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Intel® Teach to the Future
Eight of Argentina's twenty-three provinces currently participate in the Intel® Teach to the Future program, with a target of establishing programs in fourteen provinces by the end of 2002. As part of the project, Intel has set up regional training centers in Patagonia and has donated equipment to schools in support of the program. Intel has also provided equipment and special training to teachers to increase the use of technology in special needs classrooms. Digital cameras, microscopes, computer games, and other tools help autistic children improve their communication skills and cognitive abilities. Intel has also donated equipment and devices that improve access for mobility-challenged youth.
Science Fair Competitor Wins
 In Argentina, science fairs and competitions occur at local, provincial, regional, and national levels. In fact, more than 75 percent of secondary school students participate in one or more science fairs. With more than 26 years of experience as a competitor in international science fairs, it is no surprise that Argentina's entries in this year's Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) competition were among the top winners. One project, Applied Thermography II by German Horacio Sanguinetti from Escuela de Educación Technical No. 1, Rojas, Buenos Aires earned two prizes, including a first award from the American Association of Physics Teachers and the American Physical Society, and a third prize in the physics category. Upon returning to Argentina, Sanguinetti was named by the Secretary of Science and Technology as Youth of the Year.
Higher Education Consortium
Leading businesses in Argentina have come together under Intel's mentorship to help form the Instituto Tecnológico Cordoba (ITC), a consortium of six universities working together with high-tech companies to merge higher education with business. The consortium features a university cluster and a business cluster. The consortium created the Intel Computer and Communications Laboratory to ensure that a state-of-the-art facility would be available to both business and academia. The facility has two primary goals:
- to influence the teaching of math, science, and technology in higher education settings
- to identify and adopt best-practice use of technologies to increase the productivity and efficiency in business
Current projects include research in connectivity, wireless communications, e-health and telemedicine, e-government, e-agriculture, e-learning and distance learning, as well as micro-electronics and ASIC design and development. The lab also functions as a quality certified software development lab.
- Argentina has organized national science fairs since 1967. The 26th National Science Competition will be held in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, the southern-most city of the world.
- 75 percent of all students in secondary school participate at least once in a science fair.
- As of July 2002, over 1,000 teachers have participated in the Intel Teach to the Future Program.
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How can high school seniors attending the only school on Antarctica get the quality education they need, plus keep up with the latest music, sports, and fashion trends? Technology provides the answer. The Internet, satellites, donated equipment, and Intel® Teach to the Future training help two teachers make sure that children attending the only school on the white continent stay in touch with the world. With winter temperatures hovering near -45° C for months, satellite and the Internet are the only means of communicating with the outside world.
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