Global Private Sector Leadership
in Action
Education is
acknowledged as a key catalyst and enabler for social and
economic development in countries throughout the world.
Recognizing this, business leaders from the IT and
Telecommunications sectors at the World Economic Forum Annual
Meeting 2003 presented the World Economic Forum with a mandate
to launch an action-oriented initiative to leapfrog education
reform in a selected pilot developing country using a new
framework for public-private collaboration and partnership.
Jordan, with a committed, clear, and aggressive strategy for
education reform was selected as the pilot country for the
learning initiative. Developed in partnership between the
Government of Jordan and the World Economic Forum, the Jordan
Education Initiative (JEI) was formally launched in June 2003 at
the Extraordinary Meeting of the World Economic Forum at the
Dead Sea. The Initiative aims at accelerating education reform
through a public-private partnership model that drives
innovation and capability.
JEI
Vision
The JEI is an agent of change; our vision is to
be a global capacity building model of effective public-private
partnership that leverages reform to generate value through
innovation.
Objectives of the
Jordan Education Initiative:
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Improve the development and delivery of education to
Jordan’s citizens through public-private partnerships, and
in the process help the government of Jordan achieve its
vision for education as a catalyst for social and economic
development
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Encourage the development of an efficient
public-private model for the acceleration of educational
reforms in developing countries based on unleashing the
innovation of teachers and students through the effective
use of ICT
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Build the capacity of the local information
technology industry for the development of innovative
learning solutions in partnership with world class firms,
creating economic value that will lead to mutually
beneficial business opportunities
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Leverage an environment of national government
commitment and corporate citizenship to build a model of
reform that can be exported to and replicated in other
countries
Status
and Current Investment in the JEI
To date no
less than 17 global corporations, 17 Jordanian entities, and 11
governmental and non-governmental organizations are working
together to achieve the JEI objectives in partnership with the
Government of Jordan. Direct contributions to the Initiative
from global and local partners have reached over US$15 million.
These, coupled with the Government of Jordan’s in-kind
contribution of over US$3 million, are being innovatively
channeled towards achieving the JEI goals. In the case of the
Discovery Schools track for example, these investments are
reflected in the ongoing technology deployment efforts, the
development of five e-Curricula, one of which is fully deployed
in a number of Discovery Schools, as well as in continuing
teacher training efforts.
for
more info about the Jordan education initiative kindly visit the
JEI web site www.jei.org.jo