Demand for Education in South Sudan
The Republic of South Sudan gained independence in July 2011. The world’s newest nation was left with a legacy of more than 50 years of conflict and continued instability, along…
Technologies Can Create Meaningful Jobs
Blue-collar manufacturing jobs have disappeared. Income inequality is increasing and the once-steadfast middle class is being hollowed out. The Dignity of Work Many are in part-time jobs or are underemployed for…
Adult learning outside the workplace
As the nature of work changes, some workers are caught in the crosshairs of ongoing disruptions in the skills required. As economies rejig to provide the human capital of the…
Technology Generates Jobs. Lucubrate Magazine Issue 54, 2019
Technology Generates Jobs They’re always polite, they always upsell, they never take a vacation, they never show up late, there’s never a slip-and-fall, or age, sex, or race discrimination case,”…
Intellect Asset Bank
As we proved in the last articles on intellectual capital accounting for IC follows the same conceptual framework and double-entry bookkeeping as required for financial reporting under IFRS. We will…
Education for Sustainable Development.
Education for Sustainable Development is commonly understood as education that encourages changes in knowledge, skills, values and attitudes to enable a more sustainable and just society for all. Education for…
Digital Education is a Way of Providing Education Through Technology.
The digital world is increasingly penetrating the education and skills domain. The technology has gradually being used to deliver education, knowledge and skills in new and innovative ways. However, technology…
Education and Information Revolution.
Twenty years back, a Minister of Education in Singapore said: “Just as the Industrial Revolution transformed the world two centuries ago, the Information Revolution will transform our lives in the…
How green is solar power?
Solar panels glimmering in the sun are an icon of all that is green. But while generating electricity through photovoltaics is indeed better for the environment than burning fossil fuels,…
The Demand for Advanced Cognitive Skills and Sociobehavioral Skills is Increasing.*
Nelson Mandela, the first president of postapartheid South Africa, once said, “Education is the great engine of personal development. It is through education that the daughter of a peasant can…