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How Information and Communication Technology Can Fast-Track Development

4 November 2016
Developing countries have yet to reap digital dividends. Affordable, open, and safe ICT can boost collaboration, efficiency, and innovation. Information and communication technology facilitates by electronic means the processing, transmission, and display of information. Ever faster and cheaper,…

Mindfulness

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.

How Mindfulness Can Help You and the Organization

3 November 2016
British School Manila (BSM)'s Chris Jones and Athena Douglas explain how they are introducing mindfulness to the BSM community. Through mindfulness exercises, they demonstrate how mindfulness can benefit individuals and institutions collectively. This short video highlights key moments on Insight…

How Mindfulness Can Help You and the Organization

3 November 2016
British School Manila (BSM)'s Chris Jones and Athena Douglas explain how they are introducing mindfulness to the BSM community. Through mindfulness exercises, they demonstrate how mindfulness can benefit individuals and institutions collectively. This video covers the full session of Insight…

Information and Communication Technology for People

2 November 2016
Information and communication technology (ICT) for people can help end poverty and hunger, ensure healthy lives and quality education, achieve gender equality, and provide water and sanitation for all. Sustainable Development Goals 1–6 see to people: they mean to end poverty and hunger, ensure…

Information and Communication Technology for the Planet

1 November 2016
Information and communication technology (ICT) for the planet can help build sustainable cities and communities, ensure responsible consumption, fortify climate action, conserve and sustainably use life below water, and protect and manage life on land. The challenges of the 21st century are…

Information and Communication Technology for Prosperity

1 November 2016
Information and communication technology (ICT) for prosperity can ensure access to affordable and clean energy; promote decent work and economic growth; advance industry, innovation, and infrastructure; and reduce inequalities. The challenges of the 21st century are daunting even as the agenda of…

Research and Development and its Role for Digital Learning to Address Education Quality, Equity, and Efficiency

28 October 2016
While most research programs on digital learning for development are aligned with global education agendas, various gaps still exist. Addressing these gaps is the key for digital learning development research to fulfill the pivotal role of enhancing equity and quality and improving efficiency.

Innovation for Development (For Government, Healthcare, Education, and Nonprofit Organizations)

26 October 2016
This presentation gives an overview of cloud computing, particularly how it can help users such as government agencies, educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations boost their efficiency. It also features case studies where Amazon's web services have helped improve the pace of…

Understanding Education Entertainment in Development

12 October 2016
Entertainment education, also called edutainment or enter-educate, is the use of entertainment genres to communicate development messages. Edutainment approaches are effective because social messages are set in more practical, day-to-day situations from which audiences can find meaning for everyday…