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Knowledge Map : Impact of ICTs on Learning and Achievement

World Bank - 2012

It is generally believed that information and communication technologies (ICTs) can empower teachers and learners, promote change and foster the development of '21st century skills, but data to support these beliefs are still limited. There is widespread belief that ICTs can and will empower...

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Knowledge Map : Monitoring and Evaluation

World Bank - 2012

Bias is a very real issue in most of the monitoring and evaluation work done of information and communication technologies (ICT) in education issues across the board. Such biases are often introduced at the monitoring and evaluation design stage, and include a lack of relevant and appropriate...

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Knowledge Map : School-Level Issues

World Bank - 2012

at the school level. Despite the wealth of documentation mentioned, little if any of this knowledge and information … existing knowledge and information to be delivered to the relevant people in charge of ICT in education initiatives in LDCs, as …

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Knowledge Map : Teachers, Teaching and ICTs

World Bank - 2012

Teacher training and on-going, relevant professional development are essential if benefits from investments in information and communication technologies (ICTs) are to be maximized. A shift in the role of a teacher utilizing ICTs to that of a facilitator does not obviate the need for teachers to...

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Knowledge Map : Content and Curriculum Issues

World Bank - 2012

At first glance, content issues related to information and communication technologies (ICTs) use in education might seem to some to be of minor importance. After all, access to the internet means access to an entire world of educational resources. Access to the internet provides access to...

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South Africa Economic Update, September 2017 : Innovation for Productivity and Inclusiveness

World Bank - 2017

outlook in the context of global economic prospects. It focuses on the role of innovation in fostering economic growth, job … from this analysis suggest that policies to spur innovation can go a long way in addressing unemployment, poverty and … of knowledge, global experience and its convening power as a platform for exchange and peer-to-peer learning in the …

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Chile : Toward a Cohesive and Well Governed National Innovation System

World Bank - 2008

Chile is increasingly looking to innovation as a pillar of its competitiveness and an engine of growth to close the … an increased awareness of the importance of innovation to growth and a desire to move toward a more diversified and … knowledge-based economy, following the example of other successful resource-rich economies such as Australia and Finland. Higher …

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Europe 2020 : The Employment, Skills and Innovation Agenda

World Bank - 2011

Bank's analytical Europe 2020 work pertaining to raising employment rates and skills levels as well as to spur innovation …. Section four focuses on innovation and technology absorption, highlighting how more and more efficient research and …

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Innovative Solutions for Business Entry Reforms : A Global Analysis

International Finance Corporation - 2012

This report shows how business registers employ information and communication technology (ICT) to perform their functions more efficiently while at the same time providing businesses with more user-friendly services. Particular attention is paid to achieving innovative solutions, that is,...

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Unlocking Central America's Export Potential : Infrastructure for Unlocking Exports - SEZs, Innovation, and Quality Systems

World Bank - 2012

The Central America region is a small market. The region contains around 43 million inhabitants (0.6 percent of total world population) who generate around 0.25 percent of the world's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). While the region has successfully embarked on a regional integration agenda and...

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