The 19th-century vision of education that takes place at a single institution, a single classroom,
Education has to shift to learning that occurs anyplace and anytime, which is what most students are now
informal education, obsolete education I. INTRODUCTION IBM predicts that in the next couple of years, information will be doubled every 12 hours!
When comes to education we must be cognizant that the explosion of information is not equivalent to the explosion of
The major problem of today†s education is how to structure information into knowledge. Students are being
goals of today†s education has to be to teach students, as Socrates stated, not only what they can know, but also what
This outdated vision of education, which happens at a single institution, single place, and at a particular time†is
Contemporary Education and Digital Technologies Mladen Milicevic International Journal of Social science and Humanity, Vol. 5, No.
education have changed hardly; aside from Powerpoint presentations replacing most writing-on-a-blackboard styled ones.
With this constantly changing landscape education should become less institutionalized and more personalized. Digital technologies and social media allow students to learn from
prevailing paradigm in education, politics, and business is conformity. Everybody wants the creativity and innovation
Tensions between traditional models of education and the new uses of digital technologies and media widely
inevitable reshaping the old system of education. The unwillingness of administrators to adapt is estimated to be the
education appears more like home schooling or apprenticeship, in which students decide the terms and conditions of their learning rather than following a prescribed
education is heading in right direction, while two thirds think that the pace of change needed for the universities to catch up
models for the future of education in a rapidly changing technological age. There will be much to gain, and perhaps
Education needs to facilitate teaching knowledge but there is a general consensus emerging in that we need a
Traditional models of teaching and education, which were established long time ago are now becoming increasingly
inventiveness as foundations of education, we may embark onto the future of learning that is attainable, scalable and one
Education. The Innovative University: What College Presidents Think about Change in American Higher education Online. Available
aesthetics, semiology, neuroscience, sociology, education, artificial intelligence, religion, and cultural studies In his academic carrier Mladen Milicevic has served on numerous
Entrepreneurial education...27 Attracting talent...29 Pillar 4 †Ease the access to finance and enhance investments...
improve the dialogue between education and industry. The key to this is cooperation between enterprises and higher education in order to shape the curriculum and skills required for success
fully embedded in education and training provision According to the 2012 Eurobarometer Survey on Entrepreneurship, illustrated in Figure 13,50
%of EU respondents agreed that their school education helped them to develop a sense of
education helped them to better understand the role of entrepreneurs in society (47%)and that
their school education gave them the skills and know-how to enable them to run a business
%On the other hand, only one third (28%)agreed that their school education had made them interested in becoming an entrepreneur.
In Europe, entrepreneurship is too often not embedded in education and training provision Entrepreneurial education:
examples of best practices In Sweden, the region of Halland has managed to boost young people's interest in
from 65%of respondents in Portugal agreeing that their school education had made them interested in becoming an entrepreneur to only 17%in both Germany and the UK.
their school education made them interested in becoming an entrepreneur is limited currently to just one third, Europe is slowly
education and training settings only, but should include campaigns and support services targeted at the needs of adults too
might not pass the severe visa requirements regarding education and salary. It is intended for those foreign entrepreneurs who are planning to start up a business in Singapore and who either
education supports the development of an entrepreneurial attitude in Europe Nevertheless, only 28%of the
education has made them interested in becoming an entrepreneur 29 have a proven track record of running successful businesses
ï§The presence of Stanford university and its entrepreneurial-minded education model positively influenced the entrepreneurial climate in the San Francisco†s Bay Area
investments in education, research and innovation-sustainable, thanks to a decisive move towards a low-carbon economy,
Looking at education in particular, the European commission published in September 2011 a new agenda for modernisation of Europe's higher education systems28.
'linking education, research and business ï§Creating effective governance and funding mechanisms in support of excellence
Additionally, the Commission adopted the Rethinking Education Communication29 in November 2012, including recommendations at European
Rethinking Education: Investing in skills for better socioeconomic outcomes 42 †The European Union†s Digital Agenda††one of the flagship initiatives of the Europe 2020
1. Entrepreneurial education and training to support growth and business creation 2. Strengthening framework conditions for entrepreneurs by taking actions in six areas
entrepreneurship education became the object of a coherent national strategy ï§Some Member States are involved in national or European programmes encouraging
ï§Setting up of cooperative frameworks with specific education and industry associations to understand the drivers of low digital uptake
ACTION 8 †Embedding entrepreneurship in education Strengthen the development of the European reference framework on embedding
entrepreneurship in education (especially in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics) listing best practices and providing Member States with recommendations on
education, announced in the Rethinking Education Communication and providing rationale, advice and practical examples to policy makers on why and how to
effectively embed entrepreneurship education across education and training systems ï§Supporting schools to incorporate entrepreneurship in their curriculum e g. distribution
The role of university and college education in some fields of training is of importance in this respect
embed entrepreneurship into education. This can involve the introduction of entrepreneurship subjects in the curriculum not only of universities and colleges but also of schools, at the same
develop-in close collaboration with education bodies and the private sector-online courses to close knowledge gaps (e g. accounting, web development, coding
8 Embedding entrepreneurship in education 9 Encourage students and graduates to start adigital start-up 10 Europe Entrepreneurial Visa Act
education Strengthen the development of the European reference framework on embedding entrepreneurship in education (especially in the fields of science, technology
engineering and mathematics) listing best practices and providing Member States with recommendations on how this framework should be translated into national policies
and develop-in close collaboration with education bodies and the private sector -online courses to close knowledge gaps (e g. accounting, web development, coding
Rethinking Education: Investing in skills for better socioeconomic outcomes -COM (2011) 942 final. A coherent framework for building trust in the Digital Single Market for
%Education and knowledge creation 0. 6%5. 5%4. 1%2. 9%3. 2%6. 0%0. 6%1. 0%5
of Education and Culture (2012 Design Finland Programme. P. 8 12 Gemser, G. & Wijnberg, N
policy-making, design education and innovating SMES on the Island of Ireland. The main conclusions are set out below.
Public sector and Education †including policy-makers and policy advisors Industry Stakeholders Development Agencies and Government departments in Ireland
Initial Education It was felt that the education system was not producing rounded designers that understand business adequately,
Changes in design education were described as essential for Jobs and Business performance S trategic D
and the Ministry of Education and Culture (2012 Design Finland Programme. P. 8 Support Programmes
and businesses, education and training and dissemination of information about the economic value of design
generated through the provision of executive education and co-funding by client companies Better By design Programme 38
to new product and service development, executive education for CEOS and co-funding for design-related projects
Higher Level Education Broaden the envisaged Strategy for the Design Sector under the Government†s Action Plan for Jobs
and Further Education Department of Enterprise Jobs and Innovation /Enterprise Ireland /Design and Craft Council of Ireland
/Education and Training Boards A ct io ns 83 Long term Actions Identified Opportunities Recommendations Responsible Organisation (s
Education in Ireland Develop a Programme to Reward Design thinking Solutions in the Public Procurement Process
3. Education campaign for the digital knowledge society...27 4. Exploiting digitisation†s potential for innovation...
This will require high-quality education and training, but also the conviction to bring good ideas to
should be established during childhood education. Under the banner of the Digital Agenda, we will renew our
and education in particular However, the Internet does more than merely drive growth and innovation. It also facilitates participation in societal
mobility and excellence in education However, despite all the positive effects of digitisation, the associated risks and threats cannot be denied.
Science, education and research are essential to a successful digital transformation, and are drivers for innovation
education, developing well-rounded media literacy will help people to respond competently and responsibly to digitisation, and will also impart values for building social
through ICT in the education, energy, health, transport and administration primary industries. Digitisation and inter
supporting media education in families by providing information and advice, by promoting age-appropriate media environments and by developing and imple
questions concerning responsibility for education to the everyday organisational issues involved in running a family.
-ing civic education and raising interest in politics and social engagement zz We are strengthening voluntary, intergenerational
More specifically, a copyright limitation for education and science is to be introduced 3. Education campaign for the digital
knowledge society Our education system needs to better equip people to meet the requirements of the digital working environment and
Länder and other stakeholders in the education sector to support greater use of digital media in education and
over the entire lifetime of the individual. Together with the Länder and all education stakeholders, the Federal
Government will develop a digital learning strategy that will systematically use, enhance and implement digital
media opportunities to deliver high-quality education 28 V. EDUCATION SCIENCE, RESEARCH, CULTURE AND MEDIA zz To be prepared for the main challenges posed by digiti
education and initiating structural changes with the aim of significantly increasing the use of digital tools
3. Education campaign for the digital 4. Exploiting digitisation†s potential 5. Understanding the digital transform
education, information and communication technologies, knowledge sharing, health, and natural resource management. Silvia spent 14 years at Canada†s International Development Research Centre
and Bachelors in Education Heidi Rauch is an entrepreneur who has designed and executed community-based development projects
mobile phones to promote education, commerce, health, sport and more. International Girls in ICT Day celebrated on the fourth Thursday of every April, is designed likewise to ensure that young women join
8. 1 ICTS in education...57 8. 2 ICT skill development in non-formal educational settings...
The technology and education sectors (both private and nonprofit are driving many of the changes,
In addition, 621 million youth are â€oeidle††known as NEET (not in education, employment, or training
search or seek additional education Figure 1: Global youth unemployment and unemployment rate, 1991 †2013 Source:
Education to Employment: Designing a System that Works,(Washington, D c.:Mckinsey Center for Government, 2012), www. improvingthestudentexperience. com/library/general/Educationtoemployment. pdf
-education and over-skilling coexist with under-education and under-skilling, and increasingly with skills
or neither in the labour force nor in education or training. †16 12 Ibid. 1
Education to Employment, 10 15 Ibid. 36 16 International labour organization,"Global Employment Trends for Youth 2013, †2
Youth not engaged in employment, education, or training (NEET) is one of the main challenges
of education, be an immigrant or of ethnic minority status, or possess a disability. 21 In addition,
between ages 15 and 24 allocate most of their time to education and training, youth unemployment is
wherein there is stronger demand for workers with a college education than those with secondary education
2. 4. 2 Arab States Youth unemployment rates in the middle East continue to be the highest in the world.
33 UNESCO Santiago, Education, Youth, and Development, UNESCO in Latin america and the Caribbean,(Santiago UNESCO, 2010), http://unesdoc. unesco. org/images/0018/001891/189108e. pdf
Education Reform in the middle East and North africa, Executive Summary Washington, D c.,2007), 11 40 International Youth Foundation, Opportunity for Action:
education or less, in urban areas young people have at least a high school education. As a result, 17 per
receive just over seven years of education. Moreover, there are wide disparities according to caste, class and gender.
quintile averages only four years. 54 The education deficit is filled not by technical/vocational education and training as only 6 per cent of urban youth and 3 per cent of rural youth attend these institutions at
48 Lars Sondergaard and Mamta Murthi, â€oe Skills, Not Just Diplomas, Managing Education for Results in Eastern europe and
54 UNESCO, Education for All Global Monitoring Report 2010,(Paris: UNESCO, 2010 www. unesco. org/new/en/education/themes/leading-the-international-agenda/efareport/reports/2010
-marginalization /55 International Youth Foundation, Opportunity for Action: Preparing Youth for 21st Century Livelhoods, 12
The picture worsens as the education level increases. Only 41 per cent of boys and 32 per cent of girls in Sub-saharan africa enrol in secondary
education. 60 In the short-term, young people are likely to continue earning their living in the informal
for them cuts across sectors†from agriculture and construction to education and service industries. 61 Europe predicts that within five years,
60 UNESCO Institute for Statistics,"Global Education Digest 2011,"(Montreal: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 2011
www. uis. unesco. org/Education/Pages/ged-2011. aspx 61 Maria Garrido, Joe Sullivan, and Andrew Gordon,"Understanding the Links Between ICT Skills Training and
secondary effects like the demand for education useful to work in this sector. Therefore, besides creating
Entrepreneurship education and start-up support contribute to the creation and development of entrepreneurial attitudes, motivations and skills needed to successfully run
with the idea that running one†s own firm can be a potential career option is important, and education
www. intel. com/content/www/us/en/education/k12/intel-learn. html 146 World bank, Information and Communications for Development 2012:
connecting them with greater opportunities for education, employment and entrepreneurship Through Youthspark, Microsoft will dedicate the majority of its cash contributions to nonprofit
Youthspark will include Office 365 for education, free technology tools for all teachers and students, and Skype in the classroom, a free global community for teachers to connect their
and OCW constitute a disruptive technology in education. MOOCS are becoming vehicles for unrestricted and unfiltered knowledge acquisition.
education, research or knowledge creation in the education sector. †154 Or, countries may figure out how
education capacities. What can be assumed is that this type of learning will expand exponentially. This
the type of education and the type of knowledge they want to acquire Coursera is a for-profit social enterprise that facilitates large-scale participation of students
In the education sector, students enrolled in MOOCS are found to collaborate through social media and
roleplaying has been used for many years in education to impart new knowledge and socialize children. As game content became digitalized, playing video games moved
Education experts call this connectivism, where â€oeknowledge isn†t a set of isolated facts to be memorized.
has turned them into a learning tool that can bring people living in remote areas closer to education
The Mobiles for Education Alliance, comprised of 18 members including: British Council, ITU, the Mastercard Foundation, Organization of american states, USAID
-work/education/im-in-the-mood-for-moocs 169 ITU, Measuring the Information Society 2013,(Geneva:
Mobiles for Youth Workforce Development, †Mobiles for Education Alliance, 2013 21, www. meducationalliance. org/content/mobiles-youth-workforce-development-landscape-review
171 Mobiles for Education Alliance, www. meducationalliance. org /Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment
quality education and rigorous testing Technology companies, including Microsoft, CISCO, HP, Samsung, Apple, and Google, also offer
designed to harness ICTS for youth education, employment, and entrepreneurship. The examples are the result of a combination of factors:
education,(2) supporting non-formal channels of learning,(3) supporting alternative accreditation systems,(4) advancing public-private partnerships,
8. 1 ICTS in education The opportunities for learning and innovating with ICTS are immeasurable,
traditional models of education are not adequately preparing students to meet the demands of a changing job market. 177 The report emphasizes that formal
education remains the primary vehicle for improving the supply of skills needed for driving innovation
education. The lack of integration negatively affects knowledge acquisition using ICTS, in general, and the acquisition of ICT skills, in particular, even when ICTS are available in the classroom.
gathers ministers of education from 23 countries (25 portals) in the region and Spain with the goal of
making ICTS an integral part of education by training and providing resources to increase the ICT
In Asia, some countries have achieved a high degree of integration of ICTS in education while others are
ICT in education programmes and support of sciences and technical innovation. 181 In the rest of the region
178 Robert B. Kozma and Shafika Isaacs, Transforming Education: the Power of ICT Policies,(Paris:
Education in India and South Asia,"(Infodev. org, June 4, 2010), www. infodev. org/en/Publication. 876. html
support the integration of ICTS in education are starting to show results. 182 The importance of government coordination
and education efforts have been implemented as independent interventions by ministries, departments or agencies, limiting their impact. 183 Seizing the potential of ICTS
for education requires an integrated, coordinated approach across relevant ministries. 184 A national strategy that guides the work of multiple ministries enhances complementarity of efforts and reduces
education, social development and even industry work together to identify common areas of interest and
182 infodev, â€oeinformation and Communication Technology for Education in India and South Asia; †OECD, OECD Science
and Kozma and Isaacs, Transforming Education: the Power of ICT Policies 183 Johnson, et al. â€oethe NMC Horizon Report:
184 Kozma and Isaacs, Transforming Education: the Power of ICT Policies; OECD, OECD Science, Technology and Industry
185 Kozma and Isaacs, Transforming Education: the Power of ICT Policies; Nidhi Tandon et al. A Bright Future in ICTS
/188 Kozma and Isaacs, Transforming Education: the Power of ICT Policies 189 The Plan CEIBAL, Conectividad Educativa
190 Innovation Centre for Digital Education, www. tiigrihype. ee/en 191 Parmy Olson, â€oewhy Estonia Has started Teaching Its First-Graders to Code, †(Forbes. com, September 6, 2012
Singapore plans to introduce MOOCS in K-12 education to provide alternatives for learning and promote
the work of education granting organizations and institutions. Such systems are of course important and need to be updated continuously to reflect changes in technology and workforce needs
Technology Outlook for Singaporean K-12 Education 2012-2017,(Austin, Texas: The New Media Consortium, 2012), www. comminit. com/ict-4-development/content/technology-outlook-singaporean-k-12-education
-2012-2017 194 Openmrs, http://openmrs. org /195 Jembi Health Sysetms, www. jembi. org/programs
which in turn contributes to the formulation of education and labour policies that responds to the needs of the market and spurs innovation.
Ministry of Youth and ICT, Ministry of Local government, the Ministry of Education, the Rwanda Education Board, Rwanda Development Board,
and the Private Sector Federation An open dialogue between governments and the private sector can help overcome issues related to
coordination of investments in skills development and education. Many businesses make public-private partnerships a priority and have dedicated budgets for apprenticeship, job placements, and other
â€oetechnology Outlook for Singaporean K-12 Education 2012-2017 "197 International Youth Foundation, Opportunity for Action:
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8. 1 ICTS in education 8. 2 ICT skill development in non-formal educational settings
and the need for remedial training to compensate for inadequacies in education. And addressing societal harms and constraints does not necessarily raise costs for firms,
they are active in all fields of society from education to finance, from health and wellbeing
as relevant and exclude impact on education and human capital because its outputs and its activities are not leading to this kind of impacts
health and education, inclusive societies, well-being, etc Making a project to tackle societal needs implies framing the needs
education and whether those being addressed belong to the'majority'or to a marginalised segment of the population.
'http://www. apa. org/education /undergrad/civic-engagement. aspx Badii A. 2000)' Online Point-of-Click Web Usability Mining with Popeval-MB, Webeval
the majority focused on education and skills (254) and developing new models for participation and democracy (251
†such as new approaches to money, consumption, democracy, education and health †to thrive: Policymakers need to provide space for more radical ideas
democracy and education. Â Â Its forms are still emergent, some growing very fast, others still being quite marginal.
education and (6) public services DSI Icons: 1 Organisation Type: Social Enterprise Charity or Foundation, Business, Grass roots Organization or Community Network, Academia and
-ing, Maker and hacker spaces, Investing and Funding, Event, Incubators and Accelerators, Advisory or expert body, Education And Training. 3 Technology
Environment, Education and Skills, Culture and Arts, Work and Employment, Participation and Democracy, Neighbourhood Regeneration, Science
Education Pubblic spending Openspending is a data sharing community and web application that aims to track every government and corporate financial
state of education. It brings primary sources into every classroom and allows for more open and rapid communication between teachers and students.
made education much more widely available. The same goes for the way scientific research is being done with its culture being influenced through the ability to globally
education and training organisations. To cater to this need a number of projects have emerged, such as Apps for Goodi or the Open Data Institute†s (UK) open data training
Real empowerment through access to knowledge and education happens when groups and individual can acquire skills
EDUCATION AND SKILLS PARTICIPATION AND DEM OCRACY CULTURE AND ARTS HEALTH AND WELLBEING WORK AND EMPLOYMENT
Education and skills Culture and Arts Work and Employment DSI AREAS AREAS OF SOCIETY New ways of making
EDUCATION AND SKILLS PARTICIPATION AND DEM OCRACY CULTURE AND ARTS HEALTH AND WELLBEING WORK AND EMPLOYMENT
Education and skills Culture and Arts Work and Employment DSI AREAS AREAS OF SOCIETY New ways of making
EDUCATION AND TRAINING NETWORK ADVOCATING AND CAMPAIGNING EVENT INCUBATORS AND ACCELERATORS MAKER AND HACKER SPACES
content, open access, science education and ethics across all research initiatives 60 Growing a Digital Social Innovation Ecosystem for Europe
information, education and work opportunities for women SECTOR SPECIFIC REGULATION/DEREGULATION 8. Establish a European
education, healthtmaking it easier to grow and spread digital SI (eg public procurement, support for evidence
money, and education. However, the European commission has also very relevant competences, and some regula -tory and policy issues are cross-sectoral
waste, data to education. In 2014 Nesta revived the 300 year old Longitude Prize and
your data (in energy, education and the Veterans Administration respectively 76 Growing a Digital Social Innovation Ecosystem for Europe
energy or education. The innovation foundation Sitra in Finland, which has has taken on large systemic challenges to Finnish society,
such as new approaches to money, consumption, democracy, education and health 5. Expand the European Digital Social Innovation network
education. Policymakers need to provide space for more radical ideas to be tested out in towns and cities across Europe, using
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