ICT for Education: UNESCO’s Planned Activities 2019

Jian Xi Teng, UNESCO1 February 2019

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ICT in SDG4

Targets Key Indicative Strategies

4.4 Skills Basic and ICT skills

4.5 GenderICT training, access to appropriate technology and infrastructure

4.6 LiteracyPromote the use of ICT, particularly mobile technology

4.a Facility Access to ICT resources

4.C TeachersTeachers with adequate technological skills to manage ICT

• SDG 4.4.1 proportion of youth and adults with ICT skills• SDG 4.a.1 proportion of schools with access to the Internet and

computers for pedagogical use.

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• Girls in ICT Day 2018 (APT, ITU, FAO)

• Asia-Pacific Information Superhighway meetings and working paper on broadband connectivity in education (ESCAP)

• Asia Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (ESCAP)

• South Asia Symposium on ICT for Education (ITU)

• Digital Kids Asia Pacific research project (ITU, UNICEF)

2018 Progress Update - Collaborations

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• 2 – Publications• Positioning ICT in Education to

Achieve the Education 2030 Agenda in Asia and the Pacific

• Beyond Access: ICT-enhanced Innovative Pedagogy in TVET in the Asia-Pacific

• 2 - Sub-regional events• South Asia

• Central Asia

2018 Progress Update – Our Work

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• 6 – Member States supported for Master Plan development

• 6 – Member States supported for ICT Competency Standards for Teachers

• Regional advocacy• Global Symposium on ICT in Education• 3rd International Conference on Global Citizenship Education• Asia-Pacific Meeting on Education 2030

2018 Progress Update – Our Work

Potential areas for collaboration 1. School Connectivity and Infrastructure

2. Promoting Digital Citizenship

3. Events

4. Research

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• To assist Member States with planning and implementation of connectivity and digital devices in the education system

• Countries: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Kiribati, Maldives, Nepal

• Collaboration opportunities year-round:• Review of the national progress – national experts

• Technical advice on improving connectivity

• Target indicator: SDG4.a.1 proportion of schools with access to the Internet and computers for pedagogical use.

School Connectivity and Infrastructure

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• To expand and promote a ready-to-use survey tool and framework for countries to measure children’s digital citizenship competencies

• Collaboration opportunities year-round:• National-level research

• Interventions and relevant resources

• Advocacy events linked to any of the five domains (digital literacy, digital safety & resilience, digital participation & agency, digital emotional intelligence, digital creativity & innovation)

• Launch event (press and panel discussion) in late April 2019

Promoting Digital Citizenship

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• Pacific (May/June) and Southeast Asia (Nov) high officials meetings on education• Resource persons and contacts in the two regions who can

connect telecommunications sector/MICT with education sector officials

• Innovative partnership/financing models in education technology between governments, NGO/IGO and private sector (Nov)

• Interagency advocacy campaign or event • World Information Society Day, Girls in ICT Day, etc.

Events

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• Exploring technology and lifelong learning for older persons

• ICT atlas (education) for current status of Asia-Pacific countries

Research

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Thank youLearn more: http://bangkok.unesco.org/theme/ict-education

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