In Search of Innovative Practices in ICT in Education<br>UNESCO ICT in Education Innovation Awards, 2007-2008
Summary of Entries
A total of 146 applications from 19 countries were evaluated by a team of four judges. The number of entries (62) from India exceeded that of the other countries by far, followed by Pakistan (29) and Philippines (10) (Table 1). The majority of the entries (68.5%) are for the teacher and teacher educator category; 18.5% are under the education planners and administrators; and 5.5% under the non-formal educator group (Table 2).
Table 1: Results of Entries for the ICT in Education Innovation Awards by Country
Countries | No. |
Australia | 2 |
Bangladesh | 1 |
Cambodia | 2 |
China | 4 |
India | 62 |
Indonesia | 5 |
Israel | 2 |
Japan | 1 |
South Korea | 1 |
Laos | 1 |
Malaysia | 6 |
New Zealand | 1 |
Pakistan | 29 |
Palestine | 5 |
Philippines | 10 |
Singapore | 2 |
Sri Lanka | 2 |
Thailand | 2 |
Vietnam | 4 |
No information | 4 |
Total | 146 |
Table 2: Results of Entries for the ICT in Education Innovation Awards by Category
Categories | No. | % |
Teachers and teacher educators | 100 | 68.5 |
Education planners and administrators | 27 | 18.5 |
Non-formal educators | 8 | 5.5 |
No information | 11 | 7.5 |
Total | 146 | 100.0 |