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 4 Sep 2011 @ 05:37
EDUCATION TO NARROW DEVELOPMENTAL GAP: ASEAN TAKES LEAD
Erle Frayne D. Argonza
Human & social capital constitutes the greatest driver to development. No less than the World Bank assessed that 77% of what constitutes development gains comes from human & social capital, which explains why the prosperous economies of the day reached their prosperity and widened their gap with other countries.
Being a social development expert who had long track record of capacity-building engagements, I can very easily point out to enthused parties the full import of education, training, and related capacity-building strategies aimed at shoring up human capital (individual competencies) and social capital (trust and institutional capabilities). I have witnessed how many poor folks graduate to better living through intensive trainings, workshops, seminars, and the likes.
Of course, being a university mentor for long, I was also witness to how former students coming from very poor families ended up as high achievers in their professions. I wish to site, for instance, Jericho Go, alumni of my former social science department, who once lived in the ghetto neighborhood of southern Manila, rise to top echelon in realty firms (Vice President at age 25…he’s senior VP today in a big dynamic realty company).
Manila today is the among the wealthiest megacities in the world, thanks to the very high concentration of competent and empowered individuals and groups (including civil society) in the city. Singapore, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, and Bangkok hold parallel prestige and power, thanks to their high concentration of well educated professionals and business leaders. Such experiences must gravitate to less developed areas in Asia as a way of closing the gap between rich and poor.
Below is a special report from the ASEAN about efforts being undertaken towards such goal.
[Philippines, 03 September 2011]
Source: [link]
Education to Play a Central Role in Narrowing Development Gap: East Asia Summit Education Ministers Meet Informally in Bali
Bali, Indonesia, 20 July 2011
Education has a significant role to play in realising the objectives of the East Asia Summit, particularly in helping to build productive lives, the eradication of poverty, and the narrowing of the development gap in East Asia, said the Secretary-General of Asean, Dr Surin Pitsuwan.
He said that during an informal meeting with the Education Ministers from the East Asia Summit, which will be held in Bali later this week.
"Cooperation in education contributes both to the goals of ASEAN and the EAS. It will allow us to develop quality human capital and the next generation of leaders, contributing to more equitable development among the EAS countries. This will enhance our ability to compete in an increasingly competitive world," he said.
The timing for the initiative could not have come at a better time, with the region posting robust growth, and boasting of an upbeat outlook. Moreover, the EAS countries are home to almost half of the world's population, making the EAS a significant platform for dialogue and cooperation.
"We will need strong commitment to implement these objectives. We will need to invest in efforts and resources to develop our human capital. Regional cooperation in the ASEAN, ASEAN Plus Three, and the EAS platforms are well poised to achieve our goals," he said, urging the ministers to "leverage on these platforms to create opportunities for collaboration. For example, the EAS could exchange best practices and strategies on education which have worked in our countries, without reinventing the wheel."
ASEAN has a 5-year Work Plan on Education (2010 - 2015), which has a strong focus on enhancing the quality of education and improving access to education. The Work Plan represents ASEAN's aspiration to promote educational cooperation to (1) narrow development gaps (2) prepare the youth for regional leadership and (3) enhance the competitiveness of its people.
Similarly, the ASEAN Plus Three Educational Cooperation framework is currently finalising the ASEAN Plus Three Plan of Action on Education.
This is the first informal meeting among the Education Ministers, and more meetings are expected.
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3 Sep 2011 @ 00:08
The scions of Genghiz Khan have slept for so many centuries since the heydays of their great ancestor. Genghiz Khan began an accelerated formation of central institutions of power and the growth of civilization among his tribes, thus transforming tribal primitivism to civilizational oasis. More >
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2 Sep 2011 @ 06:04
The peoples of the states of Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Sikkim and Tripura could very well bursting with chagrin and contempt at their relative isolation. They haven’t been benefiting significantly from the high growth of India, a growth pattern that has been felt in Mumbai, Calcutta, Delhi, and Bangalore. More >
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2 Sep 2011 @ 06:03
Sources of Official Development Assistance or ODA for Asian countries, notably the ADB, are of the observation that the Philippines has to enable the private sector all the more to fast-track the augmentation of basic infrastructures across the archipelago. While I still have to observe the impact of the Public Private Partnership modality, I agree strongly with the ODA sources that infrastructures in PH must be accelerated at more massive scales. More >
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1 Sep 2011 @ 01:42
The international community is very much aware by now concerning the demographic catastrophe that is taking shape in the Horn of Africa. Hunger is scaling up to millions of people affected as a convergence of climatological, geological, and political-military factors push people to the brink of starvation and colossal death levels. More >
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1 Sep 2011 @ 01:41
The new nation-state of South Sudan, which was already fully recognized as a sovereign state by other member nations of the United Nations, has growth potentials that can be sustainable. The search for that sustainable option is not a difficult one as experts from international organizations have shown. More >
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31 Aug 2011 @ 07:36
Only 68 weeks remain as of this writing. Already, signs are getting clearer of the changing timeline. Events that were long prophesied, such as Armageddon (the planned World War III) and the Tyranny in the West (Bonaparte’s re-embodiment and take-over of Euro-power), will not happen anymore. More >
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30 Aug 2011 @ 02:06
The famine that is now taking shape in the Horn of Africa is the subject of news features in canned Big Media outfits today. The alarm bells raised by international organizations regarding the matter have been quite successful in rapidly surfacing the malady before the public mind via sensationalized media reports. More >
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27 Aug 2011 @ 22:39
China is indubitably the biggest ‘emerging market’ in the global economy. It comprises 1.5 billion people who are getting more concentrated in rapidly growing urban communities. More >
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26 Aug 2011 @ 22:41
A tall order it is for Pacific island countries to catch up with Asian economies. It is a challenge call actually, meant to prop up the resource-rich yet phlegmatic island republics to resonate with the Asian economies most especially the emerging markets. More >
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