How Artificial Intelligence Can Help Advance Post-Secondary Learning in Emerging Markets

Tertiary and vocational learning is widely recognized as critical for all countries’ economic success. While progress has been made toward achieving the fourth United Nations’ (UN) sustainable development goal (SDG 4) by 2030 - ensure inclusive and...

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Main Authors: Makala, Baloko, Schmitt, Maud, Caballero, Alejandro
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC 2021
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/130831611292305021/How-Artificial-Intelligence-can-Help-Advance-Post-Secondary-Learning-in-Emerging-Markets
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spelling okr-10986-350542021-04-23T14:02:15Z How Artificial Intelligence Can Help Advance Post-Secondary Learning in Emerging Markets Makala, Baloko Schmitt, Maud Caballero, Alejandro ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TERTIARY EDUCATION EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE AUTOMATION SKILLS DEVELOPMENT VIRTUAL ASSISTANTS DIGITAL LITERACY Tertiary and vocational learning is widely recognized as critical for all countries’ economic success. While progress has been made toward achieving the fourth United Nations’ (UN) sustainable development goal (SDG 4) by 2030 - ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning for all - a 2019 UN report shows that some 750 million adults are functionally illiterate. These statistics illustrate the enormous challenge of adequately preparing the workforce for rapid technological change that will require continual reskilling. Although machines with artificial intelligence are likely to replace millions of workers across the world, artificial intelligence (AI) also has great potential to enable workers to keep up with technological change and remain employable. This note attempts to illustrates how AI can support post-secondary learning across the entire tertiary and vocational education sector in emerging markets. 2021-01-26T20:06:19Z 2021-01-26T20:06:19Z 2021-01 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/130831611292305021/How-Artificial-Intelligence-can-Help-Advance-Post-Secondary-Learning-in-Emerging-Markets http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35054 English EMCompass;No. 97 CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief
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topic ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
TERTIARY EDUCATION
EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES
YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
AUTOMATION
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
VIRTUAL ASSISTANTS
DIGITAL LITERACY
spellingShingle ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
TERTIARY EDUCATION
EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES
YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
AUTOMATION
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
VIRTUAL ASSISTANTS
DIGITAL LITERACY
Makala, Baloko
Schmitt, Maud
Caballero, Alejandro
How Artificial Intelligence Can Help Advance Post-Secondary Learning in Emerging Markets
relation EMCompass;No. 97
description Tertiary and vocational learning is widely recognized as critical for all countries’ economic success. While progress has been made toward achieving the fourth United Nations’ (UN) sustainable development goal (SDG 4) by 2030 - ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning for all - a 2019 UN report shows that some 750 million adults are functionally illiterate. These statistics illustrate the enormous challenge of adequately preparing the workforce for rapid technological change that will require continual reskilling. Although machines with artificial intelligence are likely to replace millions of workers across the world, artificial intelligence (AI) also has great potential to enable workers to keep up with technological change and remain employable. This note attempts to illustrates how AI can support post-secondary learning across the entire tertiary and vocational education sector in emerging markets.
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author Makala, Baloko
Schmitt, Maud
Caballero, Alejandro
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Caballero, Alejandro
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title How Artificial Intelligence Can Help Advance Post-Secondary Learning in Emerging Markets
title_short How Artificial Intelligence Can Help Advance Post-Secondary Learning in Emerging Markets
title_full How Artificial Intelligence Can Help Advance Post-Secondary Learning in Emerging Markets
title_fullStr How Artificial Intelligence Can Help Advance Post-Secondary Learning in Emerging Markets
title_full_unstemmed How Artificial Intelligence Can Help Advance Post-Secondary Learning in Emerging Markets
title_sort how artificial intelligence can help advance post-secondary learning in emerging markets
publisher International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC
publishDate 2021
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/130831611292305021/How-Artificial-Intelligence-can-Help-Advance-Post-Secondary-Learning-in-Emerging-Markets
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