Canada - Canada (Canadian International Development Agency - CIDA)
Activity:
Education in Bhutan
Activity description:
In Bhutan, the traditional monastic system is still very active in the education system. The modern, English education system was established recently and has grown rapidly. The royal Government of Bhutan has cited concerns over the quality of current English language and Mathematics instructions. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is seen as a key tool to improve teachers’ access to better learning. Educators have been exposed to new approaches to primary and secondary education. CIDA supports the project’s goal to increase the capacity of Bhutan to provide a gender-sensitive curriculum and instructional curriculum for primary and secondary English-language courses.
WSIS action lines related to this activity: Theme 1. The role of governments and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development
Theme 2. Information and communication infrastructure
Theme 4. Capacity building
Theme 7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life
Theme 12. Achieving WSIS targets (PoA, Section B)
Theme 13. Digital Solidarity Agenda (PoA, Section D)
Theme 15. Towards WSIS Phase 2 (Tunis) (PoA, Section F)
Related MDGs: MDG 2. Achieve Universal Primary Education
MDG 3. Promote gender equality & empower women
MDG 8. Develop a global partnership for development
Activity type:
Project
Time scale:
Ongoing: 02/09/2003 - 29/08/2008
Partners:
University of New Brunswick
Additional Information on National Implementation Mechanism
Strategy for coordinating WSIS Implementation at the national level: No
