Education Innovation

Australia's is moving closer to its vision of providing computers to all secondary school students and turning every secondary school into a digital school.

Australian Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Justice Jason Clare has introduced legislation that seeks to establish an R 18+ category for computer games.

The Philippines' Department of Science and Technology–Information and Communications Technology Office (DOST-ICTO) is bringing Oracle Academy’s technology training program to 24 state universities and colleges, a move that will benefit approximately 10,000 students over two years.

Hong Kong's Education Bureau (EDB) has launched an Internet-based service that seeks to assist students taking the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE) and the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) examination better plan their study pathways.

Singapore and the United States have signed an agreement to enhance cooperation on education. Singapore’s Minister for Education Heng Swee Keat and US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan signed the memorandum of agreement in Washington last week.

Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS), the web-based business data research service of The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, has moved to grid computing to help speed complex research.

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa launched a national education action plan for peace and sustainable development at Temple Trees, the official residence of the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka in Colombo, this week.

California State University-Monterey Bay (CSUMB) has updated its storage system to HP P6000 Enterprise Virtual Arrays (EVA) to provide faster data access to students and faculty and to increase capacity in support of scholastic research applications.

Nearly 800 schools across Australia will receive $50,0000 grants to install solar and other renewable power systems from the government's National Solar Schools Program.

One billion phones with access to educational apps will be given away to the world's poorest nations starting this year. The ambitious project was an initiative of the Young Global Leaders(YGL), a World Economic Forum community of 700 social entrepreneurs that address specific challenges of public interest.