UNESCO Dhaka

Bangladesh is moving one step ahead in making digital Bangladesh – master plan for ICT in education is going to be prepared soon. The government, stakeholders and development partners began a journey of formulating the ICT in Education Master Plan of Bangladesh through the first step- the Capacity Building Workshop on Using the ICT in Education Toolkit for Policymakers, Planners and Practitioners, started on 27th and will finish on 30 April 2009.

One of the agenda of this government is to make the country ‘digital’ through ICT capable and ICT enhanced education and making the people fit for the 21st century challenges. After coming to power in January this year, this government has already taken initiative to reformulate the education policy and now going to explore how ICTs can best be integrated and enhance quality of education.

Mr. Nurul Islam Nahid, Hon’ble Minister for Education, while speaking as Chief Guest for the inaugural session of the workshop, reiterated his government’s commitment to ensure quality education and making Bangladesh a digital nation. He hoped that this workshop will enable the policymakers, planners and practitioners to recommend policy changes to integrate ICT in education and prepare ICT in master plan. This government has already approved ICT policy 2008 and ICT laws.

Among others Mr. Malama Meleisea, Director and Representative, UNESCO, Mr. Anir Chowdhury, Policy Advisor, Access to Information Programme of Prime Minister’s Office spoke the occasion. The speakers at the inaugural session underscored the need for designing ICTs in education keeping in the mind the needs of underprivileged and under-reached people.

EFA Global Monitroing Report 2009 focused on inequality and governance. The report presented the progress towards Education for All (EFA) goals throughout the world, projected acheivement in 2015, and recommendations for accelerating the progress to acheive the goals.

This seventh issue of EFA Global Monitroing Report 2009, specifically dealt with governance and its role in overcoming inequality. For wide dissemination of the facts and findings of this report to wider Bangla speaking community, UNESCO Dhaka office translated and published the Summary Report in Bangla and made available through this website.

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 EFA Global Monitroing Report 2009 - Summary of Findings (Bangla Version) (1.72 MB)

UNESCO Regional Bureau in Bangkok and Dhaka office, jointly with UNICEF and ILO, organized the workshop in cooperation with Dhaka Ahsania Mission. The Regional Workshop for Capacity Building of NFE Personnel on Life Skills Curriculum, Teaching Learning Material and Monitoring and Evaluation was held from 30 March to 3 April 2009 in Dhaka, Bangladesh, under the support of UNESCO and Japanese Funds in Trust for EFA.

The overall objective of the workshop is to develop capacity of non-formal education personnel of government and NGOs to improve the quality of programmes for applying various skills in daily life. The areas of life skills can cover protection from risks such as HIV/AIDS prevention and also development e.g. income generation activities.