Strategies for Deploying eLearning in Developing Countries
18 March 2010 |
The advances on information and communication technologies has led to eLearning solutions for those with limited access to education. Join the debate on what strategies are needed to deploying eLearning in Developing Countries.
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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”.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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)
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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'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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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infoDev and COL release second set of draft country reports on ICT use in education in Africa
2 April 2007 |
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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.
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infoDev releases updated 'Quick guide to useful resources related to the monitoring and evaluation of ICT in education initiatives'.
26 March 2007 |
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infoDev and COL release first set of draft country reports on ICT use in education in Africa
27 February 2007 |
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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
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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.
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infoDev leads World Bank HDweek Learning Session on 'Computers in Schools: Separating Hope from Hype'
8 November 2006 |
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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.
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infoDev joins UNESCO and others to support further development of ICT in Education Policymakers Toolkit
20 August 2006 |
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infoDev releases 'Quick guide to resources and work on ICTs and education in international institutions and donor agencies'
14 July 2006 |
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Pre-publication Online Release: Using Technology to Train Teachers
15 January 2006 |
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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.
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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.
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