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Course on Disinformation
New series of online courses on digital citizenship education
Educators across Europe can benefit from a new online training programme to improve their skills in building resilience to disinformation among young people. “Disinformation” is part of a series of online courses on digital citizenship education developed in close co-operation with the European...
2nd Working Conference "Regulating the use of Artificial Intelligence systems in education"
Key stakeholders across Europe will explore the regulatory dimensions of AI in education at the 2nd Working Conference in October
The Education Department of the Council of Europe is organising the 2nd Working Conference on 24-25 October 2024 to address regulation of the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems in education. The conference will provide an opportunity for key stakeholders from different backgrounds across...
Wrap up of the working groups for the Digital Citizenship Education Planner
The first phase of preparation of the DCE Planner, a multi-purpose tool to support member states in incorporating Digital Citizenship Education in their education systems, comes to an end. In line with the findings of a preparatory study, the preparation consists of several phases including the...
7th Meeting of Digital Citizenship Education Promoters Network
Preparations kick started for European Year of Digital Citizenship Education 2025
The DCE Promoters Network held its 7th plenary meeting in Strasbourg, on June 12 and 13 2024. This meeting marked the fifth anniversary of the Network and kick started the European Year of Digital Citizenship Education 2025. DCE Promoters from 23 member states gathered to get acquainted with the...
Educators! Support your leaners to become digital citizens
New series of online courses on digital citizenship education
The Council of Europe in close co-operation with the European Wergeland Centre has developed a series of online courses on digital citizenship education (DCE) and on issues that are pertinent to DCE to support professionals in education. Educators across Europe can benefit from these experiential...
Digital citizenship education in Slovenia - Launch of a call for project proposals
Throughout 2024, Slovenia is piloting a number of initiatives on digital citizenship, in view of its support to the upcoming 2025 European Year of Digital Citizenship Education. The Slovenian Ministry of Education recognises the importance of all aspects of the Council of Europe’s framework for...
New publication – Contextualising Competences for Democratic Culture in Digital Citizenship Education (Guidance document)
“Contextualising Competences for Democratic Culture in Digital Citizenship Education” targets policymakers, curriculum developers, educators, and other stakeholders involved in education. It aims to explain how the Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture (RFCDC) supports Digital...
Development of the Digital Citizenship Education Planner underway
The development of the DCE Planner, a multi-purpose tool to support member states in incorporating Digital Citizenship Education in their education systems, has officially started. The DCE Planner is one of the outputs the Council of Europe Education Strategy 2024-2030. In line with the findings...
Developing a Common European Evaluation Framework to Assess Educational Technologies
On April 23-24, members of the Artificial Intelligence and Education (AI&ED) expert group convened at the Council of Europe to initiate the design of a Common European Evaluation Framework aimed at guiding the evaluation of educational technologies deployed within educational settings, both...
Council of Europe promotes AI in education while safeguarding rights
At the recent EdTech Congress organised by EDUTech Cluster in Barcelona from 11-13 April, Villano Qiriazi, Head of the Council of Europe's Education Department, highlighted the organisation's efforts to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into education without compromising human rights,...