Authors
- Catalog Number
- 0000391125
- Collation
- 53 pages
- Document code
- ED-FLI 2024/Case Study/1
- Imprint
- [30215] Paris : UNESCO, 2024
- Media type
- Electronic
- Pages
- 54
- Published in
- France
- Rights URI
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/igo/
- Source
- UNESCO
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements 3
- Contents 4
- Abbreviations 6
- About the Gateways initiative empowering public digital learning 7
- Gateways pursues work across three components 7
- Summary 8
- The Egyptian Knowledge Bank EKB a case study in digital education and innovation 8
- Methodology 10
- Chapter one 11
- It was the time of doubt it was the time of belief 11
- On Tuesday 25 January 2011 Egyptians from all walks of life and ages took to the 11
- Cairo and other cities across the country to ask for their basic rights and to have their 11
- The massive anti-government demonstrations forced the resignation of the 11
- Egyptians took the streets once again to depose the president from power. As 11
- Egyptian was one of the refrains heard in demonstrations in public squares. After a 11
- National aspirations and the vision for 2030 12
- Unity of a vision 13
- A new course for education 14
- Chapter two 15
- Nurturing a knowledge society 15
- Building a foundation for innovation 16
- Unifying knowledge expanding access through integrated portals 17
- A collaborative approach to consolidate information 17
- Global partnerships forging international collaborations 18
- Doubts surrounding the vision 19
- The birth of the EKB 20
- Chapter three 21
- Collaborative steps to coherent outcomes 21
- The ecosystem emerges launch and initial successes 22
- Data protection and sovereignty 22
- Interactive learning expanding pre-university content 22
- Empowering researchers and elevating academic excellence 23
- The EKB as a catalyst for growth the innovation cycle and 23
- Empowering academia building capacity for a future-ready 24
- Improving university rankings 26
- Global partnerships in health knowledge 26
- Innovative technological framework 26
- Chapter four 27
- Pre-university and the EKB 27
- Pre-university reform vision and outcomes of education 2.0 28
- Leveraging the EKB for learning reform 28
- Laying foundations for a connected educational experience 29
- Introduction of a comprehensive digital learning management 29
- Addressing learning needs and meeting challenges 30
- Chapter five 32
- Higher education and the EKB achievements and challenges 32
- LMS for higher education 33
- Customizing LMS and supporting users 33
- A step towards global recognition the Arabic citation index 33
- Open access agreement transforming scientific publishing in 34
- Egypt 34
- The challenge of recognition and awareness 36
- Chapter six 37
- Supporting education during the COVID-19 pandemic 37
- Global disruption of education 38
- EKB a beacon of support 38
- Comprehensive curriculum support 39
- Content for high school students 39
- Innovative assessment 40
- Reinforcing higher education 40
- EKB a comprehensive resource for education during 41
- Chapter seven 42
- Expanding horizons EKBs post-COVID evolution 42
- A cohesive structure the backbone of EKBs success 43
- Pillar one single sign-on technology 43
- Pillar two comprehensive content provision 43
- Pillar three a robust publishing platform 45
- Pillar four learning management systems and other solutions 46
- Pillar five capacity building and professional training 46
- Fusing technology to support front and backend users 47
- Expanding outreach and impact 47
- Chapter eight 49
- The ongoing evolution of the EKB 49
- Successes of building a digital ecosystem 50
- Overcoming challenges user engagement and financial stability 50
- Examining sustainability models 51
- Economic potential alliances and strategic initiatives 52
- Scaling and internationalization 53
- The road ahead 53