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Romania:
Making up for lost decades (p.4)
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With
a capable staff, the group already has gathered
and organized much of the existing information
on child welfare reform in Romania. However, the
information is centrally located at the CRIPS
offices in Bucharest and is currently difficult
for those outside the capital to access. Information
and communication technologies (ICTs) will make
it possible for anyone in the country with a computer,
a modem and a telephone line to access not only
the information in Bucharest but also throughout
the world.
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A
Virtual Community
LearnLink
and World Learning will create a "virtual community"
of child welfare professionals by setting up an interactive
web page. There, users will be able to access and share
information relevant to their professional needs and network
with their peers by means of listservs and discussion
forums. With the creation of a web site specific to the
Romanian child welfare reform process, professionals will
have easy access to existing reports, translations, papers,
and information about events such as seminars and conferences.
The web site also will have links to current sources outside
the country that are not readily accessible, such as samples
of other countries' policies and procedures for social
work. In addition, the web site will provide the opportunity
for Romania to share its experience and lessons learned
with other countries that might have similar interests
in the process of child welfare reform. |
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