News and Events

Participants’ registration.

Conference Opening Speech

Ursula Schaefer-Preuss
Vice President
Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development, ADB

Welcome Message

Elaine Glennie
Senior Capacity Building Specialist, ADBI

Group photo session and coffee/tea break

Meeting the Challenge of the Millennium Development Goals Through the Application of ICT for Education [ PDF: 102kb | 6 pages ]

Key Note Speech [ PDF: 60kb | 9 pages ]
Shahid Akhtar [ PDF: 159kb | 1 page ]
Editor-in-Chief, Digital Review of Asia-Pacific
former Head, Asia- Pacific Development Information Program (UNDP-APDIP)

Benefiting from Experiences and the Way Forward: Introduction to Concurrent Sessions [ PDF: 24kb | 3 pages ]

Jouko Sarvi
Principal Education Specialist, ADB
Manuela Prina, Social Sector Specialist, ADB and Sessions Facilitators

Lunch

Concurrent Sessions Streams

1. Regulatory Frameworks, e-Readiness, Telecom, Hardware: Issues and Trends
    Facilitators: Julian Watson & Tony Read, Team Leaders of ADB Regional Studies.

• Conditions Controlled By Government That Have A Positive Effect On Nurturing Innovative ICT In Education [ PDF: 1,497kb | 20 pages ]
  Julian Watson [ PDF: 175kb | 2 pages ]
  Team Leader, Regional Study on Innovative ICT in Education



• Developing and Implementing a National Strategy for ICT in Basic Education [ PDF: 265kb | 10 pages ]. Experience from Uzbekistan
  Malika Shagazatova [ PDF: 182kb | 2 pages ]
  Regional Study on ICT in Basic Education, Central Asia



• Intellectual Property Rights and Internet in Central Asia
  Asomudin Atoev
  Director for the Civil Internet Policy – Tajikistan

• Solving the Puzzle – Why Some Pieces Fit and Some Just Don’t. Results from ADB’s Regional Study on Innovative ICT in Education - Mongolia [ PDF: 148kb | 14 pages ] and Samoa [ PDF: 89kb | 7 pages ]
  Carmen Strigel & Study Team [ PDF: 160kb | 1 page ]



• Innovative ICT in Rural Schools, Experience from IIREM Project, Mongolia [ PDF: 371kb | 8 pages ]
  Sukhbaatar Enkhargal [ PDF: 168kb | 1 page ]
  IIREM Team



• Samoa Schoolnet and Community Access Project
  Hitendra Pillay [ PDF: 174kb | 2 pages ]
  Consultant Team Leader
  Rosemarie Esera
  Principal Technology Officer, Ministry of Education, Samoa

• Technology As A Catalyst To Improve Access To And Quality of In-Service Teacher Training in Rural Settings. Results from ADB’s Regional Study on Innovative ICT in Education – Nepal [ PDF: 399kb | 13 pages ] and Bangladesh [ PDF: 1,081kb | 10 pages ]
  Sarah Pouezevara & Study Team [ PDF: 179kb | 2 pages ]
  Regional Study on Innovative ICT in Education



• Efforts in Singapore in Teacher Preparation, Schooling, and in Preparation of School Leaders Within the Context of E-learning Environment [ PDF: 126kb | 18 pages ]
  Professor Horn Mun Cheah [ PDF: 168kb | 1 page ]
  National Institute for Education, Singapore

• Crossing the Digital Divide – Options, Pros and Cons for Affordable Rural and Remote Connectivity [ PDF: 160kb | 8 pages ]
  Nick Read [ PDF: 171kb | 2 pages ]
  Network and Connectivity Expert, Regional Study on ICT in Basic Education, Central Asia



• Towards Enriching ICT for Education Through Public & Private Partnerships[ PDF: 526kb | 11 pages ] - Text2Teach, Philippines
  Zenaida Domingo [ PDF: 177kb | 2 pages ]
  Deputy Chief of Party, Education and Livelihood Skills Alliance, International Youth Foundation
  Simo Hoikka
  Program Manager, Bridge IT, Corporate Relations and Responsibility, Nokia (Philippines), Inc.



• Impact and Innovation Through Partnerships in Education [ PDF: 2,387kb | 9 pages ]
  Jonathan Kushner [ PDF: 171kb | 1 page ]
  Director, International Organizations and Development Banks, Microsoft Asia Pacific

Coffee/tea break

Sharing Sessions Outputs – Summary of Day 1

Evening Reception

ICT in Education Planning Toolkit [ PDF: 1,880kb | 18 pages ]

Benjamin Vergel de Dios [ PDF: 180kb | 2 pages ]
Project Officer, ICT in Education Unit, UNESCO Asia & Pacific Regional Bureau, Bangkok

Coffee/tea break

The Potential of Public & Private Partnerships in ICT for Education[ PDF: 155kb | 20 pages ]

Norman LaRocque [ PDF: 171kb | 1 pages ]
Advisor to the Education Forum, New Zealand

Lunch

Concurrent Sessions Streams

1. Regulatory Frameworks, e-Readiness, Telecom, Hardware: Issues and Trends
    Facilitators: Julian Watson & Tony Read, Team Leaders of ADB Regional Studies.

• Financing ICT in Basic Education [ PDF: 27kb | 10 pages ] – Policy and Strategy Options for Affordable and Sustainable Investments
  Tony Read [ PDF: 173kb | 2 pages ]
  Team Leader, Regional Study on ICT in Basic Education, Central-Asia



• Revolving Fund Scheme for ICT in Education [ PDF: 41kb | 11 pages ]
  Karine Harutyunyan [ PDF: 158kb | 1 pages ]
  Ministry of Education, Armenia

• Identifying, Developing, Evaluating, Testing and Using Local e-content [ PDF: 177kb | 5 pages ]. Experience in Kazakhstan
  Gul Nurgalieva [ PDF: 158kb | 1 pages ]
  President, National Center for Informatization, Kazakhstan



• ICT for Learning
  Anthony O’Hara [ PDF: 159kb | 1 pages ]
  Education Technology Strategist, Microsoft, Asia Pacific



• Best Practices in Learning Contents via Multi-media [ PDF: 479kb | 8 pages ] – Capacity Building in Thailand
  Mak Khan [ PDF: 162kb | 2 pages ]
  Director, Curriculum Corporation International (CCI)
  Susan Atkins
  Director, Online E-learning Initiatives, CCI, Australia

Coffee/tea break

Sharing Sessions Outputs - Summary of Day 2.

Dinner

Procurement for ICT [ PDF: 387kb | 14 pages ]

Robert Rothery
Principal Procurement Specialist, ADB

Coffee/tea break

ICT in or for Education? Designing and Implementing Successful ICT for Education Investments [ PDF: 26kb | 2 pages ]

Panel Discussion and Summary of Conference Outcomes

Concluding Remarks

Xianbin Yao
Director General, Regional and Sustainable Development Department, ADB

Lunch