http://www.nextbillion.net/blogs/2008/04/28/harnessing-indias-human-capital-through-educational-opportunities Comments for "Harnessing India's Human Capital Through Educational Opportunities" en http://www.nextbillion.net/blogs/2008/04/28/harnessing-indias-human-capital-through-educational-opportunities#comment-24328 The proposed solution seems viable and innovative. I should highlight here other innovative education models that has been notably successful...the one being a <a href="http://www.akanksha.org/history.html">Foundation</a> that has been providing a robust platform for upliftment of the less privileged slum kids in Mumbai region, India. It runs its several centers across the region and has been providing high-quality education and leadership programs to the children living in slums. Additionally this model has been successful in: providing the civic participation access to learning; creatively using existing school and other resources; and development of Teaching Aids for the kids. (I've been involved in one of its novel program where they help flourish mentor relationships between kids and professionals from corporate world). I guess we need more such models at the grass-root levels... +Keep The Faith. <br class="clear" /> Thu, 01 May 2008 00:03:03 -0500 A comment 24328 at http://www.nextbillion.net http://www.nextbillion.net/blogs/2008/04/28/harnessing-indias-human-capital-through-educational-opportunities <img src="http://web.mit.edu/mitir/-img/2008/spring/articles/India%20Kids%202sm.jpg" border="0" width="173" height="250" align="right" />India&#39;s growth depends on its ability to significantly revamp its dismal education sector, which suffers from problems of outreach and quality. A <a href="http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?pagePK=64193027&amp;piPK=64187937&amp;theSitePK=523679&amp;menuPK=64187510&amp;searchMenuPK=64187283&amp;theSitePK=523679&amp;entityID=000158349_20080423083903&amp;searchMenuPK=64187283&amp;theSitePK=523679">recent study</a> shows that the public education sector may be beyond saving.<br /><br />A <a href="/blogs/2007/08/16/public-vs-private-education-in-developing-countries-a-matter-of-long-term-investment">possible solution</a> comes in the form of sustainable investments in a vast network of private schools delivering standardized, high quality education at an affordable price to the low income mass market (base of the pyramid) customer. <br /><br />The investments in schools would take the form of financial resources, organizational support and value-added services to help these schools become efficient and effective educational institutions.<br /><br /><a href="http://web.mit.edu/mitir/2008/spring/harnessing.pdf" title="Harnessing India&#39;s Human Capital Through Educational Entrepreneurship"><em>Harnessing India&#39;s Human Capital Through Educational Opportunities</em></a>, published in the <a href="http://web.mit.edu/mitir/"><em>MIT International Review</em></a>, presents one possible solution. (Full disclosure - I am one of the paper&#39;s co-authors.)<br /><br />Read the paper at <strong>http://web.mit.edu/mitir/2008/spring/harnessing.pdf<br /><br /></strong><em>(Photo by McKay Savage, used under Creative Commons License.)</em><br /><br class="clear" /><p><a href="http://www.nextbillion.net/blogs/2008/04/28/harnessing-indias-human-capital-through-educational-opportunities">read more</a></p> http://www.nextbillion.net/blogs/2008/04/28/harnessing-indias-human-capital-through-educational-opportunities#comment Education The Policy Agenda Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:05:36 -0500 Nitin Rao 5471 at http://www.nextbillion.net