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The Bent Given by Education Will Determine All That Follows
Written by Maria Farooq
The sustainability of the educational system is one of the important weapons that will effectively address key problems and global challenges in Pakistan knows Maria Farooq. As a nation we are confronted with global challenges — greater competition, persistent pressures to innovate, new global markets and production options — in […]
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Education Outreach – Weapon Against Terrorism in Pakistan
Written by Rabab Khan
Educating the masses of any country may be our only weapon when it comes to fighting the creation of terrorists and extremists says Rabab Khan. Education is often considered the yardstick of a country’s progress and is one of several indicators used to gauge a developing country’s measure of progress. […]
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Education and Globalization
Written by Thiess Petersen
What the term globalization basically means is ever close economic intermeshing of all the world’s countries through increasing transfer of goods and services, explains Thieß Petersen. Education is a key factor in dealing with the impact of global megatrends. This is not the least of the reasons that have motivated […]
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Activism Going Digital, Activism Going Global
Written by Olga Smyslova
We can see how technologies impact almost every aspect of our lives – from the way we find our spouse to the way we work. What about activism going digital? Being mostly enthusiastic about new technologies and the broken boundaries they brought us, I never questioned their importance and influence […]
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Global21 Network: The Fall of the Great Firewall
Written by Global21 Network
Alice Xu investigates the implications of the politically motivated standardisation of language and attempts at censorship of the internet in China: The day that President Barack Obama was inaugurated marked a turning point in the movement towards change. Even my grandfather, who closely followed Obama’s progress in the elections from […]
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Access costs and local content – emerging issues
Written by Charles Amega-Selorm
Traveling around Ghana has made Charles Amega-Selorm realize that Internet access is no longer an issue – but access costs and local content certainly are! If you had asked me a few months back what my position on the Internet in Ghana was, I would have said that we needed […]
