Werner Westermann
Werner Westermann Juárez has worked in the Civic Education Program, at the Library of National Congress of Chile since 2015. He is a History, Geography and Social Sciences Teacher and Bachelor Graduate in History from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Over 25 years of work experience in digital technology-enabled education and training, as well as research and development projects, in national government agencies (Ministry of Education), higher education (REUNA, IPP), international agencies (ECLAC) and civil society institutions.
Open Education advocate and practitioner: co-writer of the Cape Town Open Education Declaration. Has developed research on Open Educational Resources OER adoption and impact (ROER4D) and developed web-based, interactive Open Textbooks and offline curriculum-aligned OER for Chile and El Salvador. Hub Coordinator for Open Education for a Better World OE4BW initiative and a member of Open Education Consortium’s Latin America Regional Node (OE LATAM). 2021 Open Education Award, mention Support Specialist. UNESCO HQ consultant on OER and AI in education policies and master plans. International Jury Member for UNESCO’s ICT in Education Global Prize since 2018.
