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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…
10 November 2016
Despite a countless number of national-level ICT in education policy initiatives in the last decade, cases of successful integration of ICT that have led to enhancing teaching and learning in school still remain an exception than the norm. A suggested practical procedure for developing a national…
10 November 2016
MathCloud is considered as the ultimate solution for students struggling in mathematics. This presentation shows MathCloud's effectiveness in Asia and expansion to other developing member countries. It also shares the effect of MathCloud in US schools and feedback by school administrators.
10 November 2016
UNESCO has been providing support to governments of its member states in reforming their current ICT teacher training into a systematic competency-based one. As an envisaged result, teachers’ development in integrating ICT can be systematically guided, supported, assessed, monitored, and tracked at…
9 November 2016
The Korea Educational Broadcasting System (EBS) is a major educational television and radio network contributing greatly to improve and develop lifelong and democratic education in the Republic of Korea. This presentation discusses the platform that EBS uses and the content it produces. EBS’…
9 November 2016
Schools in Sri Lanka have not really changed much over the past eight decades as attempts at educational innovation generally slip back to the traditional mode of educational operation. Introducing sustainable and systematic changes in learning environments and educational management should match…
9 November 2016
Bringing intelligent educational technology transformation is the goal of using ICT in education in the Republic of Korea. This presentation discusses the Cyber Learning System and National Education Information System, two major projects on ICT in education that jumpstarted the Republic of Korea's…
9 November 2016
Integration and use of ICT in the Kingdom of Bhutan’s educational system started way before the year 2000. iSherig is the Education ICT Master Plan for the Kingdom of Bhutan that aims to harness the power of ICT as an enabling tool in teaching and learning.
9 November 2016
The ICT in Education Master Plan (2013) and the Teacher Competency Framework (2016) are some of Nepal’s policy provisions on ICT in education. Strategic interventions on improving the quality of ICT education in Nepal are indicated in the ICT in School Sector Development Plan (2016-2023).
3 November 2016
Mindfulness involves training people’s attention to experience the present moment with greater curiosity and kindness. This helps them to not only appreciate what is going well but to respond more skillfully in the here and now to life’s inevitable challenges.