12-02, 09:00–09:30 (Europe/Berlin), Stage 2, Einstein-Saal, BBAW
Digital transformation has forever changed education, driving the need to increase digital skills and competences and to unlock the potential of digital educational technologies.
These trends, accelerated even further by the COVID-19 pandemic, called out for a strong and coordinated effort at the EU level. In addressing these challenges and opportunities, the European Commission adopted the Digital Education Action Plan (DEAP) 2021-2027, setting out a long-term vision of high-quality, inclusive and accessible digital education in Europe based on cooperation, good practice exchange, evidence, peer learning and research. In his contribution, Georgi Dimitrov will discuss the current focus and priorities in the implementation of the Digital Education Action Plan.
Georgi Dimitrov is responsible for the Digital Education unit in the European Commission, Directorate General for Education and Culture. He joined the European Commission in 2008 and was first involved in various roles in setting up the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). He then helped to develop and launch HEInnovate, an initiative by the European Commission and the OECD aimed at supporting universities to become more entrepreneurial. He led the development of the first Digital Education Action Plan adopted in January 2018 and also of the new Digital Education Action Plan 2021-2027 that was adopted in September 2020. Before joining the Commission, Georgi worked for a leading multinational telecommunication company and in a software start-up in Germany. Georgi studied at the University of Bonn (M.A.), the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg (PhD) and the Open University UK (MBA in Technology Management).