There is a feeling of momentum within the sector, regarding digital resources – an awareness that France has been behind the curve and a desire to increase the usage of these tools
There are now dedicated public actors and organisations with a responsibility to pilot digital education strategies within the regions
There is a desire to develop innovative digital pedagogical methods and ensure teachers know how to use them; training is a key talking point
Ms Gemma Peach
Deputy Trade Adviser
UKTI Hong Kong
Hong Kong schools are well served by the internet infrastructure; all computers are networked and connected to the internet via broadband plus wireless network. E-learning platforms exist at all schools although the level of sophistication differs from school to school. To further realise the potential of IT, the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is proposing overhauling schools’ IT infrastructure and every classroom with WiFi access.
Currently the Government's total grant to schools for ICT resources is £24 million p.a. The Government established the Hong Kong Education City in 2000 to coordinate the large-scale development, acquisition and licensing of e-learning resources: www.hkedcity.net
Promotion of e-learning in schools is high on the Government’s education agenda, including the development of e-learning resources for the enhancement of learning and teaching. The Government is taking steps to provide grants for schools to try e-learning resources and foster a marketplace for the e-learning industry.
At growing stage in line with expansion of international education institutions.
In public schools/institutions – educational ICT sector dominated by German (50%); Japan (35%); UK/Netherland/Korea/US/Aus (15%) – UK need to work harder and create awareness.
English language training software is big demand in Indonesia
Ms Deasy Wang
Senior Trade and Investment Manager
UKTI Italy
National and regional Digital Plans are currently implemented with funds allocated
Digital content is now very much in need (to populate all the hardware which is being bought)
Teacher training and assessment are also opportunity areas
Ms Valeria Notari
Senior Trade Advisor
UKTI Jordan
Jordan contributes to 75% of the Arabic content on the web, Tech sector contributes to 12% of Jordan’s GDP
Amman is regarded as a regional technology capital for start-ups, ranked 10th top city for start-up creation.
The Queen of Jordan is highly involved in the education sector leading on several initiatives including Madrasati, Queen Rania Teacher Academy, The International Academy and supports several education initiatives.
Ms Lubna Taimeh
Trade & Investment Advisor
UKTI Kazahkstan
Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools (NIS) are an initiative of the government of Kazakhstan intended to educate the future intellectual leaders of the country. This network of elementary and secondary schools teaches students in a trilingual environment of Kazakh, Russian, and English. NIS schools are located throughout Kazakhstan, with new campuses opening due to rapid expansion throughout 2013 - 2015.
Five new-generation colleges to be launched in Kazakhstan this year by Kasipkor Holding. The Government aims to qualitatively change the content in colleges, educational processes, to improve the material and technical base, to improve the training and skills of engineering teaching staff of colleges.
E-learning is a national project, part of the State Programme for Education Development 2011-2020 which aims to ensure access to the state-of-the-art educational resources and technologies
The Malaysian Government is very much into developing the Educational ICT sector through the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation.
The Ministry of Education wants all 10,000 plus public schools to become 'Smart Schools', where more Educational ICT will be used for teaching and learning, especially for English, Maths and Science.
Of the £10 billion annual budget allocation for the Ministry of Education, 25 per cent is for educational technology implementation/improvement in schools and institutions.
Mr Siva Somasundram
Senior Trade Manager – Education & Training
UKTI Mexico
Mexican government has pursued to include educational technology into different academic ambiences and it is still a priority. Human and economic resources have been devoted to increase educational ICT all over the educational institutions.
The introduction of ICT in Mexico has a history of thirty years, time where we have seen different initiatives and schemes in order to reach a higher coverage using current educational models or incorporating new educational models.
The latest efforts have been made in order to reach a “digital curricula”. This means the elaboration and classification of learning objects or programmes with more or less interactivity that could be hosted in servers. It will also be accessed by teachers who have a computer and use them as didactic tools so they can get additional support to their lessons.
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