Agenda

To consider and address Action Line C7, it is important to recognise key factors that enable sustained (i.e., long-term) relevant digital inclusive education for young people. An International Federation for Information Technology (IFIP) Task Force explored and identified key long-term success factors from an international evidence base: aspiration; diversity, inclusion, the digital divide and the under-represented; computational thinking and its links to problem-solving; developing teacher practices; and short- and long-term plans and actions. These five key sustaining factors relate strongly to specific UN Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs). A more specific national set of case studies (a nationwide systemic case study and two individual school case studies) has now identified a range of design features that have been and are critical in this respect. This novel and innovative approach, and the important outcomes identified that can support future development, will be described and discussed in this session. Whilst social media and generative artificial intelligence are often currently dominating concerns about the future of digital and computer education, the findings from these studies argue that taking a wider and sustained approach will be necessary if young people are to succeed not only in education, but also in employment and in society.