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Abstract: The World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Education & Skills with this publication offers the latest thinking on the critical importance of education and highlights what can be done to ensure that all people around the world can benefit. To this end, the book critically reviews existing and new ideas, perspectives and frameworks on education through relevant analyses and case studies. It explores the full array of social benefits of different programmes and interventions and ...; [Read more...] The World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Education & Skills with this publication offers the latest thinking on the critical importance of education and highlights what can be done to ensure that all people around the world can benefit. To this end, the book critically reviews existing and new ideas, perspectives and frameworks on education through relevant analyses and case studies. It explores the full array of social benefits of different programmes and interventions and related evidence of return on investment. The real value-added is on conceptualizing and describing innovative, plausible, scalable, compelling and high-impact solutions that will improve access to education, strengthen educational quality, improve workers’ skills and increase equity – across income level, gender and other demographic subgroups. At the same time, the book tries to shine a light on the relevance of education and training to the labour market and the need to facilitate school-to-work transitions. In pursuing these goals, it takes a lifecycle approach, examining the full range of educational experiences – from pre-primary education to postgraduate training to worker education and training to mature worker reskilling. This vast educational experience can occur in both formal educational settings and informal systems. This book also can contribute to decision-making and research by presenting an accessible and up-to-date compilation of quantitative and qualitative education data across countries.

Il report del Global Agenda Council on Education & Skills, promosso dal World Economic Forum, riflette sull'importanza fondamentale dell'istruzione, mettendo in evidenza cosa può essere fatto per garantire che le persone di tutto il mondo possano trarre i benefici che derivano dall’istruzione. In tale contesto, lo studio passa in rassegna criticamente le idee nuove e quelle preesistenti, le prospettive e gli schemi educativi avvalendosi di analisi rilevanti e studi di caso. Viene analizzata l'intera gamma dei benefici sociali derivanti dai diversi programmi ed interventi, fornendo anche evidenze e testimonianze sul “ritorno” degli investimenti in educazione. Il vero valore aggiunto sta nella concettualizzazione e descrizione di soluzioni innovative, plausibili, replicabili e di grande impatto in grado di migliorare l'accesso all'istruzione, rafforzare la qualità dell’educazione, migliorare le competenze dei lavoratori ed aumentare l’equità a tutti i livelli (reddituali, di genere, etc) . Il rapporto si focalizza, inoltre, sul grado di rispondenza dei sistemi educativi (istruzione e formazione) alle esigenze del mercato del lavoro e sulla necessità di facilitare le transizioni scuola-lavoro. Per raggiungere questi obiettivi, l’approccio operativo deve considerare l’intero ciclo di vita, ovvero tutta la gamma di esperienze educative, dall’istruzione pre-primaria alla formazione post accademica, fino a ricomprendere la formazione sul lavoro e la riqualificazione dei lavoratori anziani. Senza trascurare che questa vasta esperienza educativa può verificarsi sia in contesti educativi formali che in sistemi informali. In conclusione, il rapporto si propone anche di contribuire al processo decisionale e di ricerca presentando una serie accessibile e aggiornata di dati quantitativi e qualitativi relativi ai sistemi educativi nei diversi paesi.

Abstract: The Education Strategy 2020 sets the goal of achieving Learning for All. Learning for All means ensuring that all children and youth - not just the most privileged or the smartest - can not only go to school, but also acquire the knowledge and skills that they need to lead healthy, productive lives and secure meaningful employment. The three pillars of our strategy are: invest early, invest smartly, invest for all. This strategy reflects the best insights and knowledge of what works in ...; [Read more...] The Education Strategy 2020 sets the goal of achieving Learning for All. Learning for All means ensuring that all children and youth - not just the most privileged or the smartest - can not only go to school, but also acquire the knowledge and skills that they need to lead healthy, productive lives and secure meaningful employment. The three pillars of our strategy are: invest early, invest smartly, invest for all. This strategy reflects the best insights and knowledge of what works in education, gleaned from our worldwide consultations with governments, teachers, students, parents, civil society, and development partners in over 100 countries.

Abstract: It is a quick reference tool for users interested in gender statistics. It presents sex-disaggregated data for more than 200 countries in a straightforward, country-by-country reference on education, health, access to economic opportunities, and public life and decision making. Summary pages that cover regional and income group aggregates are also included.

Abstract: The lives of women around the world have improved dramatically, at a pace and scope difficult to imagine even 25 years ago. Women have made unprecedented gains in rights, education, health, and access to jobs and livelihoods. Despite the progress, gaps remain in many areas. Building on a growing body of knowledge on the economics of gender equality and development, the Report identifi es the areas where gender gaps are most significant — both intrinsically and in terms of their potenti ...; [Read more...] The lives of women around the world have improved dramatically, at a pace and scope difficult to imagine even 25 years ago. Women have made unprecedented gains in rights, education, health, and access to jobs and livelihoods. Despite the progress, gaps remain in many areas. Building on a growing body of knowledge on the economics of gender equality and development, the Report identifi es the areas where gender gaps are most significant — both intrinsically and in terms of their potential development payoff — and where growth alone cannot solve the issues. It then sets forth four priorities for public action: reducing excess female mortality and closing education gaps where they remain; improving access to economic opportunities for women; increasing women’s voice and agency in the household and in society; limiting the reproduction of gender inequality across generations. Policies need to focus on the underlying determinants of gender gaps in each priority area. While domestic policies are central to reducing gender inequalities, development partners should focus on complementing these efforts in each of the four priority areas, and on supporting evidence-based public action through better data, evaluation, and learning. This will require a mix of more funding, efforts to foster innovation and learning, and broader partnerships. The funding should be directed particularly to supporting the poorest countries in reducing excess female mortality and gender gaps in education. Investments are needed to improve the availability of better gender-disaggregated data and support more experimentation and systematic evaluation. And the partnerships should involve the private sector, development agencies, and civil society organizations

Abstract: The World Development Report (WDR) 2019: The Changing Nature of Work studies how the nature of work is changing as a result of advances in technology today. Fears that robots will take away jobs from people have dominated the discussion over the future of work, but the World Development Report 2019 finds that on balance this appears to be unfounded. Work is constantly reshaped by technological progress. Firms adopt new ways of production, markets expand, and societies evolve. Overall, ...; [Read more...] The World Development Report (WDR) 2019: The Changing Nature of Work studies how the nature of work is changing as a result of advances in technology today. Fears that robots will take away jobs from people have dominated the discussion over the future of work, but the World Development Report 2019 finds that on balance this appears to be unfounded. Work is constantly reshaped by technological progress. Firms adopt new ways of production, markets expand, and societies evolve. Overall, technology brings opportunity, paving the way to create new jobs, increase productivity, and deliver effective public services. Firms can grow rapidly thanks to digital transformation, expanding their boundaries and reshaping traditional production patterns.

Abstract: Global value chains (GVCs) powered the surge of international trade after 1990 and now account for almost half of all trade. This shift enabled an unprecedented economic convergence: poor countries grew rapidly and began to catch up with richer countries. Since the 2008 global financial crisis, however, the growth of trade has been sluggish and the expansion of GVCs has stalled. Meanwhile, serious threats have emerged to the model of trade-led growth. New technologies could draw produc ...; [Read more...] Global value chains (GVCs) powered the surge of international trade after 1990 and now account for almost half of all trade. This shift enabled an unprecedented economic convergence: poor countries grew rapidly and began to catch up with richer countries. Since the 2008 global financial crisis, however, the growth of trade has been sluggish and the expansion of GVCs has stalled. Meanwhile, serious threats have emerged to the model of trade-led growth. New technologies could draw production closer to the consumer and reduce the demand for labor. And conflicts among large countries could lead to a retrenchment or a segmentation of GVCs. This book examines whether there is still a path to development through GVCs and trade. It concludes that technological change is, at this stage, more a boon than a curse. GVCs can continue to boost growth, create better jobs, and reduce poverty provided that developing countries implement deeper reforms to promote GVC participation; industrial countries pursue open, predictable policies; and all countries revive multilateral cooperation.

Abstract: The first ever WHO/World Bank World report on disability reviews evidence about the situation of people with disabilities around the world. Following chapters on understanding disability and measuring disability, the report contains topic-specific chapters on health; rehabilitation; assistance and support; enabling environments; education; and employment. Within each chapter, there is a discussion of the barriers confronted, and case studies showing how countries have succeeded in addr ...; [Read more...] The first ever WHO/World Bank World report on disability reviews evidence about the situation of people with disabilities around the world. Following chapters on understanding disability and measuring disability, the report contains topic-specific chapters on health; rehabilitation; assistance and support; enabling environments; education; and employment. Within each chapter, there is a discussion of the barriers confronted, and case studies showing how countries have succeeded in addressing these by promoting good practice. In its final chapter, the report offers nine concrete recommendations for policy and practice which if put in place could lead to real improvements in the lives of people with disability.

La prima relazione sulla disabilità realizzata della Banca Mondiale dell’OMS sottolinea la situazione delle persone disabili nel mondo. Ad alcuni capitoli dedicati alla comprensione e alla valutazione della disabilità, ne seguono altri di approfondimento su specifiche materie: salute; riabilitazione; assistenza e supporto; ambienti favorevoli; educazione e impiego. In ciascun capitolo troviamo una discussione sulle barriere rilevate e studi di caso che rilevano come i vari paesi siano riusciti ad affrontare tali problematiche promuovendo buone pratiche. Nel capitolo finale, la relazione offre nove raccomandazioni concrete per le politiche e le azioni che, se messe in atto, potrebbero realmente migliorare la vita delle persone con disabilità.