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STEM Education Quality Framework

26 May 2019
The purpose of STEM Education Quality Framework is to create a common framework and language for conceptualizing and communication about quality STEM teaching and learning.

STEM Education Framework

26 May 2019
The Global STEM Alliance (GSA) STEM Education Framework aims to identify best practices in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. It reflects current education research and draws on innovative and effective practices employed around the world. The framework details 26…

Closing Remarks at IAD 2018

7 December 2018
Delivered at the International Anticorruption Day 2018 celebration at ADB HQ, Manila, Philippines.

Supporting Nepal's School Sector Development Plan: The Role of ICT

31 August 2017
Nepal has been heavily investing in ICTs to enable more Nepalese access to primary and basic education. Read the results of a workshop on ADB's Information and Communication Technology for Development Initiative Facility in Asia and the Pacific.

Skills Development Funds: Country Experiences and Implications for South Asia

15 December 2016
Technical and vocational education and training (TVET), in general, equips workforce with lifelong and technical skills that are required from employers. One of the ways to finance TVET is by setting up a dedicated fund for skills development, known as skills development fund.

Publication - Monitoring Universal Health Coverage in the Western Pacific: Framework, Indicators, and Dashboard

10 November 2016
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have a clear focus on equity-focused monitoring and evaluation to ensure that no one is left behind. The United Nations member states have agreed on a range of indicators to track progress toward health for all in the SDGs. Universal health coverage is a…

Publication - Health Care Financing in Asia: Key Issues and Challenges

10 November 2016
This article examines the major elements of health care financing such as financial risk protection, resource generation, resource pooling, and purchasing and payment; provides key lessons; and discusses the challenges for health care financing systems of Asian countries. With the exception of…

Using Entertainment Education for Projects

12 October 2016
Edutainment or the use of entertainment genres to communicate development messages can help change behavior and shift mindsets about development issues. This report shares examples of what makes edutainment work, and imparts lessons on using edutainment approaches.

Communicating Technical and Vocational Education and Training

7 June 2016
Project experiences of Asian Development Bank (ADB) on communicating technical and vocational education and training (TVET) across different countries are shared in this report summarizing the highlights of the learning event on "Communicating TVET." As ADB’s TVET portfolio expands, the common…

Training the Hippo: Communication and the Education of India’s Rural Kids

5 April 2016
In providing equity investments to social enterprises with sound business models such as Hippocampus Leaning Centers (HLC), ADB’s experience has shown that there is a need to intensify communication approaches to sustain the delicate balance between commercial sustainability and affordability, and…