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Education and Skill Development Programs

A project aiming at reducing inequality within and among countries by developing education and skill development programs.

Decision makers

• Education Ministries
• Non-Governmental Organizations
• International Development Agencies
• Educational Institutions

Objectives

To improve education and skill development to reduce inequality within and among countries.

Interactive application

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Data attributes

Context

The situation decision makers are in when they have to make a decision can be described by the following attributes:

1. CountryDevelopmentLevel
   • Possible values: Developed, Developing, Underdeveloped
2. CurrentEducationIndex (numerical, 0-1 scale)
3. YouthUnemploymentRate (numerical, percentage)
4. AdultLiteracyRate (numerical, percentage)
5. GenderInequalityIndex (numerical, 0-1 scale)
6. RuralPopulationPercentage (numerical, percentage)
7. GovernmentEducationSpending (numerical, percentage of GDP)
8. AccessToInternet (numerical, percentage)
9. EconomicGrowthRate (numerical, percentage)
10. PopulationUnderPovertyLine (numerical, percentage)

Actions

Decision makers can take the following actions:

1. ProgramType
   • Possible values: BasicEducation, VocationalTraining, HigherEducation, AdultEducation, OnlineCourses
2. FundingAmount (numerical, millions of USD)
3. TargetDemographic
   • Possible values: Youth, Women, RuralPopulations, Unemployed, GeneralPopulation
4. ProgramDuration (numerical, months)
5. TechnologyIntegration
   • Possible values: High, Medium, Low, None

Outcomes

Decision makers are evaluated on the following outcomes:

1. ChangeInEducationIndex (numerical, change in 0-1 scale) (Maximize)
2. ChangeInYouthUnemploymentRate (numerical, percentage change) (Maximize)
3. ChangeInAdultLiteracyRate (numerical, percentage change) (Maximize)
4. ProgramReach (numerical, number of individuals reached) (Maximize)
5. Cost (numerical, calculated as FundingAmount * ProgramDuration / EfficiencyFactor, where EfficiencyFactor is influenced by TechnologyIntegration and TargetDemographic) (Minimize)

Data

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