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FORUM: UNESCO
QUESTION OF: Recognizing and setting standards for online education and training through an
international framework, while promoting accessibility
SUBMITTED BY: Singapore
CO-SUBMITTERS: Finland, Iran, Italy, Netherlands, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa

The UNESCO committee,

Recognizing the importance of ICTs in education to facilitate equitable development of

education programmes in all regions of the world,

Aware that today's world is undergoing significant change and evolution accentuated by
technological advances,

Gravely concerned that in a globalized world, many countries are still affected by illiteracy

and lack of education services,

Noting with regret that 16% of the world's population is illiterate and that 263 million children,

adolescents and young people worldwide, i.e. 1 in 5, are not in school,

Recalling that e-learning and online training are alternative means of learning via the Internet,

Considering that progress in digitisation and new multimedia technologies can be an effective
solution to these situations, being less costly, personalised and interactive,

Convinced that e-learning could be an asset for companies wishing to improve their staff’s
level of qualification without greatly affecting their budget,

Bearing in mind that the UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education

contributed to the 2019 European Distance Learning Week (EDLW),

1. Encourages member States to invest greater resources into developing accessible and

adaptable platforms and international standards, which can be used by schools,
learning institutions and international organisations;

2. Suggests that member States partner with private organisations and NGOs, national or
international, as well as humanitarian organisations such as the International Red Cross,
to collaborate with government institutions to develop accessible platforms and

international standards for online education and online training;

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