Call for Proposals on Thematic Studies for the 2024 GEM Regional Report on Technology & Education in the Pacific – Opportunity Desk

Deadline: January 26, 2024
Submission of Proposals on Thematic Studies for the 2024 GEM Regional Report on Technology & Education in the Pacific are now open. UNESCO is inviting proposals from individuals and organizations for the following work assignment related to four thematic studies.
To complement the work of content development of the 2024 Pacific regional report, the Work will focus on the preparation of a thematic study in the Pacific on one of the following themes:
Background
The Global Education Monitoring Report (or GEM Report) is an editorially independent, authoritative, and evidence-based annual report that monitors progress on education in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Report is funded by a group of governments, multilateral agencies and foundations and published annually by UNESCO to serve the international community. It is widely recognized as an indispensable technical and advocacy tool supporting the achievement of SDG 4, which aims to ensure “inclusive and equitable quality education” and promote “lifelong learning for all” by 2030.
The 2023 GEM Report, the sixth in this new series, focused on the role of technology in education. The achievement of SDG 4 is dependent on opportunities and challenges posed by technology, a relationship that was strengthened by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Technology, which appears in six out of the ten SDG 4 targets, affects education through five distinct channels, as input, means of delivery, skill, tool for planning, and providing a social and cultural context. Views on the role of technology are, however, divided, while research is challenged by the breakneck speed of technological developments.
With a view to these debates, the 2023 GEM Report examined education challenges (equity and inclusion; quality; system management) to which appropriate use of education technology can offer solutions. The report then explored system-wide conditions (access to technology, governance and regulation, and teacher preparation) that need to be met for education technology to reach its full potential.
As a complement to the global report and in line with its 2019-2024 strategy, two regional reports will examine the opportunities and challenges of education technology, one covering Southeast Asia, and the other focusing on the Pacific. Regional reports aim to better serve national audiences and promote policy dialogue in the region. For the preparation of the 2024 regional report on technology in education in the Pacific, in particular, the GEM Report team is partnering with the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), an intergovernmental organisation concerned with the promotion and development of distance education and open learning.
Eligibility
Selection Criteria
The following are the selection criteria:
Application
The GEM Report team hereby invites interested individuals and organizations to contribute to the development of the 2024 regional report on technology in education in the Pacific.
A proposal should include:
Send your proposal in English along with the attachments in one PDF file to Ms Francesca Endrizzi ([email protected]), using the subject line 2024 Pacific regional report. Also specify in your proposal if you are applying as an individual or an entity.
Any requests for additional information should be addressed in writing to [email protected].
For more information, visit GEM Regional Report.
Jude Ogar is an educator and youth development practitioner with years of experience working in the education and youth development space. He is passionate about the development of youth in Africa.

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