Education Unit

Press Statement : Billions wasted as 1BestariNet and ICT in Education Policy in Malaysia fail to consider the needs of schools and insist on a “one-size-fit-all” policy

News Press Statements By admin|February 26, 2015 |0

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 26 February 2015 Kuala Lumpur Billions wasted as 1BestariNet and ICT in Education Policy in Malaysia fail to consider the needs of schools and insist on a “one-size-fit-all” policy The Ministry of Education has spent billions [...]

Policy IDEAS No 18 – ICT in Classroom Learning: Exploring the Discrepancies Between Ideal Conditions and Current Malaysian Policy

Education Policy Ideas Publications By admin|February 26, 2015 |0

In 2011, the Ministry of Education launched the 1BestariNet programme – an ambitious initiative to equip all government schools in Malaysia with high-speed internet connectivity, Chromebooks and, a Virtual Learning Environment. This programme was [...]

IDEAS Education Unit

Education Units By admin|October 23, 2013 |0

IDEAS’ Education Unit was formally set up in 2013. However, IDEAS has conducted research and published papers in the education sphere since 2010. When the founders of the think tank re-located to Malaysia, they saw the need to put forth new ideas [...]