and the Last Miles The variety of last miles Education Fast Forward November 1st 2010 Bálint MAGYAR Hungary Enablingempowering citizens for social interaction in an open society Digital Literacy ID: 360044
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Digital Literacy and the ‘Last Miles’The variety of last miles
Education Fast ForwardNovember 1st, 2010.
Bálint MAGYAR, HungarySlide2
Enabling/empowering citizens for social interaction in an open society
Digital Literacy Public education
Provides up-to-date life skills, e.g. digital literacy
.
Rights are granted.
Older generations
The generation shift is slower than technology shift – schooling is not enough without adult education.
Rights are not granted.
vs.Slide3
Some sociology
The Glass Ceiling Phenomena: A barrier of upward mobility (e.g. gender or race based discrimination) when certain levels of hierarchy, status and promotion are unavailable, without transparency
.
The
Glass Fence
Phenomena:
A barrier of full saturation, when knowledge, cultural and technology paragons are blocked from spreading into a certain part of population. Slide4
Last miles
Last mile in ICT: The technical means to reach the final user/consumer.
The (relatively) most expensive part of info-communication chain.
Last mile in ICS:
In the Info-Communication Society the last mile is the under-motivated, under-educated, mostly deprived, technologically disengaged mass of people.Slide5
How can we break through?
How can we break through the glass fence?Basic condition: connect everybody
But: reaching everyone requires more than market driven means alone can ensureSlide6
EU strategy 2010-2020
The European Commission published the EU strategy for the next decade (in March, 2010).This strategy is built on 3 pillars:
1.) Smart growth
2.) Sustainable growth
3.) Inclusive growthSlide7
Smart growth
Key issues:-R&D spending much less than US and Japan-Education, training & Life-long learning
-Digital Society
EU-2020 answers:
- EU level: promote internet access
- Member level: draw operational high-speed internet strategy
To be more effective:
further compelling actions are neededSlide8
Inclusive growth
Key issues:Employment, Skills, PovertyEU-2020 answers:
- EU level: European Skills, Competences and Occupations framework (ESCO)
- Member level:
„
ensure competences required to engage in further learning and labour market are acquired and recognised throughout general, vocational, higher and
adult education, including non formal and informal learning”
To be more effective: further compelling actions are neededSlide9
We need to define Digital Literacy as a Basic Human Right
To reach the „last human right mile”Without digital literacy people are prevented from fully practicing their rights
The state should have a legal obligation to ensure Digital Literacy for everyoneSlide10
Equal chances should be given to all
To reach the „last social mile”Without equal chances people from the last social mile are deprived from the society
It is a moral obligation of the society to provide equal chances to allSlide11
Digital Literacy: a precondition for an adaptive labour force
To reach the „last learners’ mile” – those who have dropped out of the school system and/or are unable to get further educatedWithout reaching the last learner mile there can be no flexible adaptation to fast changing labour market needs
Life-Long Learning & Adult training is a wide societal interestSlide12
New technologies become obsolete before full market saturation
To reach the „last market mile”Without this, technologies will not be available to the whole community and providing same generation of technology for everyone
Wide economic interestSlide13
EU and governmental obligations needed
Legal measures: Declaring digital literacy as a basic human rightEconomic measures: Ensuring sufficient capacities and funding (mainly via PPP)
Educational measures: Providing digital literacy training for everyone (throughout LLL)Slide14
Thank You for Your attention
Bálint MAGYAR Governing Board Member of the
European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)
Former Minister of Education (1996-1998, 2002-2006)