Education

4th Global Forum registration & website now open!

17 March 2011 | Go to www.infodevGF.net to register today! More

No Substitute for Good Teaching

19 January 2011 | infoDev and UNESCO's EduTechDebate.org blog sparks discussion on the interaction between technology and education More

Using ICT for an educational ecosystem and not only as subject matter

16 December 2010 | A new infoDev paper shows that more emphasis is usually placed on teaching ICT as a curriculum subject than on using it as an instructional aide. More

Expanding Education’s Reach in South Asia through ICTs

30 November 2010 | A new infoDev paper shows that while ICTs are no substitute for formal education, the role of technology can support educational goals and widen the reach of teachers and school systems. More

Open Africa Innovation Summit 2010

10 November 2010 | Organized in cooperation by Nokia and infoDev, with the support of Capgemini, the Open Africa Innovation Summit 2010 will convene 200 African thought leaders around four "Challenge streams" to identify which skills and services are needed for building innovative societies in Africa and how modern technologies can be used to accelerate the process. More

Educating the Educators: Capacity-Building Essential for Successful ICT4E

13 October 2010 | Simply putting ICT in the classroom is not enough for ICT4E (information and communication technology for education). Even the best policies and sophisticated technologies will fail to reach their full potential if teachers, administrators, and students don’t know how to get the best out of them. More

ICTs risk widening the education gender gap in South Asia

28 September 2010 | ICTs have great potential to increase gender equity but to make this happen, gender needs to be part of government planning for ICTs in education. If the real-life difficulties many girls and women have in accessing and using ICTs in education in South Asia are not directly addressed, ICTs have the potential to actually increase gender disparities, not reduce them. More

Many Countries Unprepared to Advance Non Formal Education (NFE) Using ICTs

17 August 2010 | To fill the gap for comprehensive and comparative information about Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and education, infoDev launched its “Survey of ICTs for Education in India & South Asia” on 21 April, 2010, along with five thematic essays. More

ICTs provide a platform for innovative education in India and South Asia

1 July 2010 | To fill the information gap for comprehensive and comparative information about ICT and education, infoDev has published its “Survey of ICTs for Education in India and South Asia”. This survey will be a must-read for governments, donors and practitioners who plan to use ICTs in educational initiatives in the region. By gathering and comparing on-the-ground information from eight countries, illustrating successes and challenges, and drawing out key lessons learned, this report will help decision-makers to plan, coordinate, implement and evaluate successful ICT4E initiatives in India, South Asia and beyond. More

Mobile Learning, Green IT and Inclusion Key to Education in Africa

28 June 2010 | eLearning Africa, the African continent’s main event on technology-enhanced learning, is celebrating its fifth anniversary together with 1500 delegates from 80 countries. eLearning Africa is the hub for first-hand information and real-life examples of how ICTs advance the cause of education for all in Africa. More

infoDev 2009 Annual Report is published

30 June 2010 | infoDev has published its FY09 Annual Report. The annual report documents a critical year in infoDev’s history, when the unit successfully adopted a new direction and funding model of multi-year collaborative programs pushing forward infoDev’s signature ICT4D and innovation themes. More

infoDev's 2010 Annual Symposium Concludes in Washington DC

11 June 2010 | infoDev held its Annual Symposium on 9 June, 2010 in Washington DC. An invited audience of stakeholders from leading experts and practitioners in information and innovation for development, donor agencies, partner organizations, foundations, and World Bank and IFC colleagues attended the event themed ‘Clean, Green and Mobile; Making Technology Work for the Poor’. More

ICT4E in South Asia: Computer labs for kids are not enough

27 April 2010 | A forthcoming infoDev report on Information and Communication Technologies for Education (ICT4E), produced by PriceWaterhouseCoopers India, has found that while it’s important for school children to have access to computer labs, it’s just as vital to integrate ICTs into the broader curriculum. More

"Most investment in technology in schools is wasted." Discuss.

21 May 2010 | On 21 April, 2010 infoDev launches its Survey of Information and Communication Technology for Education in India & South Asia. The launch in Delhi, India will be marked with a lively Oxford style debate on the motion: "Most investment in technology in schools is wasted." Anyone can tune in to the live debate as it is web-cast around the world. More

Strategies for Deploying eLearning in Developing Countries

18 March 2010 | More than 60% of students who qualify for university or tertiary education in developing countries can't attend. eLearning via low-cost ICT devices can work for students, teachers, and the communities they live in. But what are the best strategies on how to deploy eLearning in developing countries? Join the Education Technology Debate sponsored by infoDev and UNESCO. More

Offline versus Online? Combine it!

16 February 2008 | E-learning and online training saves travel time and costs, and allows flexible timing. 109 trainees took the chance to participate in the first APIN Asia Pacific Incubation Network online training pilot “Marketing for Incubator Managers and their Clients”. More

Educational Technology Debate

1 December 2009 | Please join us for what we all expect to be a lively and informative conversation exploring assessment validity and tools for ICT4E. Our topic experts Mary Hooker and Rob van Son have already posted their remarks. More

infoDev and OECD join forces on policy coherence in ICT4D

5 October 2009 | A workshop, organised jointly by the World Bank/infoDev and the OECD, shares and highlights best practices in coherent approaches in ICT for Development. More

infoDev's Social Media Reaches New Audiences

30 September 2009 | infoDev expands into social media ! Become one of our fans in Facebook, Twitter or Youtube. More

Mobile Innovations for Social and Economic Transformation - From Pilots to Scaled-up Implementation

16 September 2009 | The workshop has been prepared by the World Bank Global ICT Department in collaboration with infoDev, IFC, EduTech, WBI, HNP Learning,and CGAP. More

Join the Discussion Now !! Can eBooks Satisfy? Creating Content for ICT-enabled Classrooms

10 August 2009 | While there is much effort & focus on deploying educational hardware in the developing world, much less hype and attention is focusing on the content students will use once these systems are in the hands of hungry young minds. How can educational systems, and the stakeholders that support them, adapt existing and new content onto these devices? Will this adaptation be able to challenge the existing income streams and vested interests of current content production & dissemination models? And should this content focus on ebooks and other electronic media the replicates existing content, or is this an opportunity to change the way in which content is created, teacher’s educate, and students learn? More

Information and Communication for Development Report (IC4D 2009)

7 July 2009 | The World Bank Report takes an in-depth look at how ICT, and particularly broadband and mobile, are impacting economic growth in developing countries. The data section includes at-a-glance tables for 150 economies of the latest available data on ICT sector performance. Performance measures for access, affordability and applications in government and business are also introduced. More

Education Technology Debate - Be part of the Conversation !

10 June 2009 | Sponsored by infoDev and UNESCO, the edutechdebtate.org website seeks to promote a substantive discussion of how educational technology initiatives in developing countries are relevant to the groups they purport to serve - the students, teachers, and their surrounding communities - and to create an open public debate on how best to serve them. More

Delivering More for Less? Cloud Computing to Improve Services and Reduce Government IT Expenditure during the Financial Crisis

16 June 2009 | Watch live from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. (Washington DC EDT) More

Little Data Book on Information and Communication Technology 2009 - Now available !

2 June 2009 | The third in a annual series that answers your questions about the state of ICTs in the world More

New World Bank Blog on ICT in Education

27 April 2009 | The World Bank's newly relaunched group of blogs includes a site focused on the role of ICT in education. More

infoDev releases a new study that reviews and surveys the state of ICT and Education in the Small Island Developing States of the Caribbean

3 March 2009 | The study reveals opportunities for improving ICT skills in the Caribbean among school dropouts and through promoting employer-sponsored professional development to strengthen both the employability of individual youth and the competitiveness of businesses. More

Webcast: Low-cost ICT devices in Education - Hope, Hype and Heuristics

3 November 2008 | Join in a lively discussion with four distinguished panelists from widely divergent backgrounds and areas of expertise who will help us explore historical perspectives on technology use in education, especially in the leading example of the United States. More

infoDev announces awards for projects that advance the use of ICT for Development

9 October 2008 | Proposals were submitted in response to the Call for Proposals under the Korean Turst Fund for ICT for Development. The Korean Trust Fund finances projects chosen followig a competitive selection process of proposals received from operational units for the World Bank. More

Desktop virtualization as means of providing low-cost computers for schools

7 October 2008 | The development community is experiencing an explosion of interest in providing low cost devices, such as laptops, to students in developing countries. infoDev is now working to develop a web-based “community of practice” that will share lessons among the different initiatives. More

infoDev releases 53 reports on state of ICT use in education in African countries

11 December 2007 | From Algeria to Zimbabwe: Volume 2 of infoDev's Survey of ICT in Education in Africa contains individual country reports identifying current policies, activities, developments and challenges in this fast-moving and key sector for development. More

'ICT for Education Leaders: From Vision to Reality' concludes in Seoul

16 November 2007 | Workshop focused on knowledge sharing between policymakers from 15 developing countries in Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe in the early stages of planning or implementing education initiatives utilizing information and communications technologies. More

infoDev Releases Survey of ICT Use in Education in Africa

1 October 2007 | Landmark research project documents technology use in the education sector all 53 African countries, identifies new trends and old challenges. More

Korea provides the World Bank US$15 million for ICT4D

8 November 2007 | The Trust Fund will help foster the information and communications technology agenda in developing countries. More

ICT in Education Toolkit Launched

4 April 2007 | infoDev, UNESCO and partners announce version 2.0 to aid decisionmaking for policymakers, planners and practitioners on technology use in education More

ICT in Education Toolkit debuts in Malaysia

29 June 2007 | Week-long National Capacity Building Seminar Using the Online ICT in Education Toolkit for Policymakers, Planners and Practitioners assists in on-going national planning process for ICT use in education. More

infoDev, Commonwealth of Learning releases public report on NEPAD e-Schools

11 September 2007 | "The NEPAD e-Schools Demonstration Project: A Work in Progress" highlights lessons learned to date from the pan-African, public-private partnership to introduce ICTs in education. More

infoDev and COL release second set of draft country reports on ICT use in education in Africa

2 April 2007 | More

UNESCO and infoDev conclude Memorandum of Understanding for future cooperation

9 March 2007 | Particular emphasis on providing education planners, policy-makers and practitioners with resources for the use of ICTs in education. More

infoDev releases updated 'Quick guide to useful resources related to the monitoring and evaluation of ICT in education initiatives'.

26 March 2007 | More

infoDev and COL release first set of draft country reports on ICT use in education in Africa

27 February 2007 | More

infoDev releases updated 'Quick guide to low-cost computing devices and initiatives for the developing world'

11 December 2006 | A short inventory of known projects and programs aimed at introducing affordable ICT devices in developing countries, many targeting the education sector More

ICT in education planning toolkit debuts in the Pacific

6 October 2006 | infoDev and UNESCO jointly sponsored two learning events for policymakers from Pacific island nations at two linked events in Fiji on topics related to ICT use in education. More

infoDev leads World Bank HDweek Learning Session on 'Computers in Schools: Separating Hope from Hype'

8 November 2006 | More

infoDev Begins Activities in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific Focusing on ICT Use in Education

30 August 2006 | infoDev has begun two related regional survey projects in Africa and the Caribbean to help answer key questions about the use of ICTs in education, and will be co-sponsoring two events in Fiji in September 2006 for policymakers from Pacific Island nations. More

infoDev joins UNESCO and others to support further development of ICT in Education Policymakers Toolkit

20 August 2006 | More

infoDev releases 'Quick guide to resources and work on ICTs and education in international institutions and donor agencies'

14 July 2006 | More

Pre-publication Online Release: Using Technology to Train Teachers

15 January 2006 | More

infoDev and Berkman Center Begin Collaborative Study on 'Information Appliances for the Poor'

11 July 2006 | As mobile phones proliferate and '$100 laptops' are promised, what are the key issues that aren't being discussed? Perhaps it is useful to step back from the current excitement and debate about specific initiatives and tools to ask some more basic questions. More

infoDev and DfID Publish Knowledge Map on m-Banking

13 September 2006 | infoDev and DfID jointly commissioned a knowledge map on m-banking aimed at helping the development community more clearly define the "knowledge gaps" and the "targeted interventions" required to facilitate the expansion of mobile-enabled financial services. More

What Can Mobile-enabled Financial Systems Do for the Poor?

15 January 2006 | The proliferation of mobile communications in developing countries has the potential to bring a wide range of financial services to an entirely new customer base, according to a new report commissioned by infoDev in partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), and GSM Association. More

Pre-publication Online Release: M&E of ICT in Education Projects

15 December 2005 | infoDev announces the pre-publication online release of "Monitoring and Evaluation of ICT in Education Projects: A Handbook for Developing Countries," a quick introduction and guide to help busy policymakers and practitioners understand and assess the ICT-related investments underway in the education sector. More

infoDev releases Knowledge Map of What Is Known in ICT and Education

17 February 2005 | To kick off new work in the education sector in 2005, infoDev has released a series of briefing sheets about what is known, and what isn't, about the use of ICT to benefit Education For All. More

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