The first issue is universal quality education, which aims to ensure that the education system provides fair learning opportunities
Labuan Bajo The participants of the Second G20 Sherpa Meeting in Labuan Bajo discussed four priority issues covered by the G20 Education Working Group (EdWG), the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology has informed.
“The first issue is universal quality education, which aims to ensure that the education system provides fair learning opportunities,” Head of the ministry’s Education Standards, Curriculum, and Assessment Agency Anindito Aditomo told the media on Monday.
The G20 Sherpa Meeting is a forum for G20 countries to discuss issues related to energy, development, tourism, digital economy, education, labor, agriculture, trade, investment, industry, health, anti-corruption, environment, and climate change.
Meanwhile, the Education Working Group (EdWG) is one of the working groups of the G20 that examines the factors facilitating or hindering the right to education and the achievement of higher education.
The first priority issue of quality education pertains to providing fair learning opportunities that are easy to access for all children regardless of gender, cultural, and socioeconomic background, Aditomo explained.
The second issue focuses on the role of technology in education, especially for providing quality education for all.
Aditomo said that all countries have agreed that technology has a very crucial role in providing equal access to quality education.
However, technology is not meant to replace teachers but to empower them to provide equitable learning opportunities, he added.
Related to the second issue, many countries, including Indonesia, have highlighted the challenges of technology. According to them, digital technology has gaps, both in terms of infrastructure access, ethical issues, and security issues.
Source: Antara News