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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D">Dear KICTANET Members,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D">UNESCO Mobile Learning Week 2018 will take place from 26 to 30 March 2018. Expression of interest and submissions of papers have been extended to 26 January 2018. If you are interested in presenting
ICT in education or mobile learning projects, you can submit your proposals <a href="https://en.unesco.org/mlw/2018">
online</a>. Please find attached the MLW 2018 Concept Note in six UN official languages for your ease of reference.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D">The 2018 event of Mobile Learning Week is organized in official partnership with ITU at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Under the theme of “Skills for a connected world”, MLW2018 seeks to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D">• Define and mainstream digital skills in education;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D">• Innovate skills provision for jobs in the digital economy;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D">• Close inequalities and gender divides in digital skills; and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D">• Map and anticipate the changing needs for digital skills.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best regards<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Jaco<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:0pt;text-autospace:none"><b><span lang="FR" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR">Jaco du Toit
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:0pt;text-autospace:none"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR">Adviser for Communication & Information<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR">United Nations Avenue, UNON, Gigiri (Room 209)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR">P.O. Box 30592-00100, Nairobi, Kenya
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR">Tel.: +254 (0)20 762 2346/2566
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR">Mobile: +254 (0) 728 610 912<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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