7 June 2016 ITU Regional Development Forum
4 Source: UIS database February Expand early childhood care and education 2.Universal primary education 3.Provide life-skills 4.Improve adult literacy 5.Achieve gender equality (basic education) 6.Provide quality education
Side Effect (1): Shortage of Teachers 2.7M by M by 2030
Side Effect (2): A Global Learning Crisis 6 Source: A big number of primary school children are not meeting minimum learning standards. Source: EFA Global Monitoring Report 2013/4 (Teaching and Learning)
“Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong learning for all” Final big push for the unfinished EFA agenda Re-focus on “Quality” and “Relevance” of learning for the 21 st century
On 25 September 2015, 193 Member States adopted the 2030 Agenda for SD.
“ICTs must be harnessed to strengthen education systems, knowledge dissemination, information access, quality and effective learning, and more effective service provision.” (Paragraph 10, Incheon Declaration)
Digital Divides Knowledge Divides
Proposal 1: Sensible indicators and innovative methodologies to measure impacts of technology in teaching and learning, including in Developing Countries
18 Source: UIS database, Partnership on Measuring ICT for Development WSIS Targets Questionnaire, 2013, as cited in Measuring Information Society 2014, ITU. Internet connectivity in many schools is not intended for teaching and learning and is instead used primarily for administration
Source: UIS. (2014) ICT in Education in Asia: A comparative analysis of ICT integration and e-readiness in schools across Asia
RISK vs. OPPORTUNITY that ICT offers
0: No policy 1: Policy not implemented 2: Policy implemented 3: Policy implemented and monitored
0: No policy 1: Policy not implemented 2: Policy implemented 3: Policy implemented and monitored
Area 2: International Cooperation Proposal 2: Co-organize an event to accommodate diverse stakeholders in ICT for education (MICT, MOE, etc.)