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Google has launched "Skilling Africa with Google," a digital training platform targeting 3 million learners across Africa by 2030, as businesses face a shortage of AI-skilled professionals. The platform brings together more than 15 training programmes covering artificial intelligence, cloud and related areas.
Read the original →The former General Manager of Microsoft Elevate departs after overseeing global skills programs and philanthropic partnerships. Santa Lucia plans to continue working in education and the nonprofit sector.
Read the original →Ministers responsible for education, science, technology, culture and sports across the East African Community adopted the EAC Artificial Intelligence Strategy and the EAC Digital Transformation Strategy. At the sectoral council session in Uganda, they also approved a foundational AI module for higher education institutions. They agreed to establish Kiswahili AI certification benchmarks across member states.
Read the original →Kazuisa Oda explained on YouTube the review of information education for the next curriculum guidelines, based on materials from the education ministry's working group. Elementary schools are to add an information area to integrated studies, and middle schools are considering a new subject, 'Information and Technology.' High school 'Information I' has problems with practical use, and learning to explain with evidence is emphasized.
Read the original →Ivorian entrepreneur César N'Gouan founded Devlogy in 2013 to develop digital and AI solutions for businesses, educational institutions and public organizations. The company's Akademia platform combines school administration and AI-powered learning assistants.
Read the original →A school trip to Delhi's Sundar Nursery in 2023 inspired 17-year-old Mahi Malhani to find a solution to a common problem: littering.
Read the original →Google announced that starting next year, AI tools for K-12 students will be turned off unless school administrators explicitly enable them. The affected tools include Gemini and NotebookLM.
Read the original →OpenAI has released a new evaluation benchmark that has AI handle everyday life tasks and scores the results. Examples include choosing a suitable kindergarten after a move and arranging volunteers in preparation for a flood. The latest model, GPT-6 Astra, is the one featured.
Read the original →The post asks Komoro residents to share what they like and what they would like changed about raising children there. The author is raising two children in Komoro. The aim is to collect views on nurseries, schools, after-school care and where to seek help, as a reference for future child-rearing and education efforts.
Read the original →AI offers many possibilities for education, from learning support and content personalization to digital skills development. For AI to improve educational quality, secondary education needs a proper roadmap for adoption. Gaps in infrastructure, equipment and access between urban and rural students also need to be addressed.
Read the original →Pearson Day Thailand focused on assessment, generative AI and the role of teachers in supporting meaningful learning. Pearson brought together education leaders and English teaching specialists on 29 October.
Read the original →OpenAI and King’s College London examine how AI safeguards should reflect teenagers’ ages, circumstances and rights. The discussion includes calls for youth involvement in design and for independent research. ETIH EdTech News covers the implications for learning, privacy and young people’s wellbeing.
Read the original →Deputy Prime Minister Le Tien Chau asked for the completion of standards on the use of AI in education, research and academic assessment, on data protection, and on the rights of teachers and learners. He also asked for a controlled pilot mechanism to be set up for new education technology models.
Read the original →Okayama University issued a press release dated November 4, 2026, at 03:15. It reports an exchange of views on generative AI with Kanazawa University. The discussion covered use of the university's local AI, "Oitoma".
Read the original →The question of what universities will teach students, in a situation where AI solves the century's biggest challenge in just four days, became a main discussion theme. It was raised at the 2026 Global Online Education Conference, which opened in Hanoi.
Read the original →Keiji Shiraishi, host of a program on adult non-cognitive skills, spoke with guest Hiroshi Suzuki, who is versed in social innovation, about "educational reform for adults". This article presents the interview that followed.
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