Georgia has grown its economy well and remained committed to advancing the human development agenda over the last decade, but several challenges persist. The education sector in Georgia poses substantial challenges, despite progress made over the past decades. The Digital Readiness Assessment of the education system aims to provide a systematic and holistic view of Georgia's current readiness level for achieving its digitalization objectives in the education system, identifying key barriers, opportunities, and potential risks that need to be managed. This assessment's findings and recommendations aim to foster an informed policy dialogue with the Georgian government, focusing on digitally transforming its education system, particularly general education. The insights will guide policy development for enhancing the overall effectiveness, inclusivity, and resilience of the system for future potential crises, while also addressing the recovering of learning losses due to COVID-19. Additionally, they will support aligning with EU educational standards using digital tools, driving education reform to bridge skills gaps, promoting lifelong learning, and preparing for a digital economy, reinforcing Georgia's commitment to the EU's digital and educational agenda and its EU membership aspirations.
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- Disclosure Date
- 2024/10/24
- Disclosure Status
- Disclosed
- Doc Name
- Georgia Education System Digital Readiness Assessment
- Originating Unit
- HD - ECA Director (HECDR)
- Pages
- 84
- Product Line
- Advisory Services & Analytics
- Published in
- United States of America
- Rel Proj ID
- 7E-Human Development Assessments In Eastern Neighborhood Countries -- P173530
- TF No/Name
- TF0B4892-Regional Work
- Unit Owning
- Social Protection & Labor ECA (HECSP)
- Version Type
- Final
- Volume No
- 1
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Table of Contents
- Abbreviations 3
- Executive Summary 6
- 1. Background 16
- Education progress and challenges 18
- Pupils Per School by Region in 2021-2022 19
- Source Geostat 19
- Average Reading Score in Georgia and Comparator Countries 20
- Access to Digital Resources at Home 20
- Average Reading Score in Georgia and Comparator Countries 21
- Pandemic and learning losses 23
- 2. Georgias next horizon 24
- Private market penetration and innovation ecosystem Digital Whole-of-Government Infrastructure Foundations and Platforms 26
- 3. Methodological Overview 28
- 4. Assessment Results with Recommendations and Priority Actions 30
- Pillar 1- Leadership and Governance 31
- Pillar 2 - Enabling Infrastructure 34
- Pillar 3 - Digitally Enabled Education Service Delivery and Analytics score 39
- Pillar 4 - Human Capacity 46
- Pillar 5 - EdTech Market and Business Models 48
- 5. Strategic Goals Key Policy Recommendations and Next Steps 50
- 6. Conclusion 54
- Annex 1 Pillar-wise recommendations and potential actions 55
- Annex 2 Methodology 64
- Annex 3 Access to digital learning environments at home and at school 70
- Figure 28. Home and School Digital Learning Environments by gender location SES 70
- Figure 29 72
- Actions prepared for remote learning instruction 74
- Annex 4 Survey responses by institution type 75
- Annex 5 Survey Responses 77
- Annex 6 Glossary 78
- References 82
