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"Most investment in technology in schools is wasted. Discuss."

On April 21st infoDev will launch the first draft of its Survey of Information and Communication Technology for Education in India & South Asia at the World Bank office at Lodi Estate in New Delhi, India. The launch will feature a live debate accompanied by the motion "Most investment in technology in schools is wasted. Discuss." Dr. Tim Kelly, Lead ICT Policy Specialist for the World Bank's infoDev program, will chair a lively discussion on the following key topics in ICT and education:
  1. Are the educational systems South Asian nations ready for large-scale use of ICTs?
  2. If so, what are the organizational and financial preconditions for success?
  3. What changes are needed in systems, practices and oversight arrangements?
  4. How should we measure success?
  5. What are the existing good practice experiences in the region that can guide us?
Invited Discussants: Ashish Garg is the Asia Regional Coordinator for Global eSchools and Communities Initiative, and based in New Delhi Atanu Dey is a noted speaker on ICT in education and an economist at Netcore Solutions in Mumbai, India Benjamin Vergel De Dios is a Programme Officer for ICT in Education projects at UNESCO Asia-Pacific Regional Bureau for Education in Bangkok, Thailand. Nilaya Varma is Director of PricewaterhouseCoopers India which has written the Survey of Information and Communication Technology for Education in India & South AsiaSam Carlson is a World Bank Lead Education Specialist and project team leader for Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan in India Wayan Vota is an ICT in education consultant to infoDev. Sign up to the live webcast. By Niamh Brannigan

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