UNESCO and Nokia sign partnership to use mobile technologies to achieve Education for All
UNESCO and Nokia signed an agreement on 20 October to promote the use of mobile technologies to further the objectives of Education For All.
Under the initial three-year agreement, Nokia will contribute between five and ten million dollars which will be invested in three types of projects: research to identify possible applications of mobile technology to support Education For All; promotion of the use of mobile technologies to support training, capacity-building, and the management of educational institutions and lastly, the development of new mobile applications that have educational potential.
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