Goal 4. Education

ICTs are powering a revolution in digital learning, which has become one of the world's fastest-growing industries. Mobile devices now allow students to access learning assets anytime, anywhere. Teachers are now using mobile devices for everything from literacy and numerical training to interactive tutoring. Indeed, mobile learning has the ability to help break down economic barriers, divides between rural and urban, as well as the gender divide.

Tweet this!

WSIS Forum Photo Contest Winners

Summer Holiday Camp

During the summer holidays, MindAfrica organizes an enrichment camp for about 120 underserved students from across schools in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. This is a fun, interactive and engaging program that is interdisciplinary and collaborative in its approach. The main objective is to get students to develop problem solving, critical thinking, teamwork, and communications skills. Instructors lead students through a range of hands-on demonstrations and problem-solving designed to show the real-life applications of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Blog Post

Stats

Globally we face a talent gap for at least 10 million jobs requiring advanced digital skills by 2020.

Source

Case study – Poland

GO_PRO! Is a Polish project which created a network of 20 Regional Programming Centres in public libraries. Librarians lead both workshops and non-formal groups (Coders Clubs) dedicated to developing programming skills for youth. The libraries were equipped with interactive projectors, computers, tablets, logarithm applications, and Lego Mindstorms to attract young people. Training materials were also developed, together with Coder Club Animators’ toolkits. In cooperation with several IT companies and local public entities, GO_PRO! has been as developed as a permanent programme to stimulate IT development, by attracting youth, especially in underdeveloped regions, thereby bringing about more inclusive and equitable education through the use of ICTs.
Related links:
GO_PRO and WSIS Stocktaking

Sound Bite

"Education is a human right with immense power to transform. On its foundation rest the cornerstones of freedom, democracy and sustainable human development."

Kofi Annan
Former United Nations Secretary-General

Blogs
Stats
Goal & Targets SDG-4

Almost 60 million children worldwide do not attend primary school.¹

¹ Source: Millennium Development Goals Report 2015

Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

4.1 By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes.
4.2 By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys have access to quality early childhood development, care and pre-primary education so that they are ready for primary education.
4.3 By 2030, ensure equal access for all women and men to affordable and quality technical, vocational and tertiary education, including university.
4.4 By 2030, substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship.
4.5 By 2030, eliminate gender disparities in education and ensure equal access to all levels of education and vocational training for the vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and children in vulnerable situations.
4.6 By 2030, ensure that all youth and a substantial proportion of adults, both men and women, achieve literacy and numeracy.
4.7 By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development.
4.a Build and upgrade education facilities that are child, disability and gender sensitive and provide safe, non-violent, inclusive and effective learning environments for all.
4.b By 2020, substantially expand globally the number of scholarships available to developing countries, in particular least developed countries, small island developing States and African countries, for enrolment in higher education, including vocational training and information and communications technology, technical, engineering and scientific programmes, in developed countries and other developing countries.
4.c By 2030, substantially increase the supply of qualified teachers, including through international cooperation for teacher training in developing countries, especially least developed countries and small island developing States.