Transforming Education

Background

The GEI resulted from an appeal at the World Economic Forum in 2003 to develop a technology-supported education model that would reduce the gap between developed and developing countries. Based on its vision and commitment to the advancement of education, the government of Jordan was selected to launch this effort in partnership with the World Economic Forum and business leaders in IT and telecommunications.

By 2006, the resulting Jordan Education Initiative (JEI) demonstrated the power and potential of collaborative public-private partnerships to catalyze education reform, with more than 45 participating organizations and a direct investment of US$25 million in the initiative.

Based on the program's success in Jordan, the GEI is now being implemented in the Indian State of Rajasthan and in Egypt and a new partnership with UNESCO will provide a cornerstone on which to build future success.

Vision

Recognized as one of the largest and most successful working models of collaboration in the area of education advancement, the GEI will also focus on developing and advocating value propositions, methodologies, and best practices to help businesses, governments, nonprofits, and community members establish sustainable frameworks of collaboration in support of the following objectives:

• Sustainable growth of national economies
• Health improvements
• Environmental protection
• Social justice

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