Date and Time: 6 April 2021, 1:45 PM - 4:00 PM
Organizer: E9 Secretariat
Event Type: Meeting by Member States or Institutions
Where: Zoom
The UN is spearheading a global initiative on digital learning and skills for all, targeting marginalized children and youth and aiming to close the digital divide and drive rapid change in education systems. This initiative focuses on three of the five priorities of the 2020 Global Education meeting Declaration: supporting teachers; investing in skills; and narrowing the digital divide.
Building on the established partnership of E9 countries allows Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria and Pakistan the opportunity to benefit from this global initiative and accelerate progress on digital learning and skills towards the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 4 – Quality Education.
The inception meeting, a Consultation of Ministers of Education, took place on 6 April 2021. It discussed the co-creation of the Digital Learning initiative by the nine countries. This Consultation highlighted progress, shared lessons and explored opportunities for collaboration and scale-up to expand digital learning and skills. In addition, a Marketplace segment, for public-private partnership focused on promising local and global solutions and opportunities for digital learning to strengthen local ecosystems.
The meeting featured the participation of the UN Deputy Secretary-General, UNESCO, UNICEF, Generation Unlimited, the Malala Fund, the World Bank and a number of stakeholder representatives including from the private sector partners of the Global Education Coalition.
