Get Online Week 2017 Report gowreport_13july_online_1 | Page 12

12
GOW 2017 Report
THE GOW17 ALLIANCE
The GOW17 campaign was sponsored by our partners – Liberty Global, Cisco,
Certiport, and Mozilla Foundation. This alliance brings in their expertise and
resources, including training and certification programmes, teaching materials with
guidelines, lesson plans, videos and other online tools for both trainers and users of
various ages and levels of digital skills.
Liberty Global
Liberty Global, our long-standing corporate partner since 2011, has always seenthe importance and
relevance of this campaign and over the years has provided their support on raising awareness
about digital skills, digital identities and online safety especially to young children.
CISCO
Thanks to collaboration with Cisco, new Networking Academies will be opened by National Partner
organisations from five countries, which will teach NetAcad Courses. Cisco NetAcad is an IT skills
and career building programme and platform to take and give courses. For telecentres, relevant
courses include the Get Connected Course (basic), IT essentials (IT technician) and Internet of
things (no prior knowledge required).
Certiport
Certiport joined the GOW alliance for the first time this year. “Certiport, a Pearson VUE Business, is
excited to participate in Get Online Week”, says Nicholas Haber, Director STEM & CTE. “The topics
of cybersecurity, e-Services, employability and entrepreneurship resonate because our trusted
credentials help individuals and organizations build bridges between education and careers.”
Within GOW, Certiport presented their IC3 Digital Literacy Certification, a solution for those who
plan to pursue a career in IT or simply become more effective with technology. With learning
and practice solutions, assessment tools, and certifications specifically designed for a variety of
ages and occupations, the IC3 Digital Literacy program is a great way to ensure that students and
employees are prepared to succeed in a technology-based world.
Mozilla
Through another new partnership, with Mozilla Foundation, Copyright and intellectual property
issues will be highlighted within the campaign events. Their Reform Copyright initiative raises
awareness on the need to update and harmonise the copyright rules to make room to create, share,
and learn on the internet. Mozilla also offers web literacy courses and an array of free teaching
activities developed by teachers, educators and technologists. Each activity includes step-by-
step instructions and has been tested in schools, afterschool programs, libraries and community
centres around the globe. Whether learning how to code, understanding why privacy matters, or
creating openly-licensed web content – it is fun and engaging!
“Mozilla supports Get Online Week EU because people everywhere should have the knowledge they
needto tap into the full power of the Internet and to use it to make their lives and the world better”,
says Melissa Romaine, Advocacy Network Manager at Mozilla. “This means that everyone needs the
skills to read, write and participate online. For this to happen, web literacy must be foundational in
education, alongside skills like reading and math. ”