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Project Overview & Launch of UNESCO Policy Planning Guide and
Financial Planning Resource
Toan Dang, Programme Officer, ICT in Education, UNESCO Bangkok
Innovative Financial Planning in Technology-Enabled Education to Achieve SDG 4 in Asia-Pacific
“Overall, action to meet the Goals is not yet advancing at the speed or scale required. 2020 needs to usher in a decade of ambitious action to deliver
the Goals by 2030.”(United Nations: 2030 Agenda Decade of Action)
ICT IN THE DECADE OF ACTION
Digital advances can support and accelerate achievement of each of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals – from ending extreme poverty to reducing maternal and infant mortality, promoting sustainable farming and
decent work, and achieving universal literacy.
(United Nations, The Impact of Digital Technologies)
Asia and the Pacific SGD 4 Progress
Countries in Asia and the Pacific have been tremendously successful in expanding access to and enrolment in primary and secondary education to all children.
Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.
https://apa.sdg4education2030.org/sites/apa.sdg4education2030.org/files/2020-04/ESCAP_Asia_and_the_Pacific_SDG_Progress_Report_2020%20%281%29_0.pdfhttps://en.unesco.org/themes/education2030-sdg4
Every goal in the 2030 Agenda requires education to empower people with the knowledge, skills and values to live in dignity, build their lives and contribute to their societies.
However…
617 millionchildren and adolescents worldwide are not achieving the minimum
proficiency levels in reading and mathematics
50%nearly half of these children are from the Asia-Pacific region
https://apa.sdg4education2030.org/sites/apa.sdg4education2030.org/files/2020-04/ESCAP_Asia_and_the_Pacific_SDG_Progress_Report_2020%20%281%29_0.pdf
Worldwide: 94% of the world’s student population impacted by school closures.
Asia and Pacific region: more than 752 million learners are affected, representing more than 85% of the total student population.
IMPACT OF COVID-19
School Closures in Asia-Pacific caused by COVID-19
http://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/835131608739709618/pdf/Pacific-Island-Countries-in-the-Era-of-COVID-19-Macroeconomic-Impacts-and-Job-Prospects.pdfhttps://reliefweb.int/report/world/one-year-covid-19-education-disruption-where-do-we-standhttps://apa.sdg4education2030.org/covid19
TECHNOLOGY PIVOT IN RESPONSE TO EDUCATION DISRUPTIONS BROUGHT BY COVID-19
https://gemreportunesco.wordpress.com/2020/10/02/re-building-resilient-education-systems-two-lessons-on-the-privatisation-of-education-and-one-solution-emerging-from-the-covid-19-pandemic/https://www.un.org/en/un75/impact-digital-technologieshttps://www.oecd.org/education/the-impact-of-covid-19-on-education-insights-education-at-a-glance-2020.pdf
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed education forever
Education has changed dramatically, with the distinctive rise of e-learning, whereby teaching is undertaken remotely and on digital platforms.
The World Bank
CHALLENGES IN THE REGION:The Digital Divide and Limited Internet Connectivity
Share of Pacific households with access to Connectivity
http://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/835131608739709618/pdf/Pacific-Island-Countries-in-the-Era-of-COVID-19-Macroeconomic-Impacts-and-Job-Prospects.pdf
“One channel through which COVID-19 clearly impacts inequality is the digital divide.
The unequal diffusion of computer technology and high-speed internet in households creates differences in the ability to continue learning and working in the face of social distancing measures”.
(Chiou and Tucker, 2020)
CHALLENGES IN THE REGION: Effective and Sustainable Financing
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ICT in education significantly increases requirements in financing which place pressure on government resources.
• Limited economic resources• High costs of equipment /
infrastructure• Geographic remoteness and the
scattered distribution of populations
Lack of sustainability for ICT in Education due to:
• Lack of follow-on funding• Lifecycle of ICT
(environment)• Low population / business
case for investments
Support Member States in the Asia-Pacific region to establish a holistic, systemic approach to promote well-informed financing and costing for ICT in Education
Implementing Partners
Innovative Financial Planning in Technology-Enabled Education to Achieve
SDG 4 in Asia-Pacific
With support from
Three ways we support SDG4 with ICT:
1. Supporting development of national ICT in education policies that are aligned with their National Education Sector Plan and SDG4
2. Improve capacity of policy makers of education ministries to undertake financial planning and costing for ICT in education projects.
3. Engaging with key partners (national and international) to obtain the necessary financial resources to support the successful implementation of ICT in Education policies
ICT in Education Situational Analysis
• Assess real educational outcomes
• Conduct school, principal, and teacher level surveys
• Primary multi-stakeholder interviews
ICT in Education
Policy Development
• Alignment with SDG4 and ESDP
• Master plan capacity development workshops
• Technical development assistance
NATIONAL ICT IN EDUCATION
POLICIES
Kiribati
Maldives
Development of ICT in
Education Policy
Planning Guide (Jun 2017- Jun
2018)
Research and co-creation of
Financial Planning Resource (Jan-Sept
2019)
National Workshops for ICT in Education
Master Plan Development, Costing and
Financial Planning (Sept-Nov 2019)
Technical support of
national ICT in Education Master Plans (2019-2020)
Finalization and
endorsement of Master
Plans (2021)
COUNTRY ACTIVITIES
Country needs related to financial
planning during their Master Plan
development process
ICT in Education
Toolkits (PPG +FPR)
Accurate and feasible project cost estimates
FINANCIAL PLANNING AND COSTING FOR
ICT IN EDUCATION
• Identify appropriate cost-effective models
• Structured guidance on costing in ICT in Education Master Plans
• Engage with key partners
UNESCO BANGKOK ICT IN
EDUCATION POLICY
PLANNING GUIDE (PPG)
https://ppg.ictpolicy.guide/
STEP 1
Create your ICT in Education programme.
STEP 2
Explore international case studies.
STEP 3
Complete the costing considerations checklist.
STEP 4
Create your costing estimate.
STEP 5
Download the costing action planner.
https://fpr.ictpolicy.guide/
5-Step Process for Costing ICT in
Education Projects
INTERACTIVE CASE STUDIES
• International case studies of relevant ICT in Education master plans
• Examples of programmes and projects with similar education objectives
INTERACTIVE COST CALCULATOR
• Checklist of costing considerations covering initial, recurring, and hidden costs
• Curated list of the most frequently occurring costs planned for by similar projects
COSTING ACTION PLAN
• Lessons learned from costing of ICT in education projects from other countries
• Recommendations on methods for costing projects
• Overall reflections on impact of costing and financing
Partnerships and knowledge sharing
Thank youLearn more: www.unesco.org/education
@UNESCO
Toan Dang, Programme Officer, ICT in EducationUNESCO Bangkok