SCIENCE AGAINST SCIENCE AGAINST POVERTY CONFERENCEPOVERTY CONFERENCE

La Granja, 8-9 April 2010La Granja, 8-9 April 2010

Parallel Cross-cutting Round TablesParallel Cross-cutting Round Tables

2. Education and Training2. Education and Training

““Education for social inclusion”Education for social inclusion”

Speaker: Speaker:

Carlos Malpica FaustorCarlos Malpica Faustor

carlos@malpica.netcarlos@malpica.net

““Education for social inclusion”, Education for social inclusion”, a component of the “Science against poverty” strategy.a component of the “Science against poverty” strategy.

Some basic assumptions:Some basic assumptions:

We fight against exclusion and poverty symptoms and We fight against exclusion and poverty symptoms and causes.causes.

Our partners are governments, cooperation agencies, social Our partners are governments, cooperation agencies, social organizations and the excluded and poor themselves.organizations and the excluded and poor themselves.

Poor families and poor local communities are at the same Poor families and poor local communities are at the same time target populations and actors.time target populations and actors.

As a public policy “social inclusion” of poor families and As a public policy “social inclusion” of poor families and communities aims to eliminate or reduce exclusion and communities aims to eliminate or reduce exclusion and severe disadvantages and threats they suffer mainly in severe disadvantages and threats they suffer mainly in three domains:three domains:a. situation and relationship with immediate natural, social, a. situation and relationship with immediate natural, social,

political and economic environment;political and economic environment;b. patterns of consumption and access to basic goods and b. patterns of consumption and access to basic goods and

services;services;c. income and access to credit.c. income and access to credit.

To change conditions that generate exclusion and poverty science-based interventions may contribute to :

A. reduce technological gaps inserting appropriate:

o information and extension systems (supply of information, inputs and demonstrations);

o social assistance programmes (provision of money, and basic goods and services); and

o development programmes and projects (building up development capabilities and promoting income-generation activities);

o eliminate non-scientific and pseudo-scientific beliefs, thinking and practices; and

o revaluate development-oriented knowledge and cultural values of native populations, promoting the production of added-value goods and services, exports and fair rewards.

B. diffuse scientific methods and attitudes in order to:

builds up scientific and technological knowledge, skills and builds up scientific and technological knowledge, skills and attitudes, both at the individual and the collective level, and attitudes, both at the individual and the collective level, and may be efficiently associated with the "Science against Poverty" may be efficiently associated with the "Science against Poverty" strategy through innovative educational actions deployed at a strategy through innovative educational actions deployed at a wide range of levels and modalities:wide range of levels and modalities:

- Education within schools, families and enterprises (permanent - Education within schools, families and enterprises (permanent education).education).- - Formal, Non Formal and Informal Education (lifelong Formal, Non Formal and Informal Education (lifelong education). education). - - Presence and Distance (education without distance) Education Presence and Distance (education without distance) Education (and mixed models). (and mixed models). - - Public and Private Education (and mixed models). Public and Private Education (and mixed models). - - Basic (education for all) and Specialized (in strategic areas) Basic (education for all) and Specialized (in strategic areas) Education. Education. - - Rural and Urban Education (poor population in urban areas).Rural and Urban Education (poor population in urban areas).

EDUCATION

Those educational efforts require: Those educational efforts require: Innovations in contents and methods Innovations in contents and methods

(curriculum development);(curriculum development); Supply of appropriate institutional and Supply of appropriate institutional and

community facilities, equipments and community facilities, equipments and services (investment in educational services (investment in educational infrastructure) ;infrastructure) ;

Enhance research and development Enhance research and development capabilities (personal and institutional capabilities (personal and institutional capabilities)capabilities)

Attract, develop and retain teams and Attract, develop and retain teams and networks of qualified personnel (staff networks of qualified personnel (staff development).development).

Education is a key element in the Education is a key element in the polynomial equation:polynomial equation:

"Data + Information + Communication + Education + "Data + Information + Communication + Education + Culture"Culture"

An equation of five operational systems interacting An equation of five operational systems interacting permanently among them, each having its own scientific permanently among them, each having its own scientific and technological sub-system (S&T ss). and technological sub-system (S&T ss).

That equation may be cross-analysed in the light of the That equation may be cross-analysed in the light of the

R + D + i formula:R + D + i formula:

““Research + Development + innovation”Research + Development + innovation”

OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS AND ITS S&T SUBSYSTEMS

Data Information CommunicationEducation

Culture

R

Research

RESEARCH CAPABILITIES:

DISCOVERY, CREATION

AND REVALORATIO

N OF S&T KNOWLEDGE

D

Development

PLANINGCAPABILITIES:

TO FORMULATE

PLANS, PROGRAMMES

AND PROJECTS

HAVING S&T INPUTS AND

GOALS

i

Innovation

IMPLEMENTATION

CAPABILITIES:OF

DEVELOPMENT-ORIENTED

S&T INNOVATIONS

The matrix shows how Education might contribute to The matrix shows how Education might contribute to the fight against social exclusion and poverty, using the fight against social exclusion and poverty, using modern and free or low-cost technologies, through modern and free or low-cost technologies, through Programmes oriented to build up institutional and Programmes oriented to build up institutional and

personal capabilities to:personal capabilities to:

AAcquire existing scientific and technological knowledge cquire existing scientific and technological knowledge (using modern information and communication (using modern information and communication technologies);technologies);

DDiscover, create and revalorate scientific and iscover, create and revalorate scientific and technological knowledge (using scientific research technological knowledge (using scientific research methods);methods);

Formulate plans, programmes and projects with Formulate plans, programmes and projects with scientific and technological inputs and goals (using scientific and technological inputs and goals (using participative planning methods and techniques); andparticipative planning methods and techniques); and

Implement and evaluate the difussion of development-Implement and evaluate the difussion of development-oriented scientific and technological innovations (using oriented scientific and technological innovations (using management, monitoring and evaluation systems).management, monitoring and evaluation systems).