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ICT Innovations in Healthcare

9 June 2016
Adolescent Health Education and Practical Training for Healthcare Service Providers Nationwide or ADEPT is a UNICEF-funded project, which aims to make health services adolescent-friendly by bridging the communication gap and educating people about adolescent health. ADEPT's main output will be a…

Lets Keep Plastic Out of the Coral Triangle

9 June 2016
The blog addresses the severe threat of plastic pollution in the Coral Triangle, a region vital for marine biodiversity and food security. It emphasizes the need to reduce plastic use, promote better waste management, and engage in community actions like coastal cleanups.

ICT for Skills Development in the Changing World of Work

8 June 2016
This presentation talks about the issues and challenges in skills development in the Asia Pacific. It also outlines some of UNESCO's initiatives to promote skills development, cases on information, communication, and technology (ICT) for innovative skills development. It also shares recommendations…

ICT Strategies Enabling Innovation and Entrepreneurship

8 June 2016
Entrepreneurship is solving problems, and technology entrepreneurs have the potential to solve problems on a global scale. Gerudio's Raman Nambiar talked about broadening access to technology, the current tech innovators and their potential impact, and the next generation of innovators.

Plug and Play Our Story

8 June 2016
The Plug and Play Tech Center, a Silicon Valley-based technology startup accelerator, has actively funded 400+ companies since 2000. It provides pre-seed and seed stage investments ranging from $20K to $500K. The Plug and Play ecosystem consists of mentorship, logistical support, networking,…

Promoting What to Whom

7 June 2016
Most technical and vocational education and training (TVET) promotion efforts currently emphasize the course, not the resulting job. Conducting market research is critical to understand who TVET’s audiences are, their interests and concerns, and what they aspire to be.

Communicating Technical and Vocational Education and Training A View from the Field

7 June 2016
In promoting technical and vocational education and training (TVET), there is no one-size-fits-all communication approach as each TVET audience has different interests, stakes and perspectives, and local cultures and contexts vary. Recruiting experts who can assist in systematic communication…

Presentation on MidLevel Skills Training Project in TimorLeste

7 June 2016
Conducting market research is a critical component of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) promotion to determine and segment the audience. Market research results direct how communication approaches can be positioned and which channels to use to effectively reach different…

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…

New Technologies and Education From Bridging the Gap to Transformative Change

7 June 2016
This presentation provides an overview of new technologies, and how these tools can be used to improve the quality and access to education.