The document discusses the current state of education technology in Europe, highlighting the challenges and priorities for enhancing digital literacy and access to ICT in schools. It emphasizes the need for teacher training, improved digital infrastructure, and innovative learning approaches, particularly in light of significant disparities across countries. Various initiatives and programs aiming to equip students and educators with essential digital skills and tools are also presented.

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Radhika Palany
Europe Education Lead,
Samsung Enterprise Business

2. Top Priorities in Education TechnologyTop Priorities in Education Technology
- A European Perspective- A European Perspective
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3. Multi-stakeholder view
• Ministries of Education
• National and Local Administrators
• Technical Institutes, Schools &
Universities
• Academics, Head masters,
School IT Directors
• Students
• Technology partners
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4. 21st Century Skills
Digital Literacy
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5. Technology … Tools for 21st
Century Learning
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COLLABORATECOLLABORATE
COMMUNICATECOMMUNICATE
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• Scaling up, efficiencies & impact, people & process
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• Competency & Confidence in ICT, Curriculum
• New pedagogical approach, ICT-based learning, digital literacy
• Provisioning & use of ICT
• Network access & speeds, and ‘connectedness’

7. Connectivity is still an issue
Source: OECD, Feb 2013
<20% 20-40% 40-60% 25% students have no access
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Most Polish schools claim they are
‘connected’ but in fact access is limited only to
the Head Principles office.
Maciej Jakubowski
Former Deputy Minister of National
Education, Poland
Low-speed internet (< 5 Mbps)
(% of Grade 8 students)

8. Many schools are not digitally-equipped
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Source: OECD, Feb 2013
Andreas Schleicher, OECD
Special Advisor on Education Policy to
Secretary-General
>80% 40-80% 20-40% <20%
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Around 37% of schools in Europe have
high-end equipment, a figure which ranges
from 5% in Poland to virtually 100% in
Norway.
Access to well-equipped schools
(% of Grade 8 students)

9. Technology leapfrogging in Croatia
• 1,400 ‘digitally-equipped’ classrooms
­ ‘Online’ and ‘Offline’ modes
­ Teaching with ‘touch-enabled’ e-Boards
­ Collaborative and self-directed individual learning

10. Teacher confidence & competency in ICT
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Source: Survey of Schools, ICT in Education 2013
TEACHING
Androulla Vassiliou
European Commissioner for Education
Most teachers at primary and secondary
level in Europe do not consider themselves
as digitally confident or able to teach
digital skills effectively, and 70% would
like more training in using ICT.
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50-75% 25-50% <25%
Mandatory ICT Training for Teachers
(% of Grade 8 students)

11. Empowering teachers with digital tools
170-country roll-out of
Teacher Training (K-12)
 Strategic Initiatives
­ Playful Learning Center, Finland
­ European SchoolNet Eramus+ Knowledge Alliance
 3,250 Student Teachers participated in Samsung
Labs
Teacher Training Pilots Global Program
(June ‘15 onwards)
Device
Basics
Digital Pedagogy
Integrated
Instruction
Best Practice
Lessons
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12. Youth lacking basic ICT skills
Source: OECD Skills Outlook 2015,
Digital Competencies in the Digital Agenda, Chapter 4
Digital competence is one of eight key
competences essential for all individuals
in a knowledge-based society.
- European Parliament
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“In 2015, 90% of jobs will require at
least a basic level of digital skills.
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<5% 5-10% 10-20% >10%
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Students lacking Basic ICT Skills
(% of 16-29 Year-olds)

13. Pioneering a new learning approach in Finland
• Tablet-based learning in 200 schools (maths, PE, physics, natural sciences)
• ‘Playful Learning’ pedagogy
­ Physical & mobile, consume & create, learn & explore
­ Collaborative learning – teachers, student teachers and ICT students
­ Use of social media tools to learn, share and support

14. Learning 21st
Century skills for life & work
Smart Classrooms
6 – 16 years old
16,000 youth have access
to 120 Smart Classrooms
Students felt they worked
more creatively,
collaboratively and
independently
Technical Institutes
16 – 24 years old
Coding Clubs
16 – 24 years old
16 Technical Institutes
provide ICT skills training to
graduates seeking jobs
72% of students in the UK
program got work experience
or a paid job during the course.
Computer Programming &
Coding workshops across
Europe
5,000 young people have
been taught to code in
Poland

15. ‘Where shall I put the interactive whiteboard?’
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Donatella Solda-Kutzmann
Special Advisor, Technical Secretariat,
Italian Ministry of Education
There has been a lot of ICT investment in
esp. Southern Italy, but it has not been
successful due to poor change mgmt.
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Felix Selgado, Director
Spain National Institute for Education Technology (INTEF)
Technology must be reliable. Support is
required so that everything works
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16. Governance models
Local = decisions and influence at school level Regional = schools act within a set regional frameworks
Centralized = direction set and implemented nationally Source: Samsung-Chrysalis Research, 2013
Hans Balfoort, Director
Ministry of Education, Culture & Science, The
Netherlands
Fragmentation is enshrined in the Dutch
constitution….it has its pros and cons.
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Aulis Pitkälä
Director-General, Finland National Board of Education
Our system is based on trust … each school makes
its own decisions within a regional framework
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Education delivery systems

17. Funding for ICT in Education
Source: Eurostat, UNESCO, OECD – 2010 data 2-5% of GDP 5-7% of GDP >7% of GDP
€4.3B
€4.1B
€3.9B€2.4B
€2.2B
€2.1B
€2.1B
€2.0B
€1.9B
€1.6B
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Public expenditure & EU Funding for
ICT in Education
Tablet / Digital
Equipment
Connectivity/
Networking
Digital
Content / e-
books
Collaboration &
cloud infra.

18. EdTech startups
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• Active start-up scene in EdTech Europe
• Areas of opportunity
­ Service & support
­ Pro. content creation apps
­ Virtual Learning Environments
­ ‘Edutainment’ apps – games, puzzles, quizzes
Source: EdTech Europe > 100 E-Learning Companies 50-100 E-Learning Companies
# E-learning companies
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Approach to Change Management in EdTech
Scalable deployment
System change
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Requirements based R&D
Custom-development
INNOVATE EVALUATE
Outcomes
Iterative
Lighthouse projects
Multi-stakeholder approach
Strong implementation focus
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Innovation
Stylus Pen
•Precision ‘hand-writing’
•Creative functions – drawing, painting
•Easy annotation & referencing
Optimized Display
•Better for reading, researching & writing
Tablets designed for Students
•Ultra-thin & lightweight
•10-hour battery life for a full school day
KNOX EMM – for School IT
•Easily secure, deploy & manage devices
•Data analytics & reporting
Interactive & intuitive e-boards
•Handwriting recognition – maths, text,
shapes, music
•Full Office integration; multi-OS
Classroom management
•Plan lesson, review materials, and collaborate
from anywhere
•Cloud and offline modes
Virtual Reality & 3-D
•Immersive learning – see, touch, explore
KidsMode ‘Edutainment’
•Lock down tablets for pre-schoolers with games,
quizzes etc
Personalized learning
•Gesture control
•Motion recognition
Intelligent Schools
•Smart & sustainable learning spaces
•Access control, identity mgmt

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Scale & Impact
1,700 Education Projects
30+ Ministries of Education
130+ Samsung Schools & Technical Institutes
500+ Education Technology partners
5,000 Teachers,
100,000+ Students

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