Learning technology has been evolving at rapid speed in keeping up with increasing learner and organizational demands.

The US Department of Labor reveals that 65% of children in elementary school today will have jobs that do not exist yet. Learn how the Fourth Industrial Revolution affects the education sector, and consequently the labor force.

Anshul Sonak shares Intel's initiatives in preparing Asia's youth for the global workforce.

This presentation was part of the Transformational EdTech session at the 7th International Skills Forum organized by ADB's Education Sector Group.

What skills are most critical for future jobs in light of the rapid changes in technology and development in automation, artificial intelligence, and robots? How can low-skilled workers cope with technological advancement?

In this presentation, Carl Benedikt Frey of Oxford Martin School, gives an overview of the winners and losers of automation.

Six to ten years of basic education are no longer enough to gain core competencies required in the era of rapid technology transformation. With this, reforms have been rolled out aimed not only at universalizing K-12, but improving quality of education and instill “employable skills” as part of building core foundation skills.

ADB’s Ayako Inagaki explains further in this presentation.

Women’s economic participation and leadership could increase Asia Pacific Gross Domestic Product by over $50 billion while also reducing the huge social costs caused by women’s economic marginalization.

The Asia Foundation’s Jane Sloane explains further in this presentation.

What makes a technology start up very exciting?

In this presentation, Thinking Machine’s Stephanie Sy shares an overview of how technology start ups work and gives an overview on what can be expected from the Philippine start up ecosystem.

The World Employment Social Outlook 2017 reveals that considerable job contraction happens in non-innovative low-skilled firms, suggesting an adverse impact on low-skilled workers. This means workers need to be more innovative to remain relevant in the labor force. Learn why entrepreneurship is considered an innovation that workers might want to consider.

How can mobile services help the workforce remain relevant? How can we make education services be both accessible and fun?

Discover Funzi, and how it is revolutionizing learning by delivering mobile-first designed content for those who want to acquire new skills to improve their lives. This Finland-based mobile service provider increases awareness on entrepreneurship and offers it as a viable career option for its learners.