leaders in various ways
as Netd@ys has become a brand name for quality since
it started in 1997.
Netd@ys is the most important European initiative promoting
online technology in teaching and learning. All the
projects receive Europe-wide attention. Media partners
involved in the initiative will be reporting on Netd@ys
throughout Europe. Some advantages of being involved
in Netd@ys include:
-Learning from each other through contacts with educational,
cultural and youth organisations involved in similar
projects.
-More attention and recognition within your region,
which will lead to better opportunities for promoting
the project in the local and regional media.
Better opportunities for co-operation with local and
regional sponsors and other partners.
7.
What is the role of the European Commission in Netd@ys
Europe?
The success of Netd@ys Europe depends to a large extent
on bringing together participants from different sectors
in a way that caters for their interest. The European
Commission will play a role of stimulation and general
co-ordination by :
-providing a general framework for awareness-raising
at European level, linked to a targeted communication
campaign;
-stimulating partnerships through promoting and co-ordinating
activities between a range of participants including
schools, public authorities, businesses, the media,
European networks, youth organisations;
The European Commission has the support at the Governmental
level in the Member States, each of which appoints a
Netd@ys Europe National Correspondent. These Correspondents
have been very effective in promoting Netd@ys in their
countries and they are crucial to the success of Netd@ys.
In view of their success, their original role has been
expanded. Instead of the European Commission providing
funding for "umbrella" projects as in previous years,
this money will now be allocated to the National Correspondents,
in addition to their normal allocations.
8.
What is the role of National Correspondents
The allocation of additional resources to National Correspondents
should reinforce their role and enable them to create
and promote communication plans and to encourage more
labelled projects which meet the particular interests
in their countries. Their role is to:
-promote local, regional and national initiatives and
link them to Netd@ys Europe
-inform a wide public
-organise and promote the national Netd@ys
-help to raise funds from potential private partners
-establish contacts with the other countries
9.
MORE INFORMATION?
For any additional
information, please contact the Netd@ys Team at the
European Commission or visit the Netd@ys web site on
the Internet.
or http://www.netdays2001.org
Netd@ys Team
Loïc Bestard / Terry Grant
European Commission - DG Education and Culture
Multimedia Unit
100 rue BelliardB - 1040 Brussels
Tel: +32.2.296.99.18 / +32.2.295.05.06
Fax: +32.2.296.62.87
E-Mail: netdays@cec.eu.int
eac-info@cec.eu.int
http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/education/alpha.html/comm/education/alpha.html
http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/education/search.html
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