As the world economy becomes more interdependent, many people acknowledge the importance of being internationally aware for employment and business prospects, but cannot measure how well informed they are, says the FT. FT WorldWise will empower readers by quantifying their knowledge. Questions are crowd-sourced from a worldwide community of users and vetted by the FT, ensuring an international perspective and the ability to adapt questions to the fast changing news agenda.
Caspar de Bono (pictured), FT Managing Director B2B, said: “FT subscribers value the international perspective provided by the FT’s worldwide network. Employers and career advisers tell us that job applicants are more successful in interviews if they can discuss their employers' global context. We have also heard from our professional service customers how a deeper understanding of the global issues affecting their clients makes them more successful at winning and retaining business. We are excited about working with Smarterer and the many possibilities for developing this approach of crowd-sourced awareness testing.”
“People are learning outside a traditional classroom environment, creating a need for new ways to demonstrate their knowledge,” said Smarterer CEO, Jennifer Fremont-Smith. “We’re thrilled for the opportunity to partner with the Financial Times to provide readers with an engaging way to show what they know.”
The FT’s global news coverage and expert analysis brings fresh and relevant insights, and FT WorldWise offers a practical way of using this content as an educational tool, says the FT. The quiz uses innovative social elements to make it more effective. Anyone can take the test, receiving feedback on how they rank against others. Users can then post their score to LinkedIn, Twitter (using the hashtag #ftworldwise) and Facebook.
