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Promoting Smart Tech to Improve Education May 28, 2013 by Amy Bernath In tight budget environments it is tempting to view ICT equipment and training as a luxury to cut. We can all think of a case where technology for technology’s sake hasn’t worked: an unused laptop in the corner of an overfilled classroom, an interactive whiteboard at a school without adequate electricity to support its use, a smartphone game developed for a population of youth without access to smartphones. In fact, now is the time for a focus on smart technology integration in all levels of education.	Information and Communications Technology Policy & Innovation in Education Conference (ICT4EDU) April 27, 2012 IREX is pleased to host the Information and Communications Technology Policy & Innovation in Education Conference (ICT4EDU) in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on May 18-19, 2012. The ICT4EDU conference aims to demonstrate the benefits of technology and internet in schools in hopes to further advance technology in Kyrgyzstan’s education system.
International Education Week: Cultural Exchange through Technology November 16, 2011 by Jason Vuong Do The seniors at Webster Groves High School in St Louis, Missouri begin every online project with students in Kyrgyzstan with pre-conceived notions that there is nothing in common between the two countries, but they always end with a strong mutual understanding built around more similarities than differences.	Tech Age Girls from Kyrgyzstan Visit the United States October 27, 2011 Three high school age girls from Kyrgyzstan interested in strengthening their own community development projects visited the United States as part of the Global Connections and Exchange Program. During their trip they met women leaders in technology, government, and business. While in Washington, D.C. they met with staff members from the offices of Congressman Russ Carnahan (Missouri) and Congressman Raul Grijalva (Arizona) to discuss the importance of supporting young women and the use of technology in development. At their host high schools they observed how youth use technology in extracurricular activies and community service.
Youth in Kyrgyzstan Bring Offline Citizens Online March 10, 2011 by Mehri Karyagdyyeva “The most important thing that you can learn at any age is how to use a computer,” remarked training participant Julduz Sydykova, who had never used the internet before. Julduz wasintroduced to the online world in Kyrgyzstan through the IREX implemented Global Connections & Exchange (GCE) and Digital Youth Dialogue (DYD) programs that bring information technology and internet to schools and libraries throughout the country. As part of the program, students and teachers receive training on computer skills and have open access to the internet at school.	Looking at Youth Across Cultures September 24, 2010 by Susie Armitage I'm writing onboard a train from Washington to New York, where I'm headed to attend a conference on theater and peacebuilding (more on that in my next post).
Youth Gain First-Hand Insight on Unrest in Kyrgyzstan through GCE's Educational Network May 5, 2010 During the unrest Kyrgyzstan experienced in early April, Kyrgyzstan students used the Global Connections and Exchange (GCE) program’s Educational Network (Ning site) to communicate about events as they unfolded.	US Students Blog Exchange Trip to Turkmenistan July 29, 2008 Two Hatboro-Horsham High School students, Anna Rubenstein and Kenny Pallis, along with the school’s Instructional Technology Specialist James Shield, were chosen to travel to Turkmenistan this summer as part of an exchange funded by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the US Department of State and administered by IREX.
Tech Age Girls Become the First Student Bloggers in Turkmenistan August 13, 2007 In April 2007, 35 talented young women joined the ranks of Turkmenistan’s first bloggers, generating web content in Turkmen and Russian and connecting with communities across the country.