Ubongo, which creates fun, localised and multi-platform educational media that reaches millions of families through accessible technologies, has won the ‘Next Billion’ Edtech Prize launched by The Varkey Foundation to recognise the most innovative technology destined to have a radical impact on education in low income and emerging world countries. Ubongo was voted for by
The seventh annual Global Education & Skills Forum (GESF 2019), a Varkey Foundation initiative, hosted a session on the rising adoption rates of smart phones and whether mobile technology is harming children and adolescents. The session, led by Professor Candice Odgers of the University of California Irvine, highlighted key findings regarding the effects of new
Lower prices mixed with new laws regarding visas and retirement options are pushing Dubai residents to take the plunge as first time buyers in the property market. Data from Bayut.com – the city’s most in-depth property portal – shows a positive start to the year in term of apartment and villa sales. But CEO Haider
At HP Reinvent, the company’s largest global partner event, HP unveiled a game-changing, grounds-up designed virtual reality (VR) headset. Joining HP’s comprehensive VR portfolio, the HP Reverb Virtual Reality Headset – Professional Edition delivers truly immersive and transformative experiences for work and life with amazing clarity with its staggering 2160 x 2160 panel per eye
In its eighth year, the Emirates Green Building Council (EmiratesGBC) Congress will host experts and stakeholders from the building and construction industry to discuss the role of a circular economy in promoting sustainable development. Building on last year’s landmark Congress on Net Zero Buildings and Cities, the discussion will focus on how a shift to
Brexit and its potential impact on youth and education was firmly on the agenda at the seventh annual Global Education & Skills Forum (GESF 2019), a Varkey Foundation initiative, taking place at The Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai. With less than a week to go before the UK is scheduled to leave the EU, a panel
Science, technology, engineering and Maths (STEM) subjects are severely unrepresented by girls, observed panelists a session at the seventh annual Global Education & Skills Forum (GESF 2019), a Varkey Foundation initiative, taking place at The Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai. At the discussion on ‘Getting girls into STEM’, Global Teacher Prize finalists Yasmin Ahmed, Dr Ken
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