The transition from the traditional economic model to an innovative one requires an inventive approach to the education system. The increasing role in the training of specialists for innovative industries is taken by “soft skills”; constant discussions arise about who should be a teacher for IT specialists, and about the need for “lifelong learning”. So what kind of education system does the new economy need?

Moderator: 

Viktoria Petrova, Head of Exploration – UNDP Accelerator Labs

Speakers:

Farhod Boboev, Farhod Boboev, Deputy Director SUE “Smart City” under Executive State Authority of Dushanbe city

Professor Sohail H. Naqvi, the Rector of the University of Central Asia (UCA)

Oleg Yakimchuk, Head of Government Affairs and Public Policy Google Ukraine, Georgia and Kyrgyz Republic

Lilit Yezekyan, Research Director at the Caucasus Research and Resource Center, Armenia Foundation

Nurzhamal Yrysbekova, Project Manager of Techaim and Project Lead or Khan Academy Kyrgyz Project

Vadim Zelenkov, Training and Development Director at EPAM Systems