UNICEF and Helsinki Education Hub partner to advance evidence-based digital learning for children
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UNICEF and the Helsinki Education Hub are partnering to advance evidence-backed, safe, and inclusive digital learning solutions, leveraging AI and EdTech to address the global learning crisis affecting 273 million out-of-school children and 70% of 10-year-olds in low- and middle-income countries who cannot read basic texts. The partnership focuses on knowledge exchange, capacity building, and convening partners to ensure EdTech solutions are designed around the needs of teachers, learners, and marginalized children.
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bskyUNICEF and Helsinki Education Hub partner to advance evidence-based digital learning for childrenhelsinki.fiKey quotes
· 2 pulledArtificial intelligence and education technology have the transformative potential to close this gap, but only if solutions are safe, evidence-based and designed around the needs of teachers, learners and the most marginalized children.
Right now, 273 million children are out of school, and 70 per cent of 10-year-olds in low- and middle-income countries cannot read and understand a simple text.
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