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19 September 2016
The fast-changing nature of the world increasingly intensifies the critical value of socio-emotional skills. Love2Work, a consultancy practice, shows why new competencies of emotional intelligence, problem solving, and critical thinking are crucial for developing the world at work.
19 September 2016
Many social protection programs across Asia remain fragmented, lack transparency and accountability, and suffer from lack of strategic development priorities. Investing in ICT can help address these issues. ICT can be a powerful tool to manage social development programs efficiently and effectively…
19 September 2016
A management information system (MIS) is more than just a database. It also captures, transmits, manages and analyzes data. In social development programs, MIS can help in selecting, registering and enrolling recipients, monitoring their compliance with conditions, producing and reconciling…
19 September 2016
The Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) is Pakistan's social safety net. It maintains a database of the socio-economic status of the country's population using techology-based operations. It provides cash grants to about 5.3 million beneficiaries using various payment schemes, such as through…
19 September 2016
Reforms in pension systems are difficult to implement. Ensuring universal coverage, adequate benefits, and sustainability using a single pension scheme has challenged many countries. In Korea, the Duru Nuri Social Insurance Program was introduced to enable the entire nation to widely enjoy the…
19 September 2016
Guided by an international board of advisors, Enderun’s College of Hospitality Management based in the Philippines offers a career-focused education complemented with focus group discussions on roadmaps to targeted careers. The curriculum allows learners to study with an international faculty of…
19 September 2016
The Urban Climate Change Resilience Trust Fund is intended to build the resilience of seven countries: Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, Viet Nam, Indonesia, Philippines, and Myanmar. Aside from funding projects on early warning systems, flood protection, and urban planning, the Trust Fund also aims to…
19 September 2016
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) aims to improve education and training to meet the changing needs of industry. JICA’s technical and vocational education and training (TVET) projects focuses on the training of trainers in Viet Nam and on improving the quality of TVET to meet…
19 September 2016
Introducing infrastructure and pedagogical innovations in technical and vocational education and training (TVET), ITE Singapore is an authentic learning facility to prepare work-ready skilled workforce. It also serves as a hotspot for industry practitioners to collaborate and co-create relevant…
19 September 2016
As the number of unemployed youth in South Asia, East Asia, and the Pacific continue to rise, Plan International recognized the potential of Information Communication Technology for Development solutions to address the challenge. It developed the Youth Employment Solutions (YES!) Digital Ecosystem…