where are all the fingernails?
Its a nervous time for the folks at Jiva. Our desire to transform the world of education is coming up against the brutal reality of delivering the alpha release of our flagship product Tutorhub. We’re busy recruiting parents and offspring in school years 7-12 to help us pilot the alpha version of the site. Whilst [...]
Why start-ups focused on education are so important.
I’m a big believer that education is going to be the ground zero of global competition in the years to come. The World Bank estimates that half the world’s population currently have to exist on $2.50 a day or less. They’re effectively locked out of both education and the world economy as it stands, because [...]
startl
I’m really pleased to see the emergence of an education specific incubator of ideas and new technologies: Startl. Regular readers will be aware that Jiva Tech has a heavy commitment to the education world and we’re firm believers in technology as a route to more pervasive, more affordable education within our society. We need more [...]
education
I’ve just come back from a trip to China, talking in a mixture of business and pleasure in Beijing, Shanghai, Qingdao and Suzhou. It was my first trip to the country and what struck me was the single minded way in which they are pursuing the ‘betterment’ of their country. Leaving aside the political considerations [...]