What about digitization in schools in Germany? Minister of Education Stark-Watzinger is anything but satisfied. One is “still a long way from the goal” – progress is only “sluggish”.
Federal Education Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger would like to see more speed in digitization in schools in Germany. “We urgently need to make further progress quickly, especially when it comes to expanding the Internet in schools,” Stark-Watzinger told the German Press Agency.
The background is the findings from the current “Education Monitor” – a comparative study by the German Economic Institute (IW) on behalf of the New Social Market Economy Initiative (INSM). For the first time, the aspect of digitization was also included in the educational study across countries. Bremen, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg in particular did well here.
It is worse for digitization in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony-Anhalt and Brandenburg. The study “explicitly took an educational economic perspective” and evaluated the extent to which the federal states reduce educational poverty, contribute to securing skilled workers and promote growth. Overall, the authors recommend providing more digital workplaces at schools and further anchoring the relevant technologies.
Digitization is still progressing “slowly”.
Germany is “far from having reached its goal and is too slow,” Stark-Watzinger continued – even if the schools had “become more digital and modern” during the Corona period. Overall, digitization is still progressing “slowly”.
The minister praised the fact that “many more teachers are now using digital media” as positive. Compared to 2017, a “significant development boost” can be seen here. “In the at least weekly use of digital media, there is a tendency to increase in all federal states, even if there is still considerable scope for development in the daily integration into everyday teaching,” said the FDP politician.
Stark-Watzinger also pointed out that half of the federal funds from the digital school pact – a total of 6.5 billion euros – are already committed. By the end of the year, her ministry expects a “significant increase in committed funds”, especially for cross-border digital projects, she explained.
Education Monitor2022
Source: Stern
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