This presentation examined practical models for delivering and sustaining rural school connectivity using satellite and Wi-Fi solutions, outlining installation costs and network design, field lessons on power reliability and data management, and emphasizing that sustainable digital transformation in education requires holistic technical, financial, organizational, regulatory, and community alignment rather than one-off technology pilots.

This presentation explains that technology’s impact on learning in developing countries is mixed, highlighting challenges such as access gaps, affordability, digital literacy, and sustainability, while emphasizing that AI and digital tools can support education outcomes only when effectively guided and integrated by teachers and systems.

This presentation shared lessons from EdTech work in climate emergencies, emphasizing that learning needs and infrastructure shift during crises, personalization should be people-led and adaptive rather than algorithm-driven, and resilience must be embedded within education policies rather than added on later.

This presentation described Indonesia’s approach to preparing future AI talent by aligning national regulations, school-level coding and AI curricula, teacher training programs, and internship pathways led by the Artificial Intelligence Center Indonesia to build inclusive, scalable, and industry-relevant AI skills from basic education to workforce readiness. 

This presentation outlined how the Indonesia Cyber Education Institute built trust in digital education through a quality-assured online course marketplace and the use of verifiable credentials, highlighting its impact on expanding access to tertiary education and proposing an action plan for policymakers that included pilot programs, legal frameworks, and a regional trust infrastructure in collaboration with ADB.

This video from the 11th ADB International Education and Skills Forum featured a session on strengthening girls’ education, where speakers discussed tackling barriers to girls’ learning and participation—such as social norms, safety, and access challenges—and shared strategies for ensuring equitable opportunities and outcomes for girls at all levels of education.

This video from the 11th ADB International Education and Skills Forum focused on strategies for improving early literacy outcomes, where speakers discussed evidence-based approaches to strengthening reading instruction, teacher training, community engagement, and system-level support to ensure children develop foundational literacy skills effectively and equitably.

This video was a debate session from the 11th ADB International Education and Skills Forum exploring whether next-generation models for teachers, trainers, and policymakers are emerging quickly enough to keep pace with educational change, with panelists discussing evolving roles, skills, and systems needed to support education transformation in a rapidly changing world.

This interactive debate session used live polling to gauge audience perspectives on four key questions and guide focused discussions across K–12, TVET, higher education, and inclusion and safety themes, culminating in a collaboratively developed 10-point “Conditions for Transformation” framework to inform subsequent Forum sessions and co-design activities.

This panel discussed how philanthropy can collaborate with governments and multilateral partners to strengthen education systems across Asia, addressing persistent challenges such as inequity, quality gaps, digital transformation, climate resilience, and preparation for future jobs, while building on the region’s strong commitment to human capital development.