Tag Archives: ICT

Digital capacities and distance education in times of coronavirus. Insights from Latin America

Posted on 12 May 2020 by GEM Report

By Nicolas Buchbinder, GEM Report Fellow Due to the coronavirus, schools have closed their doors in almost the entirety of Latin America. This is a situation with no precedent in the region. Countries have implemented different policies to continue the … Continue reading →

Posted in Disaster preparedness, emergencies, ICT, STEM, Teachers, Uncategorized | Tagged coronavirus, covid19, digital divide, digital literacy skills, ICT, technology | 4 Comments

Charlotte, a teacher from Marseille: “We’re being asked to do a completely different job from before.”

Posted on 16 April 2020 by GEM Report

The onset of Covid-19 means that teachers like me are suddenly being asked to do completely different jobs. While we were in the classroom engaging with children before, now we’re at home and trying to engage with their parents. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Disaster preparedness, emergencies, ICT, Inclusion, Out-of-school children, Teachers, teaching, technology, Uncategorized | Tagged coronavirus, covid19, france, ICT, out of school, teachers, teaching, technology | 7 Comments

Coronavirus: la France a appelé à la continuité pédagogique

Posted on 15 April 2020 by GEM Report

English / Français Par Anna Cristina D’Addio, Responsable Principal de Projet, GEM Report (UNESCO), membre du nouveau Conseil d’Evaluation de l’Ecole et mère d’une élève du collège en France. La France a fermé toutes les écoles, collèges, lycées et universités … Continue reading →

Posted in digital literacy, Disaster preparedness, emergencies, ICT, Inclusion, Out-of-school children, technology, Uncategorized | Tagged coronavirus, covid19, digital divide, digital skills, emergencies, Français, france, ICT, ICT skills, technology | Leave a comment

COVID 19: how Senegal intends to ensure #LearningNeverStops

Posted on 3 April 2020 by GEM Report

English / Français By Rokhaya Fall Diawara and Tidiane Sall, UNESCO The spread of COVID-19 is a growing worry for Africa. Among the 47 African countries that have closed their schools and universities to more than 280 million African children, … Continue reading →

Posted in Disaster preparedness, emergencies, ICT, Out-of-school children, technology, Uncategorized | Tagged coronavirus, covid19, ICT, ICT skills, learning, out of school, Senegal, technology | 4 Comments

How are donors helping to end the gender imbalance in science?

Posted on 11 February 2020 by GEM Report

Many countries, usually poorer ones, are still far even from the target of parity in primary and secondary education enrolment, let alone the more aspirational target of non-discrimination in all aspects of the education system. Girls’ education therefore remains a … Continue reading →

Posted in Gender, STEM, technology, Uncategorized | Tagged #Target 4.5, Gender, gender. equality, ICT, STEM, Target 4.4, technology | 3 Comments

Leveraging technology to tackle the migrant education crisis in the Arab States

Posted on 25 November 2019 by GEM Report

By Nafez Dakkak, Executive Chairman of Edraak at the Queen Rania Foundation Samia was 10 when she left her home for the first time and became a refugee. She was just about to enter 5th grade. Forcefully displaced from her … Continue reading →

Posted in Arab States, ICT, migrant, migration, refugees, Refugees and displaced people, Uncategorized | Tagged 2019 gem report, Arab States, arab states 2019, displaced populations, displacement, ICT, migrants, migration, refugees, technology | 1 Comment

How to respond to Apple’s renewed interest in education?

Posted on 30 April 2018 by GEM Report

As you may have heard, Apple has extended its reach into education, holding its first education product launch since 2012, and announcing a lower cost iPad aimed at students and teachers. The new iPad has a stylus pen, several new … Continue reading →

Posted in ICT, private sector, sdg, sdgs, technology, Uncategorized | Tagged ICT, ICT skills, private sector, Target 4.4, technology | 3 Comments

How technology can boost accountability in education

Posted on 27 March 2018 by GEM Report

This week, as UNESCO’s annual flagship event on ICTs in education Mobile Learning Week, is taking place in Paris, the GEM Report takes a look at the growing interest in the role of technology and big data in facilitating citizen … Continue reading →

Posted in accountability, data, digital literacy, ICT, Uncategorized | Tagged accountability, ICT, ICT skills, technology | 6 Comments

‘Cracking the code’ to end gender disparities in STEM

Posted on 1 September 2017 by GEM Report

By Justine Sass, UNESCO Girls and women are significantly underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) professions worldwide, a divide rooted in girls’ earliest days of socialization and schooling and one that a groundbreaking UNESCO report aims to address. … Continue reading →

Posted in Equality, Equity, Gender, ICT, STEM, technology, Uncategorized | Tagged Gender, gender. equality, ICT, STEM, technology | 1 Comment

DigComp: A framework helping young people to use their digital skills to find work

Posted on 19 July 2017 by GEM Report

Today, in an everyday digital world surrounded by videogames, smartphones, digital social networks and online chats, still 45% of the European Union population and 37% of its labour force have insufficient digital skills. Having digital skills is nowadays also relevant … Continue reading →