Chennai, Jan 29 (UNI) The 2-day first meeting of G20 Education Working
Group (G20 EWG) to be held here on February 1 and 2, will focus on areas
to ensure inclusive, equitable, relevant and quality education and lifelong
learning opportunities for all.
The theme of the meet is “One Earth, One Family, One Future”.
An official relese said India proposes to build on and carry forward the
deliberations held under past presidencies and address the problems
that are preventing the full transformational potential of education from
being realized.
In line with this spirit priority areas have been identified for deliberations
that will serve to identify and address major problems that is being
encountered by learners across the world, preventing education from
becoming an effective tool for improving lives; help build on the strengths
acquired during the past years, especially the use of technology in education;
enable a relook at the teaching and learning methods, contents, curricula,
pedagogies, assessment and more, so that education can be made more
relevant for the capacities and skills required in the 21st century and to
ensure that education prepares learners of all ages and throughout life
to address contemporary challenges.
The discussions in the meet will also focus on encouraging collaborations
between people, industries and societies in the quest for widening the
horizons of knowledge and using it for the good of humankind.

In line with the above approach the following four priority issues have
been identified for deliberation in the G20 Education Working Group
meet--Ensuring Foundational Literacy and Numeracy especially in the
context of blended learning, Making Tech-enabled learning more inclusive,
qualitative and collaborative at every level, Building Capacities, promoting
Life-long Learning in the context of Future of Work and Strengthening
Research, promoting Innovation through richer collaboration and
partnerships.
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