Knowledge and Power in Global Economy
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IS THE PROMISE OF EDUCATION A GOOD SHOPPING EXPERIENCE?
GLOBAL SUPERCLASS ≐6,000
BUY A BRAND NAME EDUCATION
EDUCATE FOR WORK IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
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GLOBAL EDUCATION
AL INFLUENCE
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NATIONAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS
WORLD BANK
UNITED NATIONS
OECDINTERNETEDUCATIO
N BUSINESSPUBLISHIN
G & TESTING
FOR-PROFIT
SCHOOLSSOFTWAR
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GLOBAL PROFESSI
ONAL ORGANIZA
TIONS
NGOS HUMAN RIGHTS
ENVIRONMENTAL
WORLD SCHOOL SYSTEMS
GLOBAL ORGANIZATIONSGLOBAL
NETWORKTECHNIUM
ICT
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DAVID ROTHKOPF IN SUPERCLASS: THE GLOBAL POWER ELITE AND THE WORLD THEY ARE MAKING. ROTHKOPF ESTIMATES THAT ABOUT 6,000 PEOPLE BELONG TO THE GLOBAL SUPERCLASS--ALL THE WORLD’S BILLIONAIRES, HEADS FOR MAJOR GLOBAL CORPORATIONS AND FINANCIAL COMPANIES, POLITICAL AND MILITARY LEADERS OF GLOBALLY INFLUENTIAL COUNTRIES AND MAJOR RELIGIOUS LEADERS.
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GLOBAL SUPERCLASSBILL GATES WORLD’S RICHEST RICHEST WORLD FOUNDATION
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MALE 93.7%MEDIAN AGE 58ALL OF THE WORLD’S
APPROXIMATELY 1,000 BILLIONAIRES
RESIDES (APPROXIMATE PERCENTAGE)
UNITED STATES 17%EUROPE 33%UNITED STATES, CHINA,
BRITAIN, INDIA, BRAZIL, RUSSIA, GERMANY, JAPAN, MEXICO, COMBINED 57%
ASIA AND PACIFIC REGION 33%
6,000+ INCLUDED IN THE SUPERCLASS
OccupationBusiness 50%Finance 13%Government 18%Military 7%Religious 4%Other 2%EducationAttended Top 20 Elite
Universities 30%Postgraduate Degree 47%Undergraduate Degree
91%No High School Diploma
2%
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GLOBAL SUPERCLASS NETWORKS
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Does a person have influence over a lot of people? Do they have significant financial resources relative to their peers? Are they powerful in multiple spheres? Do they actively wield their power?
FORBES LIST OF WORLD’S MOST POWERFUL
MORE TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION: BILL GATES: "So far technology has hardly changed formal education at all. But a lot of people, including me, think this is the next place where the Internet will surprise people in how it can improve things — especially in combination with face-to-face learning. With the escalating costs of education, an advance here would be very timely.” 8
WHAT DOES GLOBAL SUPERCLASS WANT FOR EDUCATION?
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM: HOW CAN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS BECOME MORE ALIGNED WITH THE SKILLS REQUIRED BY INDUSTRY?
KEY POINTSTHE PRIVATE SECTOR NEEDS TO PARTNER WITH THE
PUBLIC SECTOR IN CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT.CREATING CLASSES OF ENTREPRENEURS WILL
ULTIMATELY HELP STUDENTS GO FROM BEING EMPLOYEES TO EMPLOYERS.
SOFT SKILLS ARE REQUIRED MORE THAN HARD SKILLS FOR STUDENTS TO MAKE RELEVANT EMPLOYEES.
GREATER COMPETITION AMONG UNIVERSITIES WILL ENSURE THAT THEY PROVIDE BETTER SERVICES.
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WHAT DOES GLOBAL SUPERCLASS WANT FOR
EDUCATION?
BOAO FORUM: “PROMOTING EDUCATION IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PUMP PRIMING TASK FOR THE E11 IN ORDER TO BRING OUT THEIR LATE-MOVER ADVANTAGE AND ACCELERATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT . . .BECAUSE IT IS THE BASIS FOR PROVIDING MORE SPECIALIZED AND HIGH-CALIBER PROFESSIONALS AND GUARANTEEING COMPETITIVENESS OF THE E11.”
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WHAT DOES GLOBAL SUPERCLASS WANT FOR EDUCATION?
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WHAT DOES GLOBAL SUPERCLASS WANT FOR EDUCATION?
CHINESE PRESIDENT HU JINTAO URGED THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF CHINA AND THE WHOLE COUNTRY TO GIVE PRIORITY TO EDUCATION IN THEIR WORK, IN ORDER TO BUILD A MODERATELY PROSPEROUS SOCIETY, PUSH FORWARD SOCIALIST MODERNIZATION, AND ACHIEVE THE GREAT REJUVENATION OF THE CHINESE NATION.
President Obama: "America will not remain true to its highest ideals -- and America's place as a global economic leader will be put at risk . . . if we don't do a far better job than we've been doing of educating our sons and daughters”
WHAT DOES GLOBAL SUPERCLASS WANT FOR EDUCATION?
AS THE WORLD ECONOMY BEGINS TO RECOVER FROM ONE OF THE
WORST ECONOMIC CRISES IN DECADES, INFORMATION AND
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (ICT) IS BOUND TO PLAY AN
INCREASINGLY PROMINENT ROLE AS A KEY ENABLER OF
RENEWED AND SUSTAINABLE GROWTH, GIVEN THAT IT HAS
BECOME AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE
UNDERPINNING COMPETITIVE ECONOMIES. ICT WILL CONTINUE
SPREADING ITS REVOLUTIONARY POWER TO MODERNIZE
ECONOMIES AND SOCIETIES AND IMPROVE LIVING CONDITIONS
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GLOBAL SUPERCLASS AND INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT)
World Bank2010 World Bank:World’s largest external education financier to the developing world In previous five years, the Bank averaged about $2 billion per year in loans, credits, and grants to support education.
WORLD BANKCONSTRUCTING KNOWLEDGE SOCIETIES
The ability of a society to produce, select, adapt, commercialize, and use knowledge is critical for sustained economic growth and improved living standards. Knowledge has become the most important factor in economic development.
1. Membership: 31-richest nations of the world
OECD-ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
OECD HUMAN CAPITAL
2007 UNESCO Ministerial Round Table on Education and Economic Development OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría
First, education builds human capital and enables workers to be more productive. Second, education increases countries' capacity to innovate - an indispensable prerequisite for growth and competitiveness in today's global knowledge economy.
PISA (Program for International Assessment Student Assessment)
OECDGlobal Academic Olympics
PIRLS (Progress in International Reading Literacy)
TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study)
OECDGlobal Academic Olympics
SUPPORT FOR HUMAN CAPITAL AND ICT EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
HUMAN CAPITAL &
ICT
SHADOW EDUCATION INDUSTRY
CRAM SCHOOLS
TEST PUBLISHERS
PUBLISHING
INDUSTRY
FOR PROFIT
SCHOOLS
SOFTWARE AND
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INDUSTRY
MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS
DEMAND: PROMISE OF WORK AND
HIGH INCOME
MANAGERIAL OR PERFORMANCE STATE 1. STATE RUN AS BUSINESS—PERFORMANCE
BASED2. TRANSFER OF SOME FUNCTIONS TO
PRIVATE SECTOR3. MEDIA
1. NEWS AS ENTERTAINMENT2. POLITICS AS PERFORMANCE ART3. TRUTHINESS-CONCEPTS AND FACTS
ONE WISHES TO BE TRUE4. SCHOOLS
1. HUMAN CAPITAL2. RUN AS BUSINESS-PERFORMANCE
BASED-BUSINESS LEADERS3. SOME FUNCTIONS TO PRIVATE SECTOR
JANINE WEDEL, SHADOW ELITE: HOW THE WORLD’S NEW POWER BROKERS UNDERMINE DEMOCRACY, GOVERNMENT, AND THE FREE MARKET (2009)
TRANSFORMATION OF POWER1.MANAGERIAL AND PERFORMANCE
STATE=PRIVATIZATION=UNREGULATED SHADOW INDUSTRY AND NETWORK
2. TRANSNATIONAL NETWORKS-FINANCIAL, DRUGS, EDUCATION, CORPORATIONS, INTERGOVERNMENTAL, ETC.
3. TECHNIUM-ICT-NETWORK BASED RELATIONSHIPS=MAKE SCHOOLING ONLINE ?
4. NETWORKS OF INFORMATION-SOCIAL COMMUNITIES
(TRUTHINESS-CONCEPTS AND FACTS ONE WISHES TO BE TRUE)
GLOBALIZED STATE TRANSNATIONAL NETWORKS
MANAGERIAL OR
PERFORMANCE STATE
SUPERCLASS +6000
TECHNIUM ICT & MEDIA
GLOBAL CORPORATIONS
INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
GLOBAL ECONOMIC
ORGANIZATION-WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
REGIONAL ECONOMIC
GROUPS
INTELLECTUALS-
UNIVERSITIES, FOUNDATIONS GOVERNMENT PANELS, THINK
TANKS
RUPERT MURDOCH NEWS
CORP
WIRELESS GENERATION
JOEL KLEINCOUNSEL TO
BERTELSMANN A.G. MEDIA SERVICES
WORLDWIDECHANCELLOR NYC
SCHOOLS2002-2010
MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG
BLOOMBERG L.P. FINANCIAL NEWS AND
INFORMATION SERVICES MEDIA
CATHIE BLACK: Chairman Hearst Magazines, 8 Years Building USA Today
NEW YORK CITY
PUBLIC SCHOOL
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Achievement Reporting and Innovation System (ARIS) School of One initiative
PURCHASED 11/22/10
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT IN CEO OFFICE: 2010
MEDIA ELITE AND NETWORK
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES (GATS): INCLUDES EDUCATION SERVICES
Global Education Businesses
SHADOW EDUCATION SYSTEMFOR-PROFIT TEST PREPARATION AND TUTORING
(CRAM SCHOOLS)
GLOBAL EDUCATION BUSINESSES
Pearson Education Vietnam Representative Office 29/9 Yen The Ward 2, Tan Binh DistrictHo Chi Minh City
2010 ranked #12 globally in a list of franchises which beginning with #1 in the list Subway followed by McDonald’s, 7-Eleven Inc., Hampton Inn, Supercuts, H&R Block, Dunkin’ Donuts, Jani-King, Servpro, ampm Mini Market and Jan-Pro Franchising Int’l Inc.
SHADOW EDUCATION INDUSTRYKUMON LEARNING CENTERS
FOR PROFIT SCHOOLSGlobal Education Businesses
GLOBAL EDUCATION BUSINESSESPUBLISHING
GLOBAL EDUCATION BUSINESSESTESTING
Vietnam Adopts the TOEIC® Test to Set an English-Language Proficiency Standard for Vocational Students
Education Industry Association
450 members include online education providers, school improvement and management services, charter school operators, alternative education and special education services, professional development providers, after-school tutoring providers, and educational content providers.
Education Industry Investment ForumEducation Industry Investment Forum --investment in the U.S. and International for-profit education industry. We have gathered together leading private equity investors, operational strategists in education, as well as entrepreneurs and experts from foundations
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BRAIN MIGRATION FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Jan Sadlak, Director Of The UNESCO—European Center For Higher Education“COMPANIES, UNIVERSITIES, RESEARCH CENTERS, AND WHOLE COUNTRIES ARE IN PURSUIT OF AND TRYING TO ATTRACT THE BEST BRAINS.”
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SHOPPING FOR BRAINS
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RICH COUNTRIES & MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS SHOP FOR BRAINS
POOR COUNTRIE
SRICH
COUNTRIESBRAIN DRAIN
BRAIN LOSS
BRAIN GAIN
BRAIN WAST
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WORLD BANK AT AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION 2010:
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES MUST WORRY ABOUT EDUCATION IN DEVELOPING NATIONS BECAUSE THEIR FUTURE WORKFORCES WILL COME FROM THERE.
FALLING BIRTH RATES: JAPAN, EUROPEAN UNION, UNITED STATES, KOREA
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RICH COUNTRIES & MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS SHOP FOR BRAINS
WHAT THE SUPERCLASS AND SHADOW ELITE WANT:
1. MORE ICT AND ONLINE LEARING TO REDUCE EDUCATIONL COSTS
2. FOCUS EDUCATION ON NEEDS OF WORLD LABOR MARKET AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
3. GLOBAL MIGRATION OF EDUCATED TALENT
4. TECHNOLOGY TO SOLVE GLOBAL PROBLEMS
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SUMMARY