Digitalisation is a democratising force: we can connect and collaborate with anyone. But digitalisation is also concentrating extraordinary power. Andreas Schleicher, the director of the OECD’s Directorate of Education and Skills, delineates his vision of the digital turn. This article was first published in the 6th edition of the Synergie Magazine.
The backdrop to 21st century education is our endangered environment. Growing populations, resource depletion and climate change compel all of us to think about sustainability and the needs of future generations. At the same time, the interaction between technology and globalisation has created new challenges and new opportunities. Digitalisation is connecting people, universities, countries and continents in ways that…
