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Inaugural EdTech Month to be held in HK

FutureCIO Editors by FutureCIO Editors
September 27, 2022
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Esperanza, a Hong Kong-based charitable organisation established in 2018 to advocate new ways to learn, live and work, will partner with the International Society for Technology Education (ISTE) and The University of Hong Kong to organise in Hong Kong the inaugural 2022 EdTech Month from October 8 to November 8.

The EdTech Month will bring together experts and innovators in education technology (EdTech) from around the world to promote the applications of EdTech as a catalyst to  drive the development of Hong Kong as a digital economy and society.

“EdTech is a catalyst to reinvent the outdated learning system; and a propeller to develop the skills and talents that Hong Kong urgently needs to maintain its competitiveness in the digital century,” said John Tsang , founder of Esperanza.

EdTech refers to the applications of technology in teaching and learning, from K12, higher education, enterprise learning to lifelong learning. From simply moving learning contents online, there have been increasing adoptions of digital technologies like AI, blockchain, data analytics and immersive technologies to make learning more engaging, personal, collaborative, inclusive and effective.

Hong Kong lags in EdTech adoption

According to HolonIQ, the EdTech market was valued at US$254.80 billion in 2021 and is expected to reach US$605.40 billion by 2027. EdTech investment in 2021 amounted to US$20 billion, representing three times the pre-pandemic level in 2019.

However, EdTech in Hong Kong is still at a nascent stage, despite of stronger demand for EdTech solutions in the city amid the new normal of remote and hybrid model for learning and working as a result of the pandemic.

The EdTech Month aims to encourage the applications of EdTech as a catalytic strategy to develop, reskill and upskill Hong Kong’s talent pool.

According to the 2021/2022 Hong Kong Institute of Human Resource Management Training and Development Needs Survey, 91% of the companies polled saw the importance of reskilling and upskilling their employees but the average training hour per employee annually was only 14.1 hours. 94% of the respondents have introduced e-learning and cited the lack of engagement and interactions as the top challenges.

Jam-packed agenda

The EdTech Month will be composed of three programmes available in online or hybrid formats. Some of the highlights will include:

  • ISTE X Esperanza Asia Education Summit (8 October) - A half-day webinar on how technology can facilitate self-directed learning for K12 and higher education students with practical advice and sharing from experts from the US and Hong Kong, including Richard Culatta, an internationally renowned educator and the CEO of ISTE.
  • Edventures Global Business Acceleration (GBA) Summit (14 October) - A one-day hybrid event at The University of Hong Kong featuring talent development trends in Asia, how emerging technologies like AI, data analytics and web 3.0 technologies can innovate workforce development and how the public, private and academic sectors can build a learning innovation ecosystem together.

The summit will provide a virtual networking platform powered by Gevme, whereby online and offline attendees can send messages, arrange instant video calls and schedule meetings with one another. A pre-event gathering will be held on 7 October to familiarise the registrants with the networking platform. The virtual exhibition of the Summit showcasing the EdTech solutions will open from 7 – 30 October 2022.

  • HKU Teaching and Learning Festival (14 October – 8 November) - The Festival comprises different events showing HKU’s teaching innovations and a global forum on 8 Nov for higher education institutes and the business community to discuss how we could nurture a VUCA-proof workforce.

Free admission

Admission is free to all EdTech Month events. The 8 October and 14 October Summit participants will also enjoy respectively a complimentary ISTE U online course on “Digital Literacy in the Classroom” and a one-month trial account from Go1 with over 100,000 bite-size courses for up to 5 people in an organisation.

“With the e-learning experience in the last two years, it is high time for educators, employers and policy makers to learn how they can leverage emerging digital technologies to make learning more effective and relevant to the needs of the 21st century . The EdTech Month will also be of interest to people who are looking for business, ESG and investment opportunities in the fast growing EdTech market,” Tsang added.

Related:  83% of HK workers would use AI to lessen workloads
Tags: digital skillsEdTechEsperanzaHong KongIT talentThe University of Hong Kong (HKU)
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