FLOSS4Edu Pacific Workshop/WikiAmbassadors Group1

Advantages

 * Core group established
 * Commitment to replicating this learning environment back in our own communities
 * Ability to offer a workshop with this one as the template
 * Support of other ambassadors
 * ability to share the knowledge of the other ambassadors
 * access to free content
 * political support from New Zealand and endorsement from our own governments
 * empowerment through the support of COL and NZ goverment with the advantage that this is offered to the nations in order to support their ongoing development
 * Range of experience and network with each other to keep everyone at a highly motivated standard
 * encourage, build and motivate networks back in our own countries
 * common platform, working together as a network of pacific nations rather than individual island states
 * establish a shared purpose and strategy

Disadvantages

 * potentially vague in purpose
 * limitations on resources available within each country, more work on an existing large workload

How should we recruit and support WikiAmbassadors?

 * conduct a wiki workshop with participants who are committed to continuing to extend the network | OER Workshop resources
 * look to establish technical support to support this process
 * start within own institution to establish the communitty support within this environment
 * work at it on a practical small way to prove its advantages while looking at establishing the necessary policy to support the initiative

Ideas for things WikiAmbassadors can do in your country

 * having established a shared purpose develop a strategy for how to drive this forward
 * need to consider logistics of taking on additional workload and determine how to work this
 * determine back in our own countries what our focus will be
 * drive for greater support at a governmental level within each country
 * highlight the issues and wiki technology as a very real solution
 * prioritise resources
 * use existing communication networks to spread the information and widen access
 * how to set up cost effective strategies
 * investigate connectivity issues
 * consider content distribution technologies, radio, television, internet, external hard drive, USB, CD/DVD
 * using larger nations and COL to put pressure on bodies involved in one laptop project
 * work with other regional organisations coordinating to work together on development strategies

See also: Group 2