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This week, the vienna city council adopted the citys new digital education strategy as part of the digital agenda 2030. a comprehensive strategy that aims to set new standards in the field of digital education in municipal kindergartens, day-care centers and public compulsory schools. the strategy sets out the expansion and improvement of the digital infrastructure in four central fields of action.
Digital education from the start
Digitalization runs continuously through an entire educational career, starting with kindergarten - age-appropriate, individual and consistent. we are creating a modern, innovative, inclusive and future-oriented educational landscape for our children and young people so that they are prepared for current and future challenges, emphasized city councilor for education, vice mayor christoph wiederkehr. the learners are developing from passive consumers of digital content to active digital creators. in doing so, we are setting new standards in this area.
by focusing on providing modern digital infrastructure, we are promoting digital education and creating the appropriate framework for contemporary digital learning and teaching. we are thus setting the course for the best possible preparation of the next generation for the growing challenges of a digital world, says digitalization city councilor ulli sima.
Digital education in numbers
The city of vienna looks after around 36,000 children at over 400 municipal kindergarten and day-care centers. around 130,000 children and young people learn in more than 400 public viennese compulsory schools. in recent years, the city of vienna has invested considerable sums in the digitalization of the education sector - in particular in the expansion of broadband connections in the citys kindergartens and schools.
Strategic fields of action
With the digital education strategy, the city of vienna is setting itself four central fields of action:
Digital newsletter
Together with fox education, the city of vienna is breaking new ground (in communication). from 2025, there will be a central communication platform for teachers and parents or guardians for the schools and kindergartens in the city of vienna. this creates a seamless transition between kindergarten and school and improves communication with and from our educational institutions.
viennas new digital education strategy creates clear conditions for modern learning: students receive secure access and support in dealing with digital work tools, teachers are given targeted support in integrating digital content. in this way, we are strengthening digital media skills at an early stage, promoting confident and critical handling of the challenges of our digital society and preparing our young people for the future job market, says spo viennas education and digitization spokesman, city councilor jorg neumayer.
with the digital education strategy, we are creating the framework for children and young people to become active designers of a future-proof society. digital skills are the key to driving innovation, improving peoples lives and taking advantage of the opportunities of a networked world, says neos vienna digitization spokesman stefan gara.
the digital education strategy adopted this week focuses on the needs of children and young people. it is also aimed at parents and guardians, who should also benefit from the city of viennas offerings - for example when communicating with teachers and educational institutions, says klemens himpele, cio of the city of vienna.
