February 03, 2012
Global Nomads Group Bring UNESCO Initiative into Classrooms in Brazil and United States through Polycom Video Collaboration
By Calvin Azuri, TMCnet Contributor
Polycom, Inc. recently announced that Global Nomads Group is utilizing its Polycom (News 
- Alert) RealPresence Video and Voice Solutions that is powered by the Polycom RealPresence Platform, to enable the launch of the “Teaching Respect for All” program.
This program was established by UNESCO and supported financially by the U.S. State Department with an aim to improve tolerance, respect and understanding on an international level. The program has an extensive curriculum for teachers and also supports online platforms which educators and students can use to talk to one another about building respectful communities.
In a release, Esther Brimmer, assistant secretary for International Organization Affairs at the U.S. State Department, attended the UNESCO event in Paris. Brimmer said, “At its core this program poses a challenging question to today’s youth: are you -- are any of us -- capable of change? Are we able to not just confront other people’s bigotry, but to confront our own? I believe the answer to both questions is a resounding yes. Yes, we can change; yes, we can improve; and yes, we can build a more respectful world.”
To launch this program, GNG has leveraged the Polycom video solution to connect top officials from UNESCO, the U.S. State Department and the Brazilian government who were at the UNESCO office on January 18 in Paris, France with students in Salvador, Brazil and Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Bernardo Monzani, programs manager, Global Nomads Group said, “Global Nomads is focused on fostering greater understanding through person-to-person interactions between young people all over the world. Polycom RealPresence video collaboration solutions make that possible through high-definition, virtual environments where students can talk to each other in crystal-clear audio and video just as if they were in the same room. That type of immersive experience makes Polycom video a perfect solution for our partnership with UNESCO on the ‘Teaching Respect for All’ program.”
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Calvin Azuri is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Calvin’s articles, please visit his columnist page.Edited by
Jennifer Russell
