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Summary - Nest 2011

A short summary of Nest 2011. On stage and among the participants.

Nest 2011 - on stage

Some of the things said on stage at Nest 2011.

Summary from NEST Forum

Following the NEST forum on the topic of the Information and Communication.

President Bill Clinton at Nest 2011

President Bill Clinton on the importance of networks.

Jan Eliasson about the complete consensus for collaboration.

Jan Eliasson describes the results of his breakout session with ICT leaders. 

Harry Kroto talks about the importance of teachers

How can new technology empower teachers.

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Learning for Everyone, Everywhere

At NEST in Hong Kong, we gathered ICT leaders, world-renowned professors, top politicians and inspirational global leaders to discuss: How can ICT shape the future of learning?

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Highlights

Mobile Learning Week Puts Policy on the Agenda
UNESCO initiates a new collaborative forum for mobile learning policy....

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"Education is vital to survival, growth and sustainability"
Two winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry have more in common than they thought....

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NEST Executive Summary
Download the Executive Summary from NEST 2011 in Hong Kong in Acrobat PDF format here. ...

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Output from NEST 2011

A Growing Demand for Innovation

Governments around the world already invest significant portions of their GDP in education, but very little of this is invested in innovation. This is something the ICT industry has the power to change.

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Lighting the Fire
British MP David Miliband highlighted the need to better engage students who already attend schools but are “bored or under-stimulated.”

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The Textbook is Dead
One hot topic of debate at the NEST Forum was the role of the textbook and other traditional learning tools. According to the participants, there are better solutions.

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A Crisis of Inclusion
Discussions often turned to the 67 million children in the world who receive no education at all, as well as those receiving primary schooling, but of very poor quality.

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Empowered Learning Through ICT

How can we overcome the misconception of technology as a threat to the classroom and embrace innovation in learning?

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Scaling up Powerful Ideas
New, low-cost ICT solutions not only provide glimpses of the future of education – they can also be inexpensively scaled up to prove their potential.

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Sparking the Debate on Teaching
Professors Harry Kroto and Sugata Mitra revealed two powerful possibilities for redefining teaching methods with the help of new technologies.

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Turning Toys into Teachers
At MIT Media Lab Ritch Fletcher and his colleagues see technology not just as a way of delivering information, but as a tool for exploring and experimentation.

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Creating a New Ecosystem

Improvements in education benefit everyone. The big challenge is to bring together stakeholders from all sectors to fulfill this common necessity. But which role should the ICT sector take?

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Reaching a Consensus
As the day's round tables progressed through intense exchanges with industry colleagues and discussion leaders, the need for collaboration became crystal clear.

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Assessing Educational Models
How do you assess the results of education? Achieving a proof of concept was cited by participants as essential to gaining credibility with educators and politicians.

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Developing Collaborative Frameworks
There is a common need for a discussion platform – a framework where policy makers, companies, NGOs and other could gather to coordinate educational initiatives.

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Facts and Topics at NEST 2011

One venue. One question. Three round table themes. This was the setting that guided the conversations at NEST 2011 in Hong Kong. Read on to explore the facts and topics that formed the basis of the round table agenda.

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Top Minds and Unforgettable Conversations
A truly global gathering with representatives from over 20 countries took part in the inaugural NEST – The Networked Society Forum.

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Learning for Everyone, Everywhere
Few challenges today are as important to our future as learning and education. This is the fuel of economic prosperity, the foundation of our global society, and the source of tomorrow’s leaders.

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Discussion Leaders and Key Contributors
Meet the world-renowned educators, politicians and thought leaders inspiring the discussions at NEST.

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Discussion Leaders

NEST 2011 has gathered some of the world's greatest hearts and minds in the fields of ICT, learning and education. See what they brought to the table.

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Discussion Leaders

Lorraine Hahn
Hong Kong-based journalist Lorraine Hahn served as the moderator for on-stage discussions at the inaugural NEST Forum.
President Bill Clinton
During the inaugural NEST Forum, President Bill Clinton shared his views on the power of creative networks of innovation to empower learning and education in the 21st Century.
Jeffrey Sachs
Leading economist and Columbia University Professor Jeffrey Sachs lends his unique insights into the challenges and possibilities of overcoming educational hurdles in global development.
Jan Eliasson
Jan Eliasson, Advocate of the UN Millennium Development Goals, served as a key discussion leader in NEST's third forum session: Bridging the Education Gap.
Harry Kroto
Professor Harry Kroto, Nobel Prize Laureate and Professor of Chemistry, shared his thoughts on how ICT can provide students everywhere with access to the world's most brilliant teachers.
Christine Loh
Christine Loh, CEO of Civic Exchange, brings valuable insights into how businesses and governments can collaborate to accelerate the development of learning technologies.

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