Consultation on "Opening up Education – a proposal for a European Initiative to enhance education and skills development through new technologies. OER

Title

Public Consultation on "Opening up Education – a
proposal for a European Initiative to enhance education and skills
development through new technologies"

Policy fields

Education

Target groups

All stakeholders affected by education and
training policies and systems, including school education, vocational
education and training, higher education and adult education.
Contributions are expected from public authorities, organisations and
citizens.

Period of consultation

From 13 August 2012 to 13 November 2012

Objective of the consultation

The objective of the consultation is to explore
the perceived need - mainly but not exclusively among education and
training stakeholders – for EU action to promote the use of Open
Educational Resources (OER) and of ICT in education.
New technologies, in particular the internet,
together with globalisation and the emergence of new education
providers, are radically changing the way people learn and teach. Open
access to education resources offers an unprecedented opportunity to
enhance both excellence and equity in education. The EU aims to help
both individual learners and education and training institutions in
Member States to benefit from these opportunities and to increase their
contribution to society.
In the last quarter of 2012, the Commission will
present a Communication on Rethinking Skills aiming to increase the
quantity, quality and relevance of skills supply for higher economic and
social outcomes. This will, among other actions, announce a new EU
Initiative on "Opening up Education": a proposal to exploit the
potential contribution of ICTs and Open Educational Resources (OER) to
education and skills development. This new EU initiative on "Opening up
Education" will be the topic of a subsequent Communication in mid-2013.

How to submit your contribution

We welcome contributions from citizens, organisations and public authorities:
If you are a Registered organisation,
please indicate the name and address of your organisation and your
Register ID number on the first page of your contribution. Your
contribution will then be considered as representing the views of your
organisation.
If your organisation is not registered, you have
the opportunity to If your organisation is not registered, you have the
opportunity to Register now.
Responses from organisations not registered will be published separately.
Received contributions will be published on the Internet. It is important to read the specific privacy statement [59 KB] attached to this consultation for information on how your personal data and contribution will be dealt with.

View the consultation document [45 KB]

View the questionnaire
 

Contact details

Responsible service: Directorate General for Education and Culture, Unit A2
E-mail: EAC-A2-PUBLIC-CONSULTATION@ec.europa.eu

Postal address: European Commission
Directorate-General Education and Culture
Unit A2 – Skills and Qualification
MADO 9/60
B- 1049 Brussels

View the contributions

In the interests of transparency, organisations
have been invited to provide the public with relevant information about
themselves by registering in the Interest Representative Register and
subscribing to its Code of Conduct. If the organisation is not
registered, the submission is published separately from the registered
organisations.

Protection of personal data

Specific privacy statement

Specific privacy statement [59 KB]