eLearningworld News from EU Innovation Radar survey shows that 41% of all organizations behind high potential innovations that is receiving EU research funding are small- and medium-sized enterprises. Despite that SMEs only accounting for 14% of the total funding. The survey also shows that when taking innovations to the market. …
eLearningworld News from the world Huaweis Global connectivity index (GCI) 2015 shows a strong correlation between GCI and GDP. The report estimates that 20% increase in ICT investment generates 1% growth in GDP. A country’s GCI-performance can be categorised in three levels: Mature, Follower and Beginner. While mature countries like …
eLearningworld News from EU The CARER+ project is designed as a tailor-made technological environment for self- and professional development for care workers. The pedagogy is based on a blended-learning approach with peer-to-peer and intergenerational learning methodology. The programme that is funded by EU ICT Policy Support Programme was piloted in …
eLearningworld News from Germany Germans want more influence in their local communities according to a survey financed by the German Federal Ministry of Education. Federal Research Minister Johanna Wanka commented the result in the following way: “The city of the future can only function as a community project. The task …
eLearningworld News from France 500 schools and colleges in France will be digitalised during this year. This will mark the first stage of the digital plan for education, which means that more than 70,000 students and 8,000 teachers fully will be able to use the potential of digital tools for …
eLearningworld News from Italy Italy’s Ministry of Economic Development will offer fundings to companies that invest in big research and development projects within the categories ICT-digital agenda and sustainable industry. When it comes to ICT the project that receive funding will comprehend with the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, …
eLearningworld News from Africa Africa’s leading learning and technology conference is taking place in Ethiopia next month and is celebrating its tenth anniversary. The conference that is co-organised by the African Union will have a special focus on the learning technology’s role in being a growing ground for entrepreneurial skills. …
eLearningworld News from the World The 2015 edition of World Economic Forum’s The Global Information Technology Report summarize the development as follows: The information and communication technology (ICT) revolution has the potential to transform economies and societies, and become part of the solution of many global challenges, but the revolution …
eLearningworld News from Denmark The Ministry of Education in Denmark is launching a new strategy for vocational training in order to improve quality and make better use of available resources. The main engine in the new strategy is to bridge students’ learning-process in the classroom and the workplace (where the …
eLearningworld News from Europe A new report from the EU Commission called “ICT Art Connect Activities Linking ICT and Art” shows ground-breaking effects of connecting art and ICT in e.g. education. “To think out-of-the-box is a well-known objective in innovation processes. Artists, however, are more interested in getting rid of …
