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• [New] CART, short for Center for Advanced Research and Technology, could represent the future of education in California. The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News |
• [New] Qatar's National Vision 2030 emphasizes technology as an enabler for human and social development, with particular focus on education technology and healthcare innovation. #1 Futurist Speaker on AI Leadership, Future of Work, F
• [New] A construction cost-cutting directive is projected to save 30-45 billion Philippine pesos, which will be reallocated to health, education, and food security. The Asia Cable
• [New] Social infrastructure (health, education, and public facilities) will see another $16 trillion, while waste and water systems and agriculture together add $11 trillion more. Visual Capitalist
• [New] OpenAI just shut down personalized medical, legal, and financial advice inside ChatGPT, shifting toward safer, education-only responses as regulatory pressure and liability risks surge. Vavoza
• [New] With a more digitally connected government, the UK could better understand and address complex societal challenges, such as social care, health disparities, quality of education and homelessness. UKAuthority
• [New] Reductions in federal funding for medical research, education, and public health could hinder the ability of academic medical institutions to deliver care, train healthcare professionals, and develop new treatments. Definitive Healthcare
• [New] Uganda dramatically and significantly needs to increase investment in human capital (education, health, and social protection) to harness the demographic dividend and achieve its high-income status ambitions as reflected in the country's Vision 2040 and Ten-fold Growth Strategy. World Bank
• Grandiose vision of NEP 2020 states that the aim must be for India to have an education system by 2040 that is second to none, with equitable access to the highest quality education for all learners regardless of social or economic background. Countercurrents
• The gap between traditional education and tech-enabled learning will continue to grow in 2025 as new trends in educational technology pick up speed. LITSLINK
• India now implements a multi-sectoral approach that combines family planning with women's education, improved child survival, and economic opportunities. Socio.Health
• Recent actions - such as cuts to the Department of Education, the freezing of $1 billion allocated for school-based mental health services, and major reductions to Medicaid - may cause disruptions. KFF
• The world of education is rapidly evolving, and by 2030, personalised learning, lifelong upskilling, and immersive technology will revolutionise how we teach and learn, preparing students for jobs and challenges we have yet to imagine. Exeed College
• Accelerated interventions in care, education, the green economy, labor markets, and social protection could reduce the number of women and girls in extreme poverty by 110 million by 2050, unlocking an estimated US$ 342 trillion in cumulative economic returns. Mexico Business
• Policy choices will heavily influence the trajectory: sustained R&D funding, nurturing STEM education, sensible regulatory reform, and enabling immigration of specialized talent could all bolster the U.S. biotech workforce. IntuitionLabs
• With further expansion of economic development in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and more widely, demand for better education, health care and related humanitarian activities also will grow. Chicago Tribune
• Globally, 1.1 billion people are living in multidimensional poverty - which spans health, education and living standards - and 887 million are directly exposed to at least one climate hazard. UN News
• The U.S. could expect to add more than $200 billion to the national economy each year just by improving math education. Education Commission of the States
• Smart technology, particularly AI in education in Australia, presents an opportunity to transform the way schools operate and students learn. Appinventiv
• Education company Pearson launches AI literacy modules to help students build skills in AI that will be available in courses across STEM, business, health, and humanities. AI Literacy Institute
• Based in the US, the international trade association strengthens economic opportunities for its members by promoting the interdependence of the for-profit textile recycling industry segment and by providing a common forum of networking, education and advocacy. WTIN
• The upcoming Policy Address will emphasize the integrated development of education, technology, and talent, which will not only build a rich reservoir of talent resources and knowledge for Hong Kong but also enhance its technological innovation capabilities and competitiveness. DotDotNews

Last updated: 21 November 2025