Date: Wednesday, November 5th,
2014
The press conference speech
We start our press conference by
thanking you to meet this call, which is about organizing the regional center
for the development of educational software for the 2ndInternational
Conference on: ICT serving disabilities and learning difficulties , which will
be held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jabir Al-Sabah
, " God save and protect " the Emir of state of Kuwait, and the
presence of the Minister of Education and Higher Education during the period
from May 19 to 21, 2014 at the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (Permanent
Headquarters of the Arab Organizations ) Shuwaikh . Perhaps the widespread
interest and great in the field of education has become of the basics that are
relied upon to provide various services for people with disabilities and
learning difficulties , and with the development and technological revolution
experienced by the world, whether in the use of means and media knowledge ,
information exchange and communication between different cultures and societies
became necessary to introduce it development in the field of service for
persons with disabilities and learning difficulties , to facilitate the
follow-up process and keep abreast of developments to make these individuals
more ability to integrate with their communities , and to make them more
capable of effective participation and the process for the advancement and progress
of society in which they live , and therefore a positive impact on various
aspects of their lives with the rest of the community . Hence the need for and
the call from the regional center for the development of educational software
for the establishment of the 2nd International Conferenceon:ICTserving
disabilities and learning difficulties, under the slogan “... the prospects for
technology and solutions." The conference aims to employ applications of
ICT in the service of people with disabilities and learning difficulties and to
contribute to the integration as active members in the community. The
conference addresses six main axes display systems , programs and equipment
technological support for people with disabilities and learning difficulties ,
and the second axis is the role of the solutions and applications of e-learning
in the development of educational services , training and rehabilitation and life
for all categories of people with disabilities and learning difficulties , and
the third axis deals with employment of information and communication
technology in diagnostics and measurement disabilities and learning
difficulties . And the fourth axis applications, the quality of service in the
field of software development standards and controls related to the services
provided at the level of diagnosis and treatment,education, training and
rehabilitation for people with disabilities and learning difficulties. , The
fifth axis on the study and display the effects of psychological, social and
cultural rights by using the technology and communications category with
disabilities and learning difficulties. The Sixth Axis deals offer experience
and expertise technological field at the local, regional and global. The
keynote speakers at the conference were: Prof. Dr. / Elizabeth Goodman, a
member of the center of innovation Creative Technology at the University of
Dublin - Expert overall design in education - Ireland , Dr. Nasser Al- Moussa, a member of the Saudi Shura
Council , Advisor to Special Education , Ministry of Education and Associate
Professor, Department of Special Education Faculty of Education - King Saud
University , Professor / Makris Bintelaz expert technological support United
Nations Development Program , Professor / Phil McIntyre adviser assistive
technology for people with special needs of the United Kingdom and Dr. Kyriacos
Harlmbas assistant professor of learning technologies at the University of
Frederick - Cyprus . The number of participants in the conference of 250
participants from the GCC and Arab and foreign countries and some regional and
international organizations. The regulators are: the regional center for the
development of educational software Arab Fund for Economic and Social
Development Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development and the Center for
Child Evaluation and Teaching and the Ministry of Education and Development
Program of the United Nations and supported by the Kuwait Foundation for the
Advancement of Science. We are also happy at the end to review with you the
themes and objectives of the conference and I repeat thank you to you for your
attention toward the conference. I am ready with my colleagues to answer any
question or inquiry about the conference. all the thanks and appreciation.