Call for nominations: The UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the use of ICT in Education

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News UNESCO Headquaters, Paris - 26th October 2020

Call for nominations: The UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the use of ICT in Education
The UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the use of ICT in education is now accepting candidatures. The theme of the 2020 edition is the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enhance the continuity and quality of learning.

In the context of the education crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this focus is all the more important. Indeed, the way we use new technologies to respond to the crisis reveals both their potential and the need to support their development – so that they can help to improve learning and inclusivity rather than exacerbate existing inequalities.

Technology innovations fueled by AI have the potential to locate and reach excluded and marginalized groups and provide quality learning programmes for learners in emergency contexts or learners with physical and cognitive disabilities. AI technologies can also help accurately analyze difficulties faced by students studying in a language other than their mother tongue. At the same time, they can support teachers with a better diagnosis of learning problems and personally adaptive feedback to improve pedagogical responses.

Two winners will be selected by the Director-General of UNESCO based on the recommendations of an international Jury, and each winner will receive a reward of USD 25,000 and a diploma.
 

To view the guidelines including details on how to apply, click here.

For more information on the selection criteria and eligibility, click here.

For more information on the Prize, click here.

 
Contact information

Technology and AI in Education

UNESCO

7 place de Fontenoy

75007 Paris, France

Tel: +33 (0)1 4568 1000

Website: unesco.org/themes/ict-education/ict-education-prize

Email: ictprize@unesco.org

Source: UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize