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John has developed several pioneering
and innovative educational initiatives including: creating the UK's
first Adult Training Agency model, the first computerised Adult Training
Brokerage and educational voucher scheme. John created the partnership
that received the first British Government funding in 1993 for
developing ICT based Community Learning Networks utilising the latest in
IT strategies.
John is the founder of the South Bristol
Learning Network and received over 1 million pounds to establish the
British prototype Community Learning Network through developing the
skills and knowledge of local long term unemployed adults.
The South Bristol Learning Network was
created in 1993 to"…support lifelong learning by creating
opportunities to access and shape the emerging Information Superhighway
for the participation and benefit of the local community." The
South Bristol Learning network experience has been the development
platform for many other initiatives including BEON, which was the first
full scale trial for National Grid for Learning and the ISI Initiative
in the UK.
John created the CyberSkills model,
which is one of the most influential and successful Information
Society Awareness Raising programmes. This was possible thanks to a
partnership with ICL to market and develop the CyberSkills programme in
over 10 countries and 90 plus sites including a Knowledge and Leadership
Skills Transfer process for developing the skills of the staff of local
Information Society development agencies.
John has delivered over 250
presentations on the Information Society and Community development in
over 15 countries to key local partnerships and government agencies.
John created and obtained the funding for the development of the
International CyberSkills Association and as it's first Chairman and
Chief Executive implemented the key development strategies for the
Association which has had over 50 member organisations developing and
delivering local Information Society awareness strategies to over
100,000 people in 10 countries.
John has attracted over 4 million pounds
of funding and grants for his educational development ideas over the
last 10 years including grants from the Kellogg Foundation, USDA, EU and
various UK government departments. He is currently working to develop an
International Information Society Leadership Foundation and a Private
sector lead Alliance to benefit community learning through partnerships
that support sharing the learning opportunities of Corporate
Universities.
John is an Information Society Adviser
and Educational Consultant to private sector companies such as ICL and
Community groups such as the Old North End Community Media Project in
Burlington, Vermont. John is a Board member of the Centre for Civic
Networking based in Washington and works globally to foster partnerships
that promote "People First" in the Information Age.
John is proud to be involved in the
Global Junior Challenge and looks forward to it continuing to develop
international collaboration in the development of ICT and services for
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