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Ashutosh Chadha Director Strategic Education Initiatives – Asia Pacific Corporate Affairs July 1st 2010 Human Resources and Skill Development
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21 st century Skills Intel's efforts and Conclusions A Framework and approach The Education Challenge Agenda Demographic Challenge
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‘The creation of an educational system capable of preparing people to live in the changing world is one of the crucial tasks of modern society.’ Kinelev, 2000 The Capability Building Agenda
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A World in Transformation Growing world market Global Scale & Competition Technology all pervasive Knowledge - the new currency
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7 Emerging Demographic shift 47 19 3 5 3 India Pakistan Iran Brazil Mexico Philippines 5 4 Vietnam 2 Turkey Working age deficit/surplus by 2020 (population M) -10 China -6 Russia 5 Indonesia 1 Malaysia 0 Ireland Israel 0 Iraq 2 Czech Republic Note: Potential surplus is calculated keeping the ratio of working population (age group 15 – 59) to total population constant; Source:U.S. Census Bureau; BCG Analysis 4 Egypt -17 US -2 UK -2 Italy -3 France -9 Japan -0.5 Australia -3 Spain -3 Germany Bangladesh 7 What does this mean for us?
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“Today’s change is not just more rapid, more complex, more turbulent, more unpredictable. Today’s change is unlike any encountered before. The surprising fact is that change itself has changed. We’ve reached Breakpoint. At Breakpoint the rule is change is so sharp that continuing to use the old rules not only doesn’t work, it erects great, sometimes insurmountable, barriers to success.” Land/Jarman: Breakpoint and Beyond Change is supported only by a strong educational environment which fosters innovation, equity and supports changing needs Economic Growth is built on Innovation and Evolution directly related to Change
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From Agrarian to Imagination Economies Agrarian Industrial Imagination Information Concrete Abstract Interactive Creative “Imagination is more important than Knowledge” – Albert Einstein
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How the demand for skills has changed Economy-wide measures of routine and non-routine task input (US) (Levy and Murnane) Mean task input as percentiles of the 1960 task distribution The dilemma of the education system: The skills that are easiest to teach and test are also the ones that are easiest to digitise, automate and outsource
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IN MORE DEVELOPED COUNTRIES Source: “Tough Choices or Tough Times” 2007, National center on education and the economy Race up the Value Chain
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20 th Century21 st Century 1 – 2 Jobs10 – 15 Jobs Breadth; Depth in several fields Mastery of One Field Number of Jobs Job Requirements Nature of Work is Changing
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Every Individual Must Be: Problem solver Innovator Effective communicator Collaborator Self Directed Learner Information and Media Literate Globally Aware Civically engaged Critical Thinker
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The Educational Challenge Services are increasingly becoming the biggest employer Knowledge / Innovation and Entrepreneur ship are driving economy Technology is today becoming a key enabler for Knowledge sharing / commerce and doing business. Disparities in Education Faculty skills / availability Content relevance / delivery / timeliness' Exposure to real life situations Collaboration and Digital Literacy Infrastructure EQUITY This needs a collaborative and holistic approach involving Government Academia NGOs Multilaterals Private Sector To address Relevance to real-world (for motivation, and employability) Skills, not just Knowledge (critical thinking, creativity, etc)
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Model for Education Transformation
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ICT in Education Affordable Learning Accessible Learning Attractive Learning Applicable Learning ICT and Connectivity
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Mission: Empowering Education Today to Inspire Innovation and Sustainable Growth Objectives Improve global Education through localized programs, technology solutions and strategic alliances Enable the next Billion people to participate in the knowledge economy. Collaborate with government and education leaders to enable the effective use of information and communication technology in Education Intel ® Education Initiative
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Where we Partner Higher Education K-12 Inclusion Science and Maths Curriculum Faculty and Student Programs Research Technical entrepreneurship Educational Platforms Accessibility options Teacher Professional Development Leadership Training Assessment and evaluation Connectivity Content Educational Platforms Accessibility options Science Workshops Research Fairs in Maths and Sc ISEF Inclusion Programs Underserved Youth Adults Un employed
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Intel Education Empowering Education Today to Inspire Innovation and Sustainable Growth 7 million teachers trained in over 70 countries 1,000,000 learners touched in 12 countries 1000 plus universities, 1600 professors, 100,000+ students in 72 countries
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Making an Impact Access and Equality Economic Development Innovation Employability & Entrepreneurship
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ConclusionIncreased Productivity / Knowledge IncreasedEconomic Well being Increased Personal / Business Wealth ICT if used innovatively Providing ExposureProviding Exposure Overcome Gaps in Faculty skillsOvercome Gaps in Faculty skills Faculty availability / Content issuesFaculty availability / Content issues ExperiencesExperiences Address Curriculum relevanceAddress Curriculum relevance Enable 21 st Century SkillsEnable 21 st Century Skills We live in a “flat” world — each individual competes with ALL other individuals Knowledge is key to 21 st century competitiveness Education transformation needs to be holistic and not single mode ICT can help create a level playing field
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“You must be the change you want to see in the world “ - Mahatma Gandhi
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Thank you
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