As ASEAN chair in 2013, Brunei Darussalam has a regional agenda to push forward alongside its domestic plans for the year. Chief among its local priorities is developing alternative resources streams in its economy, which has long been driven by its oil and natural gas revenues.
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Economic update | Ghana: Balancing costs of education
19 Apr 2013
Several issues debated during Ghana’s 2012 campaign season regarding education funding are expected to be revisited in 2013. The cost and quality of education ranks as a high priority for citizens, and as the new government articulates its policy, it will be seeking to balance that priority with fiscal discipline.
Au cours des dix années qui ont suivi le lancement, en 2003, d’un grand chantier de réformes du système éducatif algérien, le pays a mis en œuvre de nombreuses initiatives visant à améliorer les programmes et l’enseignement, récoltant toutefois, bien souvent, des résultats mitigés. Afin de garantir que les réformes existantes produisent l’effet escompté sur le secteur, le Ministre algérien de l’Éducation Nationale a fait appel à une variété d’acteurs concernés pour dresser le bilan des progrès effectués par les écoles du pays depuis 2003 ainsi qu’identifier les défis qui restent à surmonter.
Education reforms are being seen as key in trying to ensure that economic growth embraces a reduction in South Africa’s disparity and unemployment. Poor schooling remains one of the weak links in the economy, despite government efforts to address the problem by allocating the largest share of funds to education in both this and last year’s budget.
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Thami Ghorfi, President, ESCA Ecole de Management from The Report: Morocco 2013
How can more cooperation between public and private academic institutions be encouraged?
Articles & Analysis | Getting technical: Authorities are working to increase the number of engineers from The Report: Morocco 2013
Economic development has allowed Morocco to start competing in new industries and innovative sectors, driven by the country’s Industrial Emergence Plan. However, it has also exposed a lack of adequate qualified human resources in certain essential areas.