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The Basque Government will invest 271 million to drive the digital transformation of the education system

The DIGITAL INTELLIGENCE strategy will enable an educational platform of its own based on free software, enhance the digital training of teachers and promote educational content in Basque.

The Basque Government has presented the DIGITAL INTELLIGENCE Plan (2025/2029 Digital Transformation Plan of the Basque Education System), a strategy that will guide the digitization of education in the Basque Country in the coming years. Today it announced the project to some 600 directors of Children, Primary, Second, Baccalaureate and Vocational Training.

The initiative envisages an investment of EUR 271.6 million by 2029 and aims to adapt the education system to the digitised society, ensuring equality, security and well-being in the use of technology.

During the presentation, theEducation Counsellor, Begoña Pedrosa , stressed that the process of digitization must be based on people and student learning. "Technology is not a goal , but a tool to improve learning, strengthen equal opportunities and prepare young Basques for the challenges of the 21st century," she said.

Among the main measures of the Plan is the creation of its own free software education platform, called IRADI , which will also strengthen the technopedagogical training of teachers and promote the development of open educational resources and digital content in Basque.

The strategy also aims to strengthen an educational community with strong digital capabilities and greater awareness of responsible useof technology . In this regard, Pedrosa has indicated that they want to move towards "an innovative and inclusive education ready for the future."

The Plan is based on six principles to guide the digital transformation of the education system, including digital equality, hybrid and flexible education, technological sovereignty and healthy use of digital tools. 

The Counsellor has also stressed that the document is born with the aim of adapting to technological and educational changes: "DIGITAL INTELLIGENCE is not a closed document, but an intense strategy that will develop and incorporate new projects and initiatives to respond to the challenges that arise."

In this context, Pedrosa has wanted to involve schools directly in the process of transformation. "This transformation takes place in classrooms, so we want to listen to you and have the experience of teachers and educational teams," he said.

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