Vikas Pota

This paper outlines a seven-point strategy to devise a system of continuous improvement of teacher quality and, through it, the quality of education as a whole.

Generation Z: Global Citizenship Survey – What the world’s young people think and feel is the biggest, most comprehensive up-to-date global survey of the views of Generation Z – the teenagers and young adults who were born around the turn of the millennium.

We surveyed over 20,000 young people in 20 countries around the world. The same questions were asked of members of Generation Z (those born between 1995 and 2001) in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India,… Show more

Generation Z: Global Citizenship Survey – What the world’s young people think and feel is the biggest, most comprehensive up-to-date global survey of the views of Generation Z – the teenagers and young adults who were born around the turn of the millennium.

We surveyed over 20,000 young people in 20 countries around the world. The same questions were asked of members of Generation Z (those born between 1995 and 2001) in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Nigeria, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, the UK and the US. This is the first time that there has been an international comparative study of the attitudes of young people on this scale. Show less

This Handbook considers the myths and untruths that currently exist in international development and education. Using historic and contemporary evidence, this compendium redefines the international development narrative through a new understanding of 'what works', drawn from pragmatic ideas and approaches.

The New Vision for Education project examines the pressing issue of skills gaps and explores ways to address these gaps through technology. The key learnings include:

Education needs to address the 21st-century skills fully in order to prepare students for the evolving job market

Education gaps exist between the developed and developing world, and countries vary on their respective outcome on 21st-century skill performance

Technology, once integrated holistically for… Show more

The New Vision for Education project examines the pressing issue of skills gaps and explores ways to address these gaps through technology. The key learnings include:

Education needs to address the 21st-century skills fully in order to prepare students for the evolving job market

Education gaps exist between the developed and developing world, and countries vary on their respective outcome on 21st-century skill performance

Technology, once integrated holistically for targeted problems, has the potential to help education better address these gaps

Multistakeholder approach is required to fully realize the potential of technology to innovate education for the future Show less

This essay appeared in a book titled 'Our world and us - how our environment and our societies will change', which has been written to commemorate Allianz's 125th anniversary.

The world’s first comprehensive study into global corporate education CSR spend, has been published today by the Varkey Foundation. It shows that the 2013 Global Fortune 500 companies only spend $2.6bn (13%) of their total Fortune 500 CSR budget of $19.9bn on education related activities (based on an average for the years 2011-13 inclusive). The report also finds that less than half (218 companies) of the Fortune 500 provide any spending on education-related CSR.

The Global Teacher Status index is the world's first comprehensive attempt to compare the status of teachers across the world. It is based on in-depth opinion by Populus in 21 countries that explores the attitudes on issues ranging from what is a fair salary for teachers to whether they think pupils respect teachers to how highly people rank their own education system. There have been many international comparisons in education, but this the first time that the role of teacher status has been… Show more

The Global Teacher Status index is the world's first comprehensive attempt to compare the status of teachers across the world. It is based on in-depth opinion by Populus in 21 countries that explores the attitudes on issues ranging from what is a fair salary for teachers to whether they think pupils respect teachers to how highly people rank their own education system. There have been many international comparisons in education, but this the first time that the role of teacher status has been studied in-depth. Show less

The emergence of India as a future superpower might have been the talk of countless summits and conferences in recent years, but as we move into a new decade, without a doubt, her strides become increasingly confident and bring into the spotlight some of its most prolific and successful entrepreneurs, who’re taking on and beating their global competitors in their own back yards.

Through this book, I narrate the phenomenal and inspiring journey’s of these icons, many of whom have gone… Show more

The emergence of India as a future superpower might have been the talk of countless summits and conferences in recent years, but as we move into a new decade, without a doubt, her strides become increasingly confident and bring into the spotlight some of its most prolific and successful entrepreneurs, who’re taking on and beating their global competitors in their own back yards.

Through this book, I narrate the phenomenal and inspiring journey’s of these icons, many of whom have gone from being garage start ups to achieving stunning global success in their lifetimes. Through my book, I argue that Indian sensibilities will increasingly shape business debates around the world.

With the world awaiting the awakening of China, Brazil, Russia and India, this book presents some of the people who’re challenging the established world order by doing business on their own terms in far flung corners of our globe. They may be household names in India, but in the fullness of time, these talented individuals, will occupy their rightful place in the company of Bill Gates, Richard Branson, Rupert Murdoch, and Steve Jobs as global entrepreneurs who’ve created wealth, success and influence beyond theirs and everyone else’s wildest imagination.

This book is an effort to sift through the jargon, dust off the myths and spell out in simple terms what the future of India Inc holds for the country in particular, and the world at large.
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