This international symposium was jointly organised by two e-Infrastructures projects: BELIEF and 6CHOICE with the support of GLOBAL and 6DEPLOY.
During the two days participants with various backgrounds and from diverse disciplines and regions exchanged information and ideas on the adoption of e-Infrastructures for Distance Learning. The latter forms a priority issue not only for the Indian Society, but also for the Learning Society of the future as a whole.
Representatives from the Secretary of State for Education, EC Delegation to India and from the Ministry for Communications opened and attended the symposium. Researchers, developers, users, policy makers discussed about innovative developments and future trends in Distance Learning, resulting from the adoption of e-Infrastructures. Given the importance of e-Learning and the way in which e-Infrastructure can help transform it, top-down policy issues as well as bottom up user and technology themes were addressed. Top down themes such as financing and sustainability were tackled in the plenary sessions while the more precise issues related to Middleware, Data and Connectivity being addressed in parallel tracks. Parts of the event were interactively broadcasted over the internet.
