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Shifting Power Women Entrepreneurs Leadership

13 December 2017
Women’s economic participation and leadership could increase Asia Pacific Gross Domestic Product by over $50 billion while also reducing the huge social costs caused by women’s economic marginalization. The Asia Foundation’s Jane Sloane explains further in this presentation.

Building Innovation Skills for the Youth

13 December 2017
Anshul Sonak shares Intel's initiatives in preparing Asia's youth for the global workforce. This presentation was part of the Transformational EdTech session at the 7th International Skills Forum organized by ADB's Education Sector Group.

Future of eLearning in a VUCA World

13 December 2017
Learning technology has been evolving at rapid speed in keeping up with increasing learner and organizational demands. LinkedIn Learning's Ricardo Duran traces the developments in education from the traditional corporate universities, to inflexible online curriculum, to blended learning, and to…

Jobs and Technology Implications for Education and Skills Development

13 December 2017
The development of skills—part of human capital—is an essential driver of economic growth and inclusion. Skills raise the productivity of workers, help build innovative capacity that sets the basis for developing and acquiring new technologies, and makes workers more adept at exploiting them.…

JobKreds Technology Platform for Bridging Skills Gaps

13 December 2017
Singapore-based start-up JobKred is making effective use of ICTs to bridge the skills gap in the workforce. JobKred is using big data and algorithms to decode demand and present them in an user-friendly manner based on what’s relevant to them on a platform and offers a technology platform as an…

Plan Internationals Technology Platform for Bridging Skills Gaps

13 December 2017
Plan International is focusing on the economic empowerment of young people using digital technologies. John Trew shares Plan International's technology platforms for bringing employment solutions to the youth and other marginalized sectors. This presentation is part of the session on Technology…

European Training Foundation

13 December 2017
The European Training Foundation shares trends in cross-sectoral cooperation in skills development, along with examples and lessons. Cesare Orestini shares the European Training Foundation's experiences in skills development, particularly its multisector natures that no longer takes place only…

Shifting Teachers Indigenous Beliefs

13 December 2017
Scaling is often defined as multiplying a product or innovation. This prevalent view is inherited from traditional manufacturing industry models and engineering. In education, scaling is about people capacity to enact innovations which can involve products, artifacts, or tools. Hence, cultivating…

Learning Equality Bringing the Online Learning Revolution Offline

13 December 2017
Digital online educational resources are widely available to those who have reliable access to the internet. There are 4.3 billion people who lack consistent access to the internet, and therefore​ ​unable​ ​to​ ​use​ ​such​ ​resources​ ​to​ ​achieve​ ​high-quality​ ​education​ ​outcomes. Discover…

Environmental Impacts Installation of Seawater Desalination Plant at Thalayadi

13 December 2017
Desalination projects have environmental impacts that need to be addressed at the onset. This presentation shares various mitigation measures that can be put in place to lessen their impact to marine life, communities, and livelihoods.