New Technologies are Revolutionizing Education – Or are They?
New technologies hold great potential to improve education in developing Asia and the Pacific. Here are a few guiding principles to help to ensure interventions are relevant.
New Technology Helping Rebuild Nepal’s Quake-Hit Schools Better, and Faster
Effective project implementation demands real-time monitoring of construction progress and quality in the field.
Observations of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program in the Field
I participated in the South-South Learning on Conditional Cash Transfers workshop held at ADB Headquarters, 16-19 April 2013 that was organized in cooperation with Inter-American Development Bank.
Open Access: A Paradigm Shift for ADB’s Knowledge Sharing
The next great innovation in development may come not from an international expert, but from a graduate student in Nepal who can’t afford to consult scholarly materials published behind expensive paywalls in commercial academic journals with restrictive terms of use. Publicly and easily available ADB research could help the student grow that idea into a project to fight poverty, promote inclusive growth, or reduce the effects of climate change in Asia and the Pacific.
Pantawid Pamilya: Money for Nothing?
More than 4.4 million poor Filipino families receive regular cash grants from the government to help them make ends meet. But they aren’t getting money for nothing—there is a catch: families only get the cash if their children go to school and get regular health check-ups, and if the parents go to family development sessions every month.
Pushing the Boundaries for Women
Fifteen years ago I was working for a nongovernment organization (NGO) in Bangladesh documenting stories of training and economic empowerment of communities. A common recurring theme in virtually all the communities was the gender stereotyping in skills training programs.
Reopening Schools and Rejuvenating Hope in Nepal After the Earthquake
How is Nepal getting its education back on track after the deadly earthquake? The government has decided the best way forward is to deploy 15,000 transitional learning centers to re-start the education process immediately.
Repelling Mosquitoes (and Ignorance) with Science and Technology Education
Teaching science, technology, engineering and math benefits students and society in a variety of ways.
Skilling Up Youth in a Technology Driven World
What can policymakers do to provide young people with the skills they need to succeed in an increasingly technology-driven world? How can young people themselves play a bigger role in skills development?
Skills in Asia: Shortages, Gaps and Mismatch
Even in countries with strongly performing, business-friendly economies, a positive relationship between education and training rates and employment outccomes is not automatic. We can clearly see this in Asia.