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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…

New Challenges in Smart Education Era

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’…

Challenges in Setting up Sri Lanka for Virtual Education System

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…

The Initiatives on ICT in Education in Korea: Cyber Learning System and the National Education Information System

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…

ICT in Bhutanese Education System

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.

ICT in Education in Nepal: Policies and Programs

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).

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…

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.