Education Sector Group Strategy Session and Retreat Read more about Education Sector Group Strategy Session and Retreat The major focus of the Education Sector Group (EdSG) 2020 Strategy Session and Retreat was the education strategic direction in the context of S2030 and how education can complement and enable synergy across all 7 operational priorities.
Investing in Women’s Capabilities Women in STEM Workforce Readiness and Development Programme Read more about Investing in Women’s Capabilities Women in STEM Workforce Readiness and Development Programme How can we design digital technology interventions to prevent potentially negative impacts such as women’s job replacements? In this presentation, the International Labour Organzation shares its own experience on workforce readiness in the age of digital disruptions.
Digital Revolution in Education Read more about Digital Revolution in Education How can human capital be strengthened in the context of digital economy (future job and digital skills, digital divide)? Download this presentation to learn more.
Preparing for AI: Developing Insights for Key Asian Economies on the Jobs and Skills Implications Read more about Preparing for AI: Developing Insights for Key Asian Economies on the Jobs and Skills Implications How could artificial intelligence impact employment in Asia? Download this material to learn more.
Konstantin Matthies Keywords 2019 skills forum speakers 2019 skills forum speaker skills development Read more about Konstantin Matthies Konstantin heads the New Seller Recruiting Lead Management for Amazon Marketplace Japan. He is an experienced consultant with AlphaBeta based in Singapore. He is also a trained microeconomist and economic theorist with deep experience in economic modelling, analysis, and quantitative methods. He demonstrated history of working on topics in the tech, digital economy, sustainability, smart cities, trade, and education, with particular focus on ASEAN and global emerging markets. Holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Cambridge.
So What Do We Do Now? Read more about So What Do We Do Now? Check out how technology could improve both teaching and learning.
A Model for Sending Students to Work in USA Right After Graduating in Asia Read more about A Model for Sending Students to Work in USA Right After Graduating in Asia Stony Brook University, one of the flagships of the United States’ largest comprehensive university system (SUNY), opened a new Korea campus in 2012 that it now uniquely shares with 3 other world-class universities. SUNY Korea students spend three years at the Korea campus and one year at the New York campus, graduating with a Stony Brook degree and setting themselves up to work more easily in the West or Far East immediately upon graduation. This presentation addresses progress and growth of the campus, as well as potential for replication in other Asian countries.
Udemy for Government Read more about Udemy for Government Udemy is working with governments worldwide, through Udemy for Government offering, a curated content collection of more than 3,500 courses, to support and enhance civil service training and in upskilling and reskilling the government workforce.
Institute of Technical Education (ITE) Read more about Institute of Technical Education (ITE) How has ITE responded to the age of digital disruptions and uncertainty? What is the thinking behind its revised curriculum delivery model? Come and hear how ITE has reshaped its Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) pedagogic model to embrace the new realities of change, from skills acquisition ('Learning to Do') to the development of holistic profession-specific competencies encompassing skills, knowledge and values ('Learning to Be') under its newly-implemented Discipline-Specific Pedagogies (DSP).
TPD@Scale Coalition for the Global South Read more about TPD@Scale Coalition for the Global South Overcoming a massive teacher shortage and lack of teacher capacity around the world is a key challenge if we are to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG4). We will share with you how the TPD@Scale coalition aims to address this challenge, the landscape review and case studies of TPD@Scale models in the global south, and the review of emerging technologies for TPD@Scale.