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SUMMARY: Quality Education and the Role of Digital Technology in Nepal
DESCRIPTION: Technological innovations have revolutionized the ways we comm
 unicate\, exchange knowledge and ideas\, and deliver goods and services. Ho
 wever\, this progress has yet to touch the lives many around the world\, an
 d the disparity between the privileged and the disadvantaged has been risin
 g. There is an urgent need to leverage technology to level the playing fiel
 d and provide equitable access to education and opportunities for all. Desp
 ite right intentions and large investments\, the progress has been slow\, a
 nd much needs to be done in policies and practices.
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 vent-meta"><hr /></div><p>This talk is co-sponsored with the Centre for Ind
 ia & South Asia Research (CISAR)\, the Department of Language and Literacy 
 Education (LLED)\, UBC Language Sciences\, and the Nepal Library Foundation
 .</p><p><strong>Abstract</strong></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Technol
 ogical innovations have revolutionized the ways we communicate\, exchange k
 nowledge and ideas\, and deliver goods and services. However\, this progres
 s has yet to touch the lives many around the world\, and the disparity betw
 een the privileged and the disadvantaged has been rising. There is an urgen
 t need to leverage technology to level the playing field and provide equita
 ble access to education and opportunities for all. Despite right intentions
  and large investments\, the progress has been slow\, and much needs to be 
 done in policies and practices. I will use Nepal’s case to highlight the ch
 allenges and lessons of using technology to uplift the lives of people. </s
 pan><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s3"> </span></p><p> </p><p><a hre
 f="https://himalaya.sites.olt.ubc.ca/events/event/quality-education-and-the
 -role-of-digital-technology-in-nepal/"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-479
 3" src="https://himalaya.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2018/12/Jan-17-Karmacharya-
 poster-FINAL.jpg" alt="" width="611" height="920" /></a></p><p> </p><p><str
 ong>About the Speaker</strong></p><p>Rabi Karmacharya is a social entrepren
 eur who helped launch <a href="http://www.olenepal.org/" target="_blank" re
 l="noopener noreferrer">OLE Nepal</a> with the vision to use technology to 
 improve the quality of primary education in Nepal’s public schools\, and to
  transform the way children learn through engagement\, exploration and expe
 rimentation. Rabi has extensive experience in technological innovation and 
 management\, and a conviction that young educated Nepalis have a critical r
 ole to play in nation building. Prior to launching OLE Nepal in 2007\, he h
 eaded HimalayanTechies\, one of the first successful software outsourcing c
 ompanies that he co-founded in Nepal in 2001. He currently serves as the Ch
 air of the company’s Board of Directors.</p><p>Rabi holds Masters of Engine
 ering and Bachelors of Science degrees in Electrical Engineering & Computer
  Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He worked at
  3Com Corporation in Santa Clara\, California for three years as design eng
 ineer prior to his return to Nepal. Rabi is the Asia Society’s Asia 21 Youn
 g Leader (2010) and Asia 21 Fellow (2011).</p>
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