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What is i-twinning?
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I-twinning projects bring together a variety of
actors: non-profit organizations, NGOs, local associations, social
centers, teaching centers, training centers, cultural collectives,
libraries, cooperatives, micro-enterprises in the services sector…
The idea is simple. At least two groups, one located in Europe and
the other in Latin America, come together to create a common
project using computer resources (see examples in
the report).
Their collective interests lead to initiatives in
numerous fields: education and training; professional and social
integration; access to information; democratic participation and
citizen rights; health promotion; intercultural exchange; local
economic development and fair trade; environmental protection… All
these projects take a balanced cooperative approach that enables
participants to give as much as they receive from their "twin".
I-twinning projects organize cooperative training
and education for the purposes of local development. A common,
concrete project that responds to the needs of local organizations
is a vehicle of intercultural exchange between the two partners.
Resource organisms in their respective areas help them develop the
project, providing assistance with the process of mutual discovery
and cooperation, and encouraging i-twinning participants to share
their experiences and critical observations regarding the
operation.
I-twinning projects adapt information and communication
technologies to specific communities. In order to collaborate on
such projects, partners rely on communication technology, which
enables them to work together from a distance. I-twinning projects
often directly address the challenge of adapting such technology.
Participants can therefore discover, test on a real-life scale and
adapt ICT solutions to their needs. In addition, they benefit from
a multilingual, collaborative platform of tools accessible via the
Internet.
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