Huawei and UNESCO have a digital education system project in Africa

[November 30, 2021, China Shenzhen] At the online meeting last Thursday, UNESCO and Huawei (Chinese Technology, English, English notation: Huawei) utilized all of the technology in Ghana, Ethiopia, and Egypt.Announced the start of the implementation stage of the open school for people (TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED OPEN SCHOOLS FOR ALL).

TEOSS, which is in line with the plan of UN SDG4, plays a role as a basis for promoting digital transformation in the field of education and built a solicited educational system that can withstand global turmoil such as new colonavirus infections.We support three members.The results of the project results will be the guide of the strategy and models to expand TEOSS at the national level, and will also develop projects in other African countries to integrate ICT for education and learning.

Ghana, Ethiopia, and Egyptian TEOSS projects connect schools, provide teachers and students about the use of digital tools, establish an online platform that connects schools and home learning, and have a digital curriculum that can be accessed from remotely without instructions.I will develop it.This is to become a confident digital citizen that students can freely use the virtual world, and to acquire the skills needed to maximize learning results using existing and new digital tools.is.

UNESCO Educational Secretary -General Stefania Giannini said:"This project is designed to test a school model that can immediately respond to new tasks imposed by pandemic, and at the same time use technology to develop future educational models. At a crisis period.Regardless of whether it is, it features a digital school model that allows all students to use programs. This will overcome the current situation and open up new possibilities for education and learning. "

The TEOSS project has been developed so that Ghana, Ethiopia, and Egyptian national strategies can be used to meet the needs of specific areas in close cooperation with each government.

Egypt has developed an ICT skill framework for K12 teachers and students.In the future, digital courseware development experts and elementary and junior high school teachers will be trained, and a national remote education center that can be used by educators nationwide will be established, ensuring continuing professional development.

Dr. Reda Hegazy, Deputy Minister of Education and Education of the Ministry of Education, and Education, said:"Egyptian New Education System 2.0 focuses on integrating technology into an educational process using multiple digital learning resources and learning platforms, guarantees the education of all people, and achieves the quality and rights of education.The role of the teacher has changed from the provision of information to the guide of the educational process through digital learning resources, and the actor. "

Ethiopia's TEOSS project focuses on the construction of ICT infrastructure, connects pilot schools, trains teachers and students, and builds a learning management system integrated with teachers' training platforms.

Dr. Fanta Mandefiro, the Ministry of Ethiopian Education, said:"Ethiopia is the importance of ICT and digitalization in future educational systems in order to provide high -quality and comprehensive education equally to all people as stipulated in the new education roadmap of the country.I understand enough. This project is completely consistent with Japan's thoughts, program activities, and concepts that use digital content in the educational system. "

Ghana focuses on creating digital content for all subjects and providing training to elementary and junior high school teachers and students.In this project, we plan to build an electronic repository that teachers can use it to upload content and use it online and offline with little instructions.

Ghana's Minister of Education (Jo Ose Aduwame) (Yaw Osei Adutwum) said, "UNESCO-Huawei is a already established partnership with the already established partnership of Ghana's government agency that promotes the full integration of ICT to educational systems.I am pleased that it is built on cooperative initiatives. "

TEOSS is working with the Tech4edu field of Huawei's digital imprisonment Initiative TECH4ALL, which is technology for the purpose of improving education and quality in technology.

Kevin Zhang, the Huawei ICT infrastructure CMO, said:"The digital platform built by Technology-Enabled Open Schools for All), which uses technology, creates a means of continuing learning, no matter what the future.We are working with UNESCO, the government, and all stakeholders to achieve a successful, sustainable and expandable project. "

The TEOSS project and the partnership that implements this is essential for digitizing education and all people can enjoy the opportunity of lifelong learning fairly and comprehensively.

* This reference material is a translation version of the press release announced at Shenzhen, China on November 30, 2021 (local time).