is widespread belief that ICTs can and will empower teachers and learners, transforming teaching and learning processes … from being highly teacher-dominated to student-centered, and that this transformation will result in increased learning …

-regional partnership between East Africa and South Asia seeking to integrate indigenous knowledge and practices into Bank supported … focus was on indigenous knowledge as it is a key element of the social capital of the poor, assisting them in their struggle … human, and animal diseases. Many local organizations, institutions, and communities have a wealth of knowledge of IK …

Consideration of lifelong learning extends the World Bank's traditional approach to education, in which subsectors are … James Wolfensohn referred explicitly to lifelong learning as a component of what education means for poverty alleviation In … the challenges of developing a lifelong learning system. While the World Bank's involvement in lifelong education is still …

to increase by 0.11 percentage point. This paper a product of the Global Knowledge and Learning Division, World Bank …"Chen and Dahlman assess the effects of knowledge on economic growth. By using an array of indicators, each of which … represents an aspect of knowledge, as independent variables in cross-section regressions that span 92 countries for the period …

improved their global competitiveness by taking the first steps in the direction of the knowledge economy. The World Bank Group … expanding information and communication technologies. The success of a knowledge-economy strategy depends on coordinated … chapters organized into three main parts. Part 1 presents the rationale and approach for the transition to the knowledge- and …