UNESCO - Communication, Information and Informatics Sector

19.11.2004 Microsoft has joined the coalition of major private sector partners supporting UNESCO’s global strategy to draw on information and communication technologies (ICTs) to improve education, social and economic development worldwide.

18.11.2004 The Namibian College of Open Learning, which is supported by Unesco, is aiming to integrate ICTs into the open learning system to extend the scope of education beyond the traditional classroom. The project seeks to test ICT-supported distance education before massive government investment at the national level.

18.11.2004 The Namibian College of Open Learning, which is supported by Unesco, aims to integrate ICTs into the open learning system to extend the scope of education beyond the traditional classroom. The project seeks to test ICT-supported distance education before massive government investment at the national level.

16.11.2004 A suitcase radio in Timbuktu, Mali, that helped people fight a locust attack will be able to reach and involve larger communities. The Unesco has replaced its 30-watt transmitter with a 100-watt unit that will increase the reach by three times.

10.11.2004 Education for all cannot be achieved without dramatic improvements in the quality of learning. Yet in many countries, a large gap exists between the number of students graduating from school and those among them mastering a minimum set of cognitive skills finds the EFA Global Monitoring Report 2005 developed by an independent team and published by UNESCO. It assesses where the world stands on its commitment to provide a basic education to all children, youth and adults by 2015.

• Author/Publisher: UNESCO
• Area Focus: Global
• Type: Analysis
• Year Published: November 2004