The Digital Transformation of Education: Connecting Schools, Empowering Learners
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Index of boxes, figures and tables
Executive Summary
     SECTION A. CONNECTING SCHOOLS
     SECTION B. EMPOWERING LEARNERS
Introduction
     How the COVID-19 pandemic forced the digital transformation of education
     Why connecting schools and learners is of utmost importance…now!
     The Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development and the Working Group on School Connectivity
     Objectives and Structure of the Report
Section A. CONNECTING SCHOOLS
1. MAP the schools
     1.1 Methodology for mapping schools and their connectivity
     1.2 Frameworks and principles for collecting, validating, sharing, and governing data
     1.3 Conclusions
     1.4 Case Studies
          1.4.1 Kyrgyzstan
          1.4.2 Brazil
          1.4.3 Sierra Leone
          1.4.4 Ghana and Mali
2. CONNECT the schools
     2.1 Methodology and principles for connecting schools
     2.2 Tools for Implementation – ITU’s Last Mile Connectivity (LMC) Toolkit
     2.3 Conclusions
     2.4 Case Studies
          2.4.1 Nicaragua
          2.4.2 Suriname
          2.4.3 Turkey
          2.4.4 Brazil- Amazonia
3. FINANCE School Connectivity
     3.1 Methodology and financial model for school connectivity
     3.2 Why investing in school connectivity
     3.3 Conclusions
     3.4 Case Studies
          3.4.1 Malawi
          3.4.2 Caribbean Regional Communications Infrastructure Program (CARCIPP)
Section B. EMPOWERING LEARNERS
4. EMPOWER Learners
     4.1 High quality content, solutions and platforms for empowering learners and teachers
     4.2 Approach for identifying and deploying high-quality content, solutions and platforms
     4.3 Child Online Protection (COP)
     4.4 Conclusions
     4.5 Case Studies
          4.5.1 Uruguay’s Plan Ceibal
          4.5.2 Niger’s Smart Villages
          4.5.3 Rwanda Child Online Protection
          4.5.4 Ukraine Child Online Protection
5. Going Forward
How To Get Involved
ACRONYMS
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