University of Washington/De La Salle University
Country:
Philippines
Award Date:
2002
Award Amount:
$99,210.00
Cost Share:
$73,851.00
Other Partners:
The Asia Foundation; The Philippine Department of Trade and Industry
This partnership is developing a new academic program in Internet studies at De La Salle University that will engage an interdisciplinary group of faculty and involve distance learning as well as traditional classroom courses. A faculty committee has been formed to provide two courses, Technology and Society, and Governance and Institutional Development, that will form part of the university’s new general education curriculum. Partners have also commenced two major research projects, one titled The ICT Outsourcing Sector in the Philippines: Policy Demands and Challenges, and one focused on university approaches to teaching, researching, and service regarding the societal impact of information technology. Partners have conducted workshops for nearly 233 host country nationals promoting transparent and accountable national and local governance by adopting reforms and e-government systems. The partners developed an online seminar on outsourcing, which is engaging students from both institutions.