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Skills Financing Forecasting

20 September 2016
Private sector resource mobilization is a vital component in skills financing. Employing a revenue-generating scheme is considered the most reliable course of action to meet training needs and skills demands. The use of a decision tree is also crucial in determining and applying the most…

Providing Effective and Measurable Ways to Improve Skills Training and Education for Disadvantaged Groups

20 September 2016
By providing an online platform through the Nisai Virtual Academy and creating delivery models that meet different learners’ requirements, the Nisai Group fosters inclusive education as it specializes in students with barriers to learning and challenging cohorts. Nisai works with displaced,…

How to Innovate Higher Education in Developing Countries?

20 September 2016
Creating value by introducing new ways of doing things, innovation has become a means of survival for both humans and organizations alike. Applying innovative strategies is a way to address the educational challenges in developing countries. Lessons can be learned from the Republic of Korea’s…

Human Capital Development of Korea

20 September 2016
By expanding education with equity, promoting brain circulation, and linking education with the economy, the Government of the Republic of Korea promoted human capital development to improve the welfare and lives of its citizens. As the country’s experience has shown, institutional building and…

Mindtree’s Experience in Global Learning Centre

20 September 2016
Mindtree Ltd. is a publicly-traded information technology services and solutions organization serving global customers. Changing learning models to adjust to client needs based on demographics, fine-tuning approaches on a continuous basis, and removing the fear of assessments while learning are…

Integrated Collection Management System of Four Social Insurance Contributions in Korea

20 September 2016
Social insurance in Korea was not integrated at first. Four ministries used to manage the country's four types of social insurance, but economic and social needs pushed the latter's integration. Since 2011, all four types have been integrated under the country's National Health Insurance Services…

The National Health Insurance Big Data in Korea

20 September 2016
In South Korea, the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) offers a platform that integrates all health related data from the country's four types of health insurance. The NHS's Big Data platform supports health research and provides health information that informs and strengthens health service…

What We Can Learn from PISA and PIACC

19 September 2016
Andreas Schleicher, Director for Education and Skills, and Special Advisor on Education Policy to the Secretary-General at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), shares talks about what we can learn from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) and…

Session Video - Driving Business by Building Better Trade Portals

19 September 2016
PM Group’s Chris Lewis-Jones in this video talks about trade information portals (TIPs). He explains the importance and benefits of a TIP, and offers suggestions on how to make it sustainable. A summary of lessons learned based from his experience on designing, building, and launching TIPs is also…

Driving Business by Building Better Trade Portals

19 September 2016
This presentation discusses what a trade information portal (TIP) is and the importance of having one. The goal of a TIP is to support the development of trade and enhance employment and economic growth. The implementation of and the challenges and risks associated in TIP are also explained.