Beijing Institute for the Learning Society

We are posting today a note from Professor Li Chen, Executive Director of the Beijing Institute for the Learning Society, on the work of the Institute. Beijing is distinctive in establishing a research institute to support its policy to develop as a learning city (see below). The Institute integrates research from around the world in progressing this objective.

Learning city initiatives should be guided and supported  by the best available research. PIE welcomes advice on any other cases where research organisations have been established to support a learning city initiative. Are there further examples?

Peter Kearns