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The knowledge revolution brings with it a threat of a
widening gap between developed and developing countries, with disparities in access to
knowledge and information reinforcing existing disparities in resources. The World Bank
has an important role to play in assisting countries to prepare for the knowledge economy
so that they can exploit the opportunity of the knowledge revolution and not fall behind
in a "digital divide." The World Bank Group and its partners
help countries make
decisions regarding technology to improve access, quality and equity of education.
Program Highlights for
2001-2002
Policy Development, Strategy and Capacity Building
· Dissemination of studies
on impact of technology in education
. Paper on role of
government in facilitating technological innovation in education
· Sourcebook/toolkits
· Technology Innovations for Learning
· In-country innovations
that use technology solutions to tackle education problems
Private Sector Response
· Public-private
partnerships toolkit
Global Distance Education Network (Global DistEdNet) Global DistEdNet
provides a coherent and comprehensive guide to distance education. It is intended
primarily for use in the developing country context, but is also a valuable resource for
educators and policy makers in all settings who are concerned with increasing educational
access and improving educational quality through the use of distance education. Access: http://www.worldbank.org/disted/
Resources
Globalization and rapid
technological change
have made knowledge a critical determinant
of competitiveness in the world economy. Countries able to seize the opportunities created
by innovations in science, communications and computing technologies may be able to
"leapfrog" in industries such as telecommunications, power generation.......more
(PDF File , Microsoft Word
Document)
Annual Meetings' Link: Issue
Brief on Digital Divide
Cost of Technology
Role of Government
Harry Patrinos, Ayesha
Vawda, Kyriakos Georgiades, Energy
James
email: eservice@worldbank.org |
