Increasing digitalization is one of, if not the most important driving force for innovation and social and economic change. Shaping digitalization is the central task for all of us – especially for the education system. Social prosperity can only be created sustainably if the opportunities offered by digitalization are exploited. Both can only be made possible with the best educational opportunities for all.
In line with the “Digital Education Charter”, education in a world shaped by digitalization (in short: “digital education”) must pursue the goal of strengthening the ability to judge, creativity, self-determination, creative ability, sense of responsibility and opportunities for participation in social and working life for all – from early childhood education, through school and university, to initial, further and continuing education. For a lifetime.
Digital or digitally supported and networked educational opportunities are not yet part of everyday life in schools, universities and further education institutions. A fundamental digitalization of our education system is a team sport. This requires cooperation, ecosystems and open, standard-compliant, interoperable and secure digital education infrastructures.
The specific tasks for the Intelligent Education Networks expert group are as follows:
In order to focus on content and achieve results quickly, the work assignments and objectives of the expert group will be worked on in parallel in subgroups. Drafts ready for discussion are to be drawn up in the subgroups, which will be presented to the entire EC for discussion or further processing and voting as required. The subgroups are divided into the main topics:
In 2020, digital educational opportunities are part of everyday life in schools, universities and further education institutions. The understanding of teaching, learning and examination processes has changed. Educational networks promote individualization, methodological diversity, support and internationality. Key target components are:
In 2020, all legal obstacles that have hindered the broad consolidation of education networks across universities and countries, including in the European economic and education area, have been removed. The Federal Government has declared the promotion of digital education networks to be a strategic focus of its policy. Key target components are:
In 2020, the digitalization of value chains and the emergence of products and services in business models based on hybrid value creation have been successfully and structurally integrated. Key target components are:
In 2020, education governance is a matter of course in all educational institutions and the basis for all processes relating to smart education networks. There are clear structural and operational processes, clear decision-making criteria and interfaces to the EU level and international standardization organizations. Specialized service centers help with digitalization on site and are local drivers of innovation in educational institutions. Key target components are:
In 2020, an efficient ICT infrastructure for teaching, learning, testing and administration has developed over the years from educational islands at local and regional level, combining flexible technologies such as cloud computing with a uniform user interface and standards. Key target components are:
The results of the Intelligent Education Networks expert group can be found in our publication archive.
