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2022
24 Jan 2022 |
Working through a crisis: Lessons on education continuity from over 30 countries during the COVID-19 pandemic (with OECD, HundrED & Harvard University) Online |
2021
16 Dec 2021 |
Unleashing the Power of Educational Technology in TVET Systems Online |
14 Dec 2021 |
The promise of open schools: Do they have a role to play to increase education system resilience? Onlline |
8 Dec 2021 |
Using Geospatial Data Solutions in Education: School Catchment Planning, Advancing Remote Learning Programs, and Reaching Out-of-School Children Online |
7 Dec 2021 | Text-based solutions for learning Online |
7 Dec 2021 |
Developing a National EdTech Strategy: Sharing insights, ideas and resources across countries (EdTech Hub event, Session II) Online |
2 Dec 2021 |
Developing a National EdTech Strategy: Sharing insights, ideas and resources across countries (EdTech Hub event, Session I) Online |
18 Nov 2021 |
Remote Learning during COVID-19: Lessons from Today, Principles for Tomorrow Online |
27 July 2021 |
Harnessing Technology to Improve Access to Basic Education: Lessons from Kenya During the COVID-19 Pandemic (GPE Global Education Summit side event) Online |
22 July 2021 |
Implementing EdTech: A Festival of Voices (EdTech Hub event) Online |
21 July 2021 |
Reimagining Education: The role of technology in addressing education challenges (GPE Global Education Summmit side event) Online |
30 June 2021 |
Education and Technology Strategies – Lessons Learned and Opportunities in Latin America (in partnership with The Dialogue) Online |
23 June 2021 | Blockchain for Education Workshop #3: Learner Centered Credentials Online |
10 June 2021 |
Using smartphones to strengthen the human capital of online and offline populations. New evidence and collaborations for global scale up Online |
2-3 June 2021 |
World Bank EdTech Africa Training: EdTech AFR Training: Digital Learning - Foundations & Applications Online |
1-3 June 2021 | Education 4.0 - Accelerating the Ecosystem in MENA Online |
25 May 2021 | The use of ICT at home for school-related tasks: effects on student achievement in an international perspective Online |
11 May 2021 | EdTech in Developing Countries: A Review of Experience and Lessons Online |
4 May 2021 | Value for money, cost-effectiveness & EdTech |
21-22 April 2021 | Digital Skills: The Why, the What and the How Online |
21 April 2021 | Blockchain for Education Workshop #2: Education Ecosystems and Crypto-Networks Online |
11 March 2021 | Building and assessing youth skills remotely during COVID-19: The experience of Educate! in East Africa Online |
24 Feb 2021 |
COREHEG Webinar: Tertiary EdTech - Making the Link Online |
23 Feb 2021 |
Blockchain for Education Workshop #1: Building the Learning Economy Online |
18 Feb 2021 | Selecting, evaluating and adapting open Learning Management Systems: The case of ProFuturo Online |
11 Feb 2021 |
mEducation Alliance 10th Anniversary Event and Award Show Online |
27 Jan 2021 |
EdTech in the age of Covid-19: Lessons learned from the EdTech Hub (Session II) Online |
7 Jan 2021 |
Basic literacy and math teaching via television “Alfa e Beto on TV” Online |
2020
17 Dec 2020 |
The Future of Education: Role of EdTech - Evoke Blockchain for Youth Empowerment Report Online |
16 Dec 2020 |
Lessons for Education from Morocco during COVID-19 (Joint OECD-HARVARD-HundrED-World Bank webinar) Online |
2 Dec 2020 |
Realizing the Future of Learning Today - Report Launch Event Online |
2 Dec 2020 |
DT4D 2.0 Bootcamp: Technology Exploration & Operationalization Approach & "Sandbox Approach" - Evoke Use Case Online |
17 Nov 2020 |
Connecting the dots: the European experience putting digital skills into action Online |
5 Nov 2020 |
Lessons for Education from Latvia during COVID-19 (Joint OECD-Harvard-HundrED-World Bank webinar) Online |
27 Oct 2020 | Using data to improve the delivery and use of tablets: The case of Peru Online |
8 Oct 2020 |
Responding to COVID-19 and Looking Beyond - Lessons from Turkey (Joint OECD-Harvard-HundrED-World Bank webinar) Online |
1 Oct 2020 |
From Idea to Component Design : Fast-tracking digital connectivity and digital skills in Bank operations (Joint DD-EDU BBB) Online |
23 Sep 2020 |
How to invest in remote learning while building the education system of the future (Education and Digital Development, part two) Online |
14-16 Sep 2020 | Play Every Day: 10th Annual mEducation Alliance Annual Symposium Online |
14 Sep 2020 |
Education Television during COVID-19 (Joint OECD-Harvard-HundrED-World Bank webinar) Online |
27 Aug 2020 |
Stemming Learning Loss During the Pandemic - A Rapid Randomized Trial of a Low-Tech Intervention in Botswana Online |
11 Aug 2020 |
How to Invest in Remote Learning while Building the Education System of the Future (Education and Digital Development, part one) Online |
28 July 2020 |
Remote Online Examinations in Higher Education during the COVID-19 crisis Online |
28 July 2020 |
Joint OECD-Harvard-HundrED-World Bank webinar: Lessons For Education from higher education during coronavirus Online |
23 Jul 2020 |
Joint OECD-HARVARD-HundrED-World Bank webinar: Distance Learning in São Paulo Online |
9 July 2020 | Joint OECD-HARVARD-HundrED-World Bank webinar: Accelerating the Modernization of Education in Egypt Online |
8 July 2020 |
South Asia Knowledge Management Remote Learning Series: Computer-Assisted Learning Remediation & eCredential Programs Online |
2 July 2020 | Continuidad de los aprendizajes durante la pandemia Online |
25 June 2020 | Regional consultation with LAC Ministries of Education and policymakers: Thinking about the recovery stage Online |
24 June 2020 | Reimagining the future of education: lessons learned from Evoke Online |
23 June 2020 | Joint OECD-HARVARD-HundrED-World Bank webinar. Lessons learned from Colombia Online |
23 June 2020 | Joint OECD-HARVARD-HundrED-World Bank webinar. Lessons learned from Spain Online |
12 June 2020 | Are Our Children Learning? Status of Remote Learning in Kenya Online |
11 June 2020 | Education continuity in Spain during the Covid-19 crisis: Online portal for students, teachers and families Online |
3 June 2020 | Turkey Edu Tech Hub. Online Roundtable on EdTech Innovation Hubs Online |
3 June 2020 | Cambodia's Digital Track and Trace System for Books : Lessons for Promoting Reading during the COVID-19 Crisis (RBF Education Event) Online |
19 May 2020 | BBB: Strengthening Teacher Effectiveness During COVID-19 Online |
4 May 2020 |
South Asia Consultation: Interactive Audio Instruction (IAI) Online |
29 April 2020 |
Regional consultation with LAC Ministries of Education and policymakers: The case study of Telesecundaria in México Online |
22 April 2020 | Ubongo: Supporting children and families to learn from home during COVID-19 Online |
2 April 2020 | Distance Learning Session for the Caribbean Online |
2 April 2020 | BBL: Learning at home in times of crisis using radio: Lessons from the Education Development Center (EDC) Online |
2 April 2020 | Africa Regional Consultation: Remote Learning & COVID Online |
20 March 2020 | LMS for low resource environments. Rapid response strategies for national governments Online |
19 March 2020 | Regional consultation with LAC Ministries of Education and policymakers Online |
24 Feb 2020 | Leveraging Partnerships for Preparing Students in MENA for the Future of Work (Code.org and Edraak) Washington, DC |
13 Feb 2020 |
Towards an EMIS 2.0: Leveraging a Global Digital Public Good from the Health Sector in Education Washington, DC |
13 Feb 2020 |
Blockchain for Education: Cryptocurrencies, smart contracts, and other blockchain innovations for education Washington, DC |
11 Feb 2020 |
Can Technologies Accelerate Learning and Improve Skills? A call for evidence (Strategic Impact Evaluation Fund, SIEF) Washington, DC |
10 Feb 2020 |
Jobs, Skills, and the Potential of AI in Kenya Washington, DC |
21 Jan 2020 |
A new approach to edtech at the World Bank (Education World Forum) London, UK |
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December 11-14 | Global Symposium on ICT Use in Education 2012 Seoul, Korea |
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September 10-11 | Asian Ministerial Forum on ICT in Education (AMFIE2012) Bangkok, Thailand |
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September 5-7 | mEducation Alliance International Symposium Washington, DC |
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June 13-15 | International Conference on ICT in Teacher Education Patna, India |
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June 12 | Mobile Learning in Affordable Private Schools in India Washington, DC |
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May 10 |
Portugal's eEscola Project Washington, DC |
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May 2 | Technologies for Social Inclusion and Civic Empowerment Washington, DC |
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May 1 | Checkmyschool.org - Linking ICTs and Citizen Monitoring Washington, DC |
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April 10-12 | South-South Knowledge Exchange and Study Tour on the Use of ICTs in Education Montevideo, Uruguay |
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March 5 | 2012 UNESCO & CoSN International Symposium mLearning: Exploring the Power of Mobility to Transform Learning Washington, DC |
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February 29 | Sesame Workshop Around The World Washington, DC |
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February 22 | Worldreader: e-books in Africa Washington, DC |
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January 9-11 | Education World Forum London, UK |
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2011
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December 8 | The Aakash, India's $35 Tablet for Education Washington D.C. |
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November 7-10 | Global Symposium on ICT & Education 2011: Benchmarking International Experiences Seoul, Korea |
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September 27-28 | ICT in Education National Workshop Jakarta, Indonesia |
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August 18-19 | Promoting Quality Educational Outcomes through Mobile Technology Washington, DC |
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July 26-28 | Second Caribbean Regional Learning Event on Improving Teaching and Learning Outcomes with ICT |
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July 13-14 | Asia-Pacific Ministerial Forum on ICT Education (AMFIE 2011) Manila, the Philippines |
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June 16 | BBL: Tapping ICTs to Create Jobs for Africa's Youth Washington, DC |
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May 25-27 | eLearning Africa 2011 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
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April 21 | Emerging NRENs SIG Meeting Washington, DC |
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April 14-15 | Improving Teaching and Learning Outcomes in the English-speaking Caribbean Countries with ICT Bridgetown, Barbados |
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April 4 | BBL: School Computer System Sustainability Toolkit & its Use in Developing Countries Washington, DC |
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March 21 | BBL: The Benefits and Costs of ICT in Education Washington, DC |
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Feb. 21-23 | EuroMed ICT/Education Symposium - POSTPONED Tunis, Tunisia |
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Jan. 28 | BBL: What's Next for Open Education Resources? Washington, DC |
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Jan. 10-12 | Education World Forum London, United Kingdom |
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2010
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Nov. 1-4 | Global Symposium on ICT Use in Education: Building national ICT/education agencies |
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Sept. 28-30 | EVOKE -- A Platform for Social Innovation Washington, DC |
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Aug. 30 | One Laptop Per Child in South America: Reports from on-the-ground Washington, DC |
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Jun. 30 | Learning by Ear: The Skills to Succeed in Today’s Africa Washington, DC |
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Jun. 15 | Open Educational Resources Africa: OER for Health and Education Washington, DC |
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May 28 | eLearning Africa 2010 -- Skills for ICT: A South-South Experience Exchange between Africa and India Lusaka, Zambia |
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May 24 | One Mouse Per Child (& other innovative approaches to using ICTs in education) Miguel Nussbaum, Catholic University of Chile Washington, DC |
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May 20 | Escuela+ : Delivering High Quality Educational Televison To Rural Schools Olga Lucia Riveros Gaona, Ministry of Education, Colombia German Covarrubias, Ministry of Education, Chile Jose Antonio Torres Moro, Ministry of Education, Puerto Rico Washington, DC |
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May 13 | Uruguay's Plan Ceibal: What Happens When *all* Students and Teachers Have Their Own Laptops |
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May 5 | Interactive Radio Instruction (IRI): Increasing Access to Quality Early Childhood Development Programs in Developing Countries |
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Apr. 21 | A Special Live Oxford-style Debate: Are Most Investments in Technology for Schools Wasted? New Delhi, India |
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Apr. 12 | Mobile Phones and Language Literacy in Rural Communities Matthew Kam, Carnegie Mellon University |
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Mar. 25 | The EduRadicals event with Roger Shank |
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Feb. 22-24 | International Conference on 1-to-1 Computing in Education Vienna, Austria An international conference hosted by the Austrian Ministry of Education and jointly organised by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and the World Bank (WB), to discuss the main experiences from large-scale uses of digital devices (ranging from handhelds and cellular phones to netbooks and notebooks) under the paradigm of '1-to-1' computing, and examine the opportunities and risks from an educational and socio-economic perspective. |
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Jan. 11-13 | Learning and Technology World Forum London, UK The Learning and Technology World Forum is an internationally recognized leadership forum for sharing best and debating future practice in education and skills. It is one of the largest gatherings of education and skills ministers in the world. It is also the only forum that brings together national leaders to share their ideas and experiences on strategy and policy; considering ways that technology can be used to support and improve the accessibility and quality of education and skills globally. For more information, please see the event web site at https://www.latwf.org. |
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2009
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Nov. 23 | BBL - The Talking Book for Africa Washington, DC The innovative Talking Book Project develops new and affordable digital audio technology to provide vital information and literacy training to people with limited access to either, in the form of locally recorded, spoken content on an interactive audio device. The technology is being used for two major purposes: training of reading skills and communication of information. A pilot was completed in Northern Ghana in 2009. |
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Nov. 15-17 | ICT Transforming Education: 13th UNESCO-APEID International Conference on Education and World Bank-KERIS High Level Seminar on ICT in Education The 13th UNESCO-APEID International Conference, in conjunction with the World Bank-KERIS High Level Seminar on ICT in Education, will emphasize the powerful role ICT can play in changing the way we teach and learn. The conference will provide a forum to explore, identify and synergize innovative approaches for harnessing the potential of ICT to increase the reach and quality of education. Distinguished speakers and paper presenters will share their rich experiences in linking theory to practice. Policymakers, educators, teachers, academicians and researchers will discuss, exchange information and learn from each other on how we use ICT in teaching and learning to improve overall quality of education. More information is available on the event website maintained by UNESCO-Bangkok.
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Nov. 9-11 | Global Symposium on ICT and Education High-level policymakers, experts and practitioners will gather to discuss emerging trends and practices related to the effective and appropriate of ICTs in the education sector, with a specific focus on monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment. This event extends the collaboration between the World Bank, the Korean Ministry of Education and KERIS on ICT/education capacity building events, following on similar activities in 2008 and 2007. More information to follow.
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Oct. 20 | Using Teachers & Technology for Early Grade Student Assessment - One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Innovations in Uruguay
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Sept. 16 | Mobile Innovations in Education Event page and live webcast available on the World Bank's eDevelopment site athttps://go.worldbank.org/7ZD6MGXWF0 |
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Sept. 11 | ICTs for Education Paris, France |
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Aug. 31 - Sept. 3 | Professional Development of School Managers and Teachers in Effective Use of ICT in Education: A Guide for Policy Implementers Port Louis, Mauritius |
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Jul. 7-9 | Consultative workshop on ICT and education indicators |
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Jul. 1 | eBooks & Affordable Access to Digital Content for Teachers, Health Care Workers & Agricultural Extension Agents in Southern Africa Key questions:
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May 27-28 | Conference on ICT Support for Universalisation of Secondary Education |
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2008
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Nov. 17-21 | ICT for Education Policymakers: From Vision to Action |
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Nov. 6 | How Much Does It Really Cost to Introduce and Sustain Computers in Schools? |
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Nov. 3 | Low-Cost ICT Devices in Education: Hope, Hype and Heuristics |
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Oct. 6 | The $70, Low-Power Computer for Education -- Lessons from Macedonia, Andhra Pradesh and beyond |
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May 28 | Planning Workshop on Capacity-Building for ICT in Education in Africa at at e-Learning Africa 2008 (Accra, Ghana) |
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2007
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Nov. 12-16 |
Information Communication Technology (ICT) for Education Leaders: From Vision to Reality |
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Nov. 8 | e-Learning: Re-Thinking Education |
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Jun. 5 | Session: Libraries and Electronic Collections: Acquisitions in a Changing Environment |
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May 24 | The New $100 Computer |
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Jun. 28 | Session: The Role of Education in Building Knowledge Societies: The Experience of Jordan and Mexico |
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May 11 | Microsoft’s Approach to Digital Inclusion in Schools |
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