The goals of this Platform are to work towards the inclusion of all learners through using information and communication technology (ICT); the reinforcement of quality education and training for all; and lifelong learning through the innovative use of ICT in teaching and learning processes. Platform participants have also adopted a vision statement for the group: ‘A world without boundaries where technologies support education to build knowledge societies’. The Platform mainly involves the Communication and Information Sector (CI) and the Education Sector (ED). Some outreach efforts to involve other Sectors on an ad hoc basis as required have been undertaken. Several field offices have also been engaged in the Platform and the Bangkok office, which has a long track record of work in this area, is particularly active. Through the Platform, links are now being established or further developed between Sectors, field offices and Institutes, especially the International Bureau of Education, the Institute for Statistics and the International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training. ICT as a vehicle to enhance learning is a vast domain and the Platform group chose the following areas to focus on: resources for teachers to use in face-to-face and distance education; training of various kinds, including teacher professional development; access to scientific and technical information; raising awareness and fostering learning on critical issues such as the environment and health. The first strategy for developing these priority areas, through an interdisciplinary approach, is to create a consolidated web site that makes it easy for users to find UNESCO resources on ICT and learning, without having to know anything about UNESO or how it is organized. This priority action was decided at a face-to-face intersectoral meeting in July. The participants selected the following themes for joint projects and focus for fund raising (particularly important for a new platform such as this one): website; open resources (such as Open Educational Resources and Open Training Platform); methodological guide and policy briefs; ICT and education indicators; digital opportunities in Least Developed Countries; teacher capacity development. The Assistant Directors-General for Communication and Information and for Education have validated these choices, which link activity themes to the four priority areas of focus described above.
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