Focus on AI and Education

Chair Professor Asha S. Kanwar Invited to Deliver Speech at International Conference on Digital Open Education and the Construction of a Learning Society

Recently, the International Conference on Digital Open Education and the Construction of a Learning Society was convened in Beijing. The event was jointly hosted by the China National Open University, Metropolitan University of Hong Kong, Broadcast University of Japan, and the National Open University of Korea. Prof. Asha S. Kanwar, Chair Professor of Smart Learning…

Announcement of Global Smart Education Innovation Prize

Digitalization in education is a crucial breakthrough for opening new avenues and shaping the future of education. Developments in Artificial Intelligence and emerging technologies are changing the ways in which the teaching and learning transaction takes place. Generative AI is making an impact on institutions, teachers and learners in unprecedented ways. The agenda of the…

GSE2024 Concept Note

Since its inception in 2020, the Global Smart Education Conference (GSE) has served as a crucial platform for international collaboration and exchange in smart education. GSE2024, co-organized by Beijing Normal University and UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (UNESCO IITE), will be held in Beijing from August 18 to 20, 2024. With its theme on “Educational Transformation & International Understanding”,…

Initial Policy Considerations for Generative Artificial Intelligence – OECD

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) creates new content in response to prompts, offering transformative potential across multiple sectors such as education, entertainment, healthcare and scientific research. However, these technologies also pose critical societal and policy challenges that policy makers must confront: potential shifts in labour markets, copyright uncertainties, and risk associated with the perpetuation of societal…

Guidance for generative AI in education and research

Generative AI can be a tremendous opportunity for human development, but it can also cause harm and prejudice. It cannot be integrated into education without public engagement, and the necessary safeguards and regulations from governments. This UNESCO Guidance will help policymakers and teachers best navigate the potential of AI for the primary interest of learners….

AI Competency Frameworks for Students and Teachers

Drafts of the two AI competency frameworks will be presented and further refined during Digital Learning Week (4-7 September 2023).Frameworks will be launched at the next Digital Learning Week in March 2024. The AI competency framework for teachers will define the knowledge, skills and attitudes that teachers should possess to understand the roles of AI…

Digital Learning Week

Digital Learning Week is UNESCO’s new annual flagship event on ⁠digital learning and the transformation of education. It convenes international policy-makers, practitioners, educators, private sector partners, researchers and development agencies to jointly respond to the new dynamics around digital innovation, and steer technology for education. Digital Learning Week is the rebooted version of Mobile Learning…

China Released the First “Demonstration Artificial Intelligence Law 1.0(Expert Draft).”

On August 16th, the drafting team of the Major Project on National Conditions Research of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences released the “Demonstration Artificial Intelligence Law 1.0 (Expert Draft).” The “Demonstration Law” covers seven main chapters, including the general principles, support and promotion of artificial intelligence, AI management systems, obligations of AI developers and…

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