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The online symposium is organized by UNESCO New Delhi and Bangkok offices.

The overall aim of the Symposium is to present various applications of ICT in improving the quality of education and skills training, bridging the learning disruption, while ensuring equity. It will provide a platform for policymakers, field experts and practitioners to share knowledge and experiences, and reflect on future actions for building more resilient national education systems to cope with disasters or emergencies.

This South Asia regional symposium aims to achieve the following objectives.:

• Share regional experiences of developing and implementing national ICT in education policy in light of COVID-19;
• Discuss case studies on good practices of using ICT to bridge the digital divide, improve education and training delivery, improving learning outcomes and achieving inclusion, especially in light of COVID-19;
• Explore emerging and cutting-edge technologies in developing contexts to facilitate forecasting in emerging skills, transition to labour market etc,

The key output produced and disseminated post the symposium would be an outcome  document that would serve as a compendium of conference proceedings containing a summary of sessions and discussions.                    

The event will include five sessions presented by speakers from various organizations and selected countries in South Asia and beyond. For each session, a moderator will facilitate interactive discussions, followed by a Q&A session.

Key Speakers/ Organization:

• Shigeru Aoyagi, Director, Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, UNESCO Bangkok
• Mr. Yoshiaki Ishida, Deputy Secretary-General, Japanese National Commission for UNESCO
• Anantha Kumar Duraiappah, Director, UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP)
• Fengchun Miao, Chief, ICT in Education Unit, UNESCO Paris
• Ritesh Agarwal, Lead - Growth and Partnerships, Educational Initiatives (EI) (Mindspark)
• Frank van Cappelle, Education Specialist, UNICEF ROSA
• Max Ehlers, Associate IT Officer, UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for TVET
• Riina Vuorikari, European Commission
• Adam Seldow, Director of Education Partnerships, Facebook
• Dr. Amina Charania, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS)
• Madhu Parhar, Director, Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA), Commonwealth of Learning (COL)
• Osama Manzar, Founder & Director, Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF)
• Janaka Jayalath, Director General, Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission (TVEC), Sri Lanka
• Timothy Miller, Founder & Managing Director, Certif-ID
• Nyi Nyi Thaung, Program Specialist, UNESCO BKK
• Mame Omar Diop, Head of Education, UNESCO NDL

Contact: Mame Omar Diop (o.diop@unesco.org)

Useful Links:

• UNESCO New Delhi
• UNESCO New Delhi Facebook

URL:

https://events.unesco.org/event?id=3408401027&lang=1033