Reflections on Inclusion and ICT in the context of Smart Ecosystem for Learning and Inclusion Project

Abstract

Smart Ecosystem for Learning and Inclusion (SELI) Project is a consortium project, funded as part of ERANet JOINT CALL 2016/2017 with the number of ERANet17/ICT0076. In a two-year collaboration, higher educations from Bolivia, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Finland, Poland, Turkey, and Uruguay worked together to create and actualize an open-access set of ICTbased approaches and conditions to support the digitization of the learning environment by providing training and improving inclusive education and across the EU and LAC regions. The project was funded by the following EU CELAC Research and Innovation funding agencies in each country: Ministry of Health, Vice Ministry of Science and Technology (MOH) in Bolivia, National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) and Research Support Foundation of the State of Sao Paulo (FAPESP) in Brasil, Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (MESCyT) in the Dominician Republic, Secretariat of Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (SENESCYT) in Ecuador, Academy of Finland (AKA) in Finland, National Centre for Research and Development (NCBiR) in Poland, The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) in Turkey and National Research and Innovation Agency of Uruguay (ANII) in Uruguay.