COVIDEA was created in response to a major challenge exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic: how to make education systems agile in the face of external shocks and fully adapted to the digital transformation.
Background
COVIDEA aims to help transform education systems, integrating lessons learned during the pandemic to improve the response to similar challenges in the future. At the same time, by bringing together education and technology experts, the project will encourage educators and institutions to take advantage of transformative digital tools and new ideas that can improve education systems as a whole.
Convened by the Foundation for Global Governance and Sustainability (FOGGS), the Platform for Transformative Technologies (P4TT) and the ISC, the COVIDEA initiative aims to push the evolution of education systems towards a more sustainable future, and to contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on universal education and life-long learning. To that end, the project focuses on recommending affordable, accessible options which can be used to most effectively fulfil SDG priorities on gender and racial bias, inequality and human rights.
Activities and impact
- August 2020: The ISC used its convening role to help build the Alliance by bringing together international thought leaders with expertise in digital education.
- October 2020: The Alliance, convened by the Platform for Transformative Technologies (P4TT) and the Foundation for Global Governance and Sustainability (FOGGS), has produced a primer suggesting five goals for a new and holistic education systems.
- 2023: Global Enabling Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) sought the support of COVIDEA to co-develop the Digital with Purpose metrics framework for SDG 4 – Quality Education.
Get involved
If you are interested in learning more about COVIDEA, or in taking a role in bringing this initiative to fruition, please contact [email protected].