WORKING PAPER 1 | JANUARY 2012 B R O O K E S H E A R E R W O R K I N G PA P E R S E R I E S A NEW FACE OF EDUCATION BRINGING TECHNOLOGY INTO THE CLASSROOM IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD REBECCA WINTHROP AND MARSHALL S. SMITH Global Economy and Development at BROOKINGS BROOKE SHEARER W O R K I N G PA P E R S E R I E S This working paper series is dedicated to the memor y of Brooke Shearer (1950-2009)‚ a loyal friend of the Brookings Institution and a respected journalist‚ government official
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contest‚ which started in the year 2000‚ is a UNESCO/Goi Peace Foundation joint program since 2007. The United Nations has designated 2001-2010 as the "International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World" and 2005-2014 as the "United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development." Not only should young people benefit from these global initiatives‚ but they should be empowered to play a leading role in them. Each year‚ the essay contest adopts a
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Revolution‚ technology has served as a tool to improve the standard of living in most countries. We receive a lot of benefits from modern technology in everyday life. The benefit can be so great that you notice it‚ or something small you can take for granted. Modern technology has solved many problems that people face and play an important role in the development of many countries. Modern technologies create many kinds of products and also a heated controversy. Computers‚ cloning technology‚ and video
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McKinsey Global Institute May 2013 Disruptive technologies: Advances that will transform life‚ business‚ and the global economy The McKinsey Global Institute The McKinsey Global Institute (MGI)‚ the business and economics research arm of McKinsey & Company‚ was established in 1990 to develop a deeper understanding of the evolving global economy. Our goal is to provide leaders in the commercial‚ public‚ and social sectors with the facts and insights on which to base management and policy
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HISTORY OF A FEW GOOD WOMEN IN History of a Few Good Women in Technology From 1815 Present By Georgia Perimeter College Women 2 Abstract Women have played a major role in computing for centuries as well as men. The purpose of this paper is to gain knowledge on women involved in technology who for some reason do not gain as much recognition as do men. There are numerous women within this field worth talking about‚ but the ones chosen were Ada Byron‚ Grace Hopper‚ Evelyn Granville
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De La Salle University – Manila “What is the status of technology start-up enterprises in the Philippines?” Submitted to The Faculty of the Decision Sciences and Innovation Department Ramon V. Del Rosario College of Business In Partial Fulfillment of the Course Requirements In BASIREC V24 Submitted to: Dr. Aida Licaros Velasco Submitted by: Kevin Ron Ladores Nieto April 18‚ 2013 Technology has changed the way entrepreneurs look at how they should start up a business. The success
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Automation is the use of control systems and information technologies to reduce the need for human work in the production of goods and services. In the scope of industrialization‚ automation is a step beyond mechanization. Whereas mechanization provided human operators with machinery to assist them with the muscular requirements of work‚ automation greatly decreases the need for human sensory and mental requirements as well. Automation plays an increasingly important role in the world economy and
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ITM100 RESEARCH PAPER OUTLINE Bluetooth Technology Introduction Bluetooth technology is set to become the revolutionary communications tool that will affect all our lives in one form or another. It will simplify the operation and installation of both new and existing products. Its functionality will be‚ for the most part‚ invisible and seamless. Bluetooth ’s greatest gift will inevitably be its user-transparency and enhancement of efficiency‚ productivity and communication. Hypothesis
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In the memoir Year of Impossible Goodbyes by Sook Nyul Choi‚ Sookan changes from someone who is scared and oppressed‚ and becomes someone who is strong-willed and determined. As the story plays out‚ this change is shown in many moments‚ but three are when grandfather dies‚ when the Japanese leave Korea and the war ends‚ and when their mother is separated from them. When Sookan’s grandfather dies at the beginning of the book‚ it shows how dependent she is on her grandfather. She is extremely devastated
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The change in technology that has taken and continues to take place over time is mind-boggling. 20 years ago the thought of a computer being a necessity would be preposterous but now the thought of not having one is. The advances in technology began with needs for survival but last I heard an iPod is not necessary for daily survival. Is technology moving to fast for us to keep up though? Technology is a problem because we cannot do without it‚ and our use of it clearly makes us both better
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