1. Announcing an important new project...
ICT Education in Moldova:
Meeting Industry Needs
John O’Sullivan 16 May 2012

2. Objectives
• Assess current situation K12 to HE
• Review existing initiatives
• Study industry skills needs and trends
• Define the skills gap Attracting the best students
• Identify strategies and actions Facilities
• Prepare Road Map Curricula
Teachers
Teaching methods
Assessment
Qualifications

3. Issues
• Skills gaps impeding economic development of the sector
• Education not producing skills needed ?
• Can industry articulate its requirements ?
• No comprehensive vision or strategy
• No agreement on the way ahead

4. Methodology
• Desk research
• Interviews: Industry, Education, Government
• Analysis
• Stakeholder Workshop
• Draft and Final Report

5. Project team
John O’Sullivan BSc, FBCS, CEng, FCMA
Personnel & Resources Director - British Aerospace
Group IT Director - British Telecom
Industrial Adviser - UK Dept Trade & Industry
Chairman / Director of several ICT start-ups
Speaker and panellist at last year’s Summit
UK, EU, Canada, Turkey, The Gambia, Afghanistan
Dr Anatol Gremalschi
Program Director – Inst for Public Policy
University Professor – Computer Science
Minster of Education
Andrei Sedelkov
ICT market, strategy, and policy consultant
Co-author: ICT Policy White Book;
Value Chain Analysis; Training Needs Analysis

6. Please help by providing information or responding to requests
for interviews
Thank you