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Edfas Pte Ltd are interested in meeting suppliers who offer:

• A curriculum on literacy, maths, phonics but in the light of ICT.
• Suppliers who share the passion of providing teacher-friendly resources, materials, hardware and software solution. 

One of their current projects is supplying the biggest childcare and kindergarten operator in Singapore, which is owned by the government – the Jolly Music programme. Close to 600 childcare centres and kindergartens are using this Music programme. 

Company profile:
Edfas Pte Ltd was established in 1989 in Singapore with the focus on providing quality teaching resources/materials to teachers in preschools, primary schools and special needs schools.

They are primarily focussing on Literacy, Phonics, Mathematics, Music and Special Needs – not just selling of titles, but providing a ‘solution’ to the school. From providing a curriculum, selling the necessary resources, to equipping the teachers through training and workshops.

They have a strong and established network with their preschool industry, as their Jolly Music programme has been adopted by the government-owned preschools as their curriculum. They also organise teachers’ seminars and workshops regularly as part of professional development.

Their clientele include preschools and international schools in regional countries such as Indonesia.

English Schools Foundation are interested in meeting companies specialising in:

• Mobile learning and networking
• Digital displays and installations
• Curriculum and software tools 

Island School is the process of a significant redevelopment. This will include the building of a new school by beginning in 2017. The plans include significant intent to develop 21st century learning environments, which reflect our significant curriculum developments . Island School is part of the English School foundation which manages 22 schools across Hong Kong.

Future School Lab of China (part of National Institute of Education Sciences) are interested in meeting companies specialising in:

• Classroom furniture
• Curriculum design
• Internet company incubator

Future class want to explore more opportunities in the UK and are looking for better classroom solutions to introduce to the Chinese market. 

Company profile:
Future School Lab of China, belongs to National Institute of Education Sciences (an institute under Ministry of Education). They focus on 5 areas:

• Space: School buildings
• Curriculum development in the 21st century
• New technology: How to apply technology in schools
• Changes in learning methods
• Social behaviour development

Vietnam is a developing country with high potential growth in education, with many initiatives and programmes being planned to change the education sector, such as writing and compiling new general education textbooks. Vietnam is currently lacking in education materials and looking to obtain high quality resources.

• Budget spent on education is approximately 20% of GDP.
• Currently gaining much more FDI and the education market is becoming increasingly vibrant.
• The general population is willing to spend much on education for their children.Many households have spent a lot to send their children overseas as the learning environment in Vietnam is lacking in quality and resources.

International School Basel are interested in meeting companies specialising in:

• Classroom AV Infrastructure & Furniture
• eLearning (and mLearning) providers with rich APIs to connect with VLEs – specifically Veracross.com 

Current projects:

• Redoing all connectivity – including WiFi
• VoIP redesign in 2 years
• New SMS/VLE/SIS, Admissions and Athletics platform
• All MFPs and Printers are up for renewal
• All teacher hardware will need to be replaced next year
• Looking to redo all classroom AV infrastructure.  Currently Epson interactive projectors looking very interesting.

Company profile:

• Networking infrastructure
• School Management Systems
• Classroom AV Infrastructure & Furniture (and venues, meeting rooms, etc.)

Logicom Solutions Ltd. are interested in meeting companies specialising in:

• Learning Management Systems
• Wireless
• Integrated Learning / Learning Digital Tools 

They are currently working on a project regarding wireless technology in schools.

Company profile:

Logicom Solutions Ltd is a leading provider of total integrated IT solutions in Cyprus, Greece, Malta, UAE and the neighbouring countries. They specialize in the area of Systems Integration, Network Infrastructure, IT Infrastructure, Business Software, Collaboration, Management and Security Solutions.  At bett they will focused on finding solutions for:

• Private schools – Enhancing Learning
• Wireless Technologies – integrated education
• Digital Tools for delivering education in a much more effective way

Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools are interested in meeting:

• Suppliers of digital course materials for all science subjects, includng computer science
• Software companies developing online resources and MLE provision
• Developers working on platforms that would support blended learning

They have several on-going projects such as:

• Developing MLE provision and the creation of blended learning opportunities
  
  
• Online professional development
  The distances between schools in the network create significant problems in the organisation of professional development.  Online learning and seminars are used to overcome this and are being continually developed
• The NIS project aims to develop the quality of education across the whole of Kazakstan.
  Initially practice and pedagogy will be developed in the twenty NIS schools currently operating and then this will be disseminated across the whole of the State system.
• NIS schools are at the fore-front in developing the use of information technology and are the test-bed for IT education resources nationwide. There are significant opportunities for high value contacts.

POSITIVO INFORMÁTICA SA are interested in meeting companies specialising in:

• Educational apps
• Digital content
• Educational tools 

Company Profile:

• Brazil: 190k schools, 50 million of students
• Partnership with educational content and tools providers
• Partnership with classroom solutions providers

Stratford Book Services S.A. are interested in meeting companies specialising in:

• Platforms
• Hardware
• Software
• Multiple devices technology
• E-learning 

Stratford Book Services are developing their digital area, bearing in mind that the world of knowledge is changing, that not books any more but content is the main player. 

The company has always acted in the world of learning all over Argentina, they are always on the alert for market changes, and that’s why they are interested in e-learning and new technologies.

Company profile:

• 200 main private bilingual schools; 41 national state universities & 50 private universities.
• +5 million net books were donated by government to students of state schools (secondary level) in the last four years. 

USE OF TECHNOLGY:

• Schools and government interested but still in the investigation stage.
• Bilingual schools are starting to get familiarized with technology, many introductory courses delivered. Many of them have bought Smart boards but still don’t use them properly.
• There is a huge possibility for the government to encourage the use of technology and the learning of ELT at all levels.
• SBS is referent in the area of new technologies, we deliver webinars on the topic, and we know who the clients that could be interested are.

Plans are ongoing to equip schools and educational institutions with ICT equipment.

The Centre for the Supply and Maintenance of Teaching Equipment (CAMEMD) is in charge of the acquisition of IT equipment on behalf of the Ministry of National Education. In the last years CAMEMD equipped 2251 middle and primary schools with computers; the project was worth £25 million in contracts.

While setting up and developing equipment is one of the main pillars to integrating ICT into education in Algeria, training is another major component. Partnerships are gradually being formed to introduce both students and teachers to using ICT.

In the face of continued globalisation and rising competition, keeping up with technological change has become essential. Traditionally, ICT usage in Algeria has lagged behind, which has begun to create problems in terms of graduate employability. To ensure people acquire the necessary IT skills to compete in a modern economy, Algeria is increasing the use of ICT in education.