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ICT: Solution toEducation Challenges
27 February 2018
Sungsup RaDirector, South Asia Human and Social Development Division
concurrently Chair, Education Sector Group
South Asia Regional Symposium on ICT for EducationColombo, Sri Lanka
Han River in Seoul, Korea, 1961
Han River in Seoul, Korea, Now
Economic Miracle in Singapore
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South Asia
Korea
Singapore
GNI Per Capita, Atlas Method (Current US$) Source: World Bank Open Data
Education and ICT Made Differences
Note: South Asia includes Afghanistan and Pakistan as well.
Invest in Education
Investment in Telecommunications
Where We Are…
Improved Physical Access to School
Source: Barro and Lee (2016).
Improving Education Quality is BIG Challenge in South Asia
Source: OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), 2015
Mean Score
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Singapore Korea OECD average Viet Nam Thailand Indonesia Tamil Nadu(India) *
HimachalPradesh(India) *
Science Reading Math
* PISA 2009 results
OECD average
Developing Asian Countries Participated in PISA
India
Percentage of the Internet Access
Source: ITU (2017).
Improved Internet Access to Education Services
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Bangladesh Nepal India Sri Lanka Bhutan Maldives WorldAverage
2000 2008 2016
Need to Groom Non-Routine Cognitive Capacity
Non-routine cognitive occupationsRoutine occupationsNonroutine manual occupations
Source: ILO (2014) Trends Econometric Models. Development of Employment by Type of Occupation, 2000 - 2013
Changing Demand for Skills in United States
Source: Autor and Price (2013) “The Changing Task Composition of the US Labor Market: An Update of Autor, Levy, and Murnane (2003)”
Why ICT for Education?
Hard to Reach Children1
Improving Quality of Learning2
Better Management of Education3
Addressing Remaining Education Challenges
Expensive?
• 20 Provinces• 200+ Secondary Schools
Double Teacher Program in China
Source: Min Tang
Need Universal Internet Access?
DVD-based Distance Learning Program in Rural BangladeshSource: Yasuyuki Sawada
MathCloud in Bhutan and Sri Lanka
Grade 8 Students
Invest in Computer or Content?
Are Teachers Ready?
If we teach today’s student as we taught yesterday’s we rob them of tomorrow
John Dewey
Enhance Personalized Learning
Improve Job-Matching
Optimize Teaching
AI can
Future Ready?AI is not likely to replace teachers, but
Conclusion
Hardware
Connectivity
Contents
People
Hardware Alone Not Solution
HardwareConnectivity
Contents People
Need of Holistic Approach on ICT for Education
Thank you