Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region
EDB announces Blueprint for Digital Education Development in Primary and Secondary Schools (II) Strengthening teacher training to drive digital transformation of education(III) Optimising infrastructure to build smart campuses(IV) Promoting cross-sector collaboration to co-create a digital education ecosystem The EDB today also disbursed a one-off grant of $500,000 to all publicly funded schools to launch a three-year AI for Empowering Learning and Teaching Funding Programme, to plan school-based AI-empowered education measures and organise AI teacher training courses covering various levels, providing comprehensive support for schools to implement digital education. Schools should incorporate digital education into school development plans and/or school annual plans in the next school year (2026/2027) with reference to the Blueprint and relevant curriculum documents and formulate school-based implementation strategies.
The Secretary for Education, Dr Choi Yuk-lin, said, “The EDB welcomes the Blueprint compiled by the CDC, which aligns closely with the EDB’s strategic planning to connect with the National 15th Five-Year Plan and the trend of ‘AI + Education’. The Blueprint, in conjunction with measures such as the AI for Empowering Learning and Teaching Funding Programme, will enable Hong Kong’s education to stay at the forefront of the times with a dynamic and forward-looking mindset. The restructuring of education in the digital age is a systemic transformation. We are not only focusing on hardware upgrades, but also actively promoting a deep shift in teaching and learning paradigms and comprehensively implementing AI education for students.Issued at HKT 15:40
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