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Indonesian Social Job Platform Atma Raises $5 Million in Oversubscribed Pre- Seed Round Led by AC Ventures
Atma, an Indonesia-based social job platform powered by community, said it has raised $5 million in an oversubscribed pre-seed round led by AC Ventures with participation from Global Founders Capital.
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- Technology
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- South Asia
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- jobs, LMICs, skills development, tech, technology
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Newton School Secures $25 Million in Funding Led by Steadview Capital
The capital raised will be used to accelerate the company's growth and expand its team, technology and brand building initiatives, the company said.
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- Education, Entrepreneurship, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Meta To Train 10 Million Small Businesses in India
Social media giant Meta Platforms Inc., (formerly Facebook) said it will provide training to 10 million small businesses and entrepreneurs and 250,000 creators in India in the next three years.
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- Entrepreneurship, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Kinobi Nets US $1 Million Seed Funding To Support GenZ Career Development in Asia
Kinobi platform aims to bridge the "last-mile" education for Gen Z youths, helping them through the transition from school to work.
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- Education
- Region
- South Asia
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IBM Pledges to Reskill 30 Million People by 2030
IBM has pledged to give 30 million people worldwide new technology-based skills by 2030 through local partnerships with education providers, government departments and other organisations across 30 countries.
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- Education, Technology
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- Global
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Amazon Launches Its Global Computer Science Education Initiative in India
Amazon will partner with multiple education-focused non-profit organisations to take quality computer education to students of government schools across Karnataka, Delhi, Haryana, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, and Telangana.
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- Education, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Monitoring and Evaluation in E-Learning: Five M&E Practices to Measure and Boost the Impact of Online Education Programs
Educational institutions, businesses, nonprofits and other organizations have turned to e-learning during the COVID-19 crisis, and these approaches are likely to remain prevalent in a post-pandemic world. According to Yaquta Kanchwala Fatehi of the William Davidson Institute and Salma Elbeblawi of Soliya, virtual exchange is an area of particular interest and innovation within the broader online education space. They share five key monitoring and evaluation insights that can strengthen these programs in real time – and that can be applied to a variety of e-learning programs.
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- Education, Impact Assessment, Technology
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Analysis: How to Provide Online Learning and Skills Training to Youth in Low-Bandwidth Areas
Different delivery models can address the bandwidth challenge and create an engaging experience while recognizing the local particularities of learners.
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- Education
- Region
- Global
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- education, learning, skills development, youth