Moving Forward to a Better Future:
A Regional Center’s Response
Benito Espeña Benoza
Manager
Knowledge Management and Networking OfficeMandate forInnovation

From the Center’s Enabling Instrument:• Identify and help solve common problems as well as
anticipate needs in the Region and assist Member Statesin identifying solutions to their individual educational
problems and prepare to meet identified needs.
Service Areas:• Innovative and technology-oriented training programs• Research and development; and• Information and other relevant activities

Stepping up tothe Education
Challenge• As a center for innovations, INNOTECH has gained
significant experience in addressing learning needs
amidst education challenges over the past 50 years• Addressing the increased burden among vulnerable
groups• Innovations to address resource limitations (including
paucity of learning resources)• Access to knowledge and information services• Reaching remote and unserved areas through radio andtelevision• Serving the needs of the key actors in education services(school managers, teachers, learners and parents)

GlobalCitizenshipin Context

SEAMEO’s Seven Priorities• Priority 2: Addressing barriers to inclusion• Builds on needs of the most vulnerable groups• Ensuring that no learner is left behind• Priority 3: Resiliency in the face of disasters• Preparing schools leaders, teachers and students as well as
local communities in managing and maintaining the deliveryof education services• Priority 7: Adopting a 21st century curriculum• Developing knowledge, skills, and values needed to respondto the changing global context• Developing teachers and learners with the ideals forbuilding the ASEAN community

GlobalCitizenship• The Covid 19 pandemic demonstrated the interrelated concerns and potentials across countries andsocieties• The risks faced by vulnerable groups and resource
limitations are underlined• At the same time, the value of a whole community or
whole nation approach as well as the potentials forcollaborative work for solutions are also highlighted• With the greatest disruption in education comes thedrive to work together and learn from each otherINNOTECH
Response• HE Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones’ call for “learningto take place no matter how, no matter where, nomatter what” guided INNOTECH support• INNOTECH interventions are evident at practically alllevels:• Policy and program formulation• Technical assistance• Capacity building; and• Direct provision of learning materials

INNOTECHResponse• Formulation of the Basic Education
Learning Continuity Plan
• ReformSystemof

theAlternative

Learning• Strategy formulation for learning delivery
mechanisms• Participation in the Education ForumINNOTECH
Response

INNOTECH Response

INNOTECH
Response

Teaching / Learning Materials• IMPACT – Instructional Management byParents, Community and Teachers• Txt 2 Teach Videos• Basa Pilipinas Videos• Others

StrategicOpportunities• Renewed case for partnerships andknowledge sharing and exchange• Innovation on intermediate technologies• Radio / School of the Air / Podcasts• Television / Interactive Video• Importance of social media platforms andtheir creative application for education• Repositioning into digital space

Thank You Very Much!
Domo Arigato Gozaimasu!
Maraming Salamat Po!

Xin nian kuai le!