The Decision Book: Five concrete actions for IT in schools

The "Decision Book" - a proposal for a national action program to ensure an equal distribution of IT in school education, was presented in connection with a seminar during Almedalen Week 2013. Behind the report are IT&Telecom companies within Almega and the Computer in Education Foundation.

The decision book provides concrete proposals in five areas: Establishment of regional knowledge centres, investment in school leadership skills, a digital teacher boost, modernization of teacher training and coordination of research on the use of digital tools and working methods.

- "Although IT use is finally starting to take off in schools, investments are not being made systematically in all schools and municipalities," says Peter Becker of Computers in Education, one of the co-authors of the report. "Coordination is needed to ensure that investments in new tools are made in a well thought-out way, with skills development and digital content.

The report highlights several inspiring examples, including the movement among teachers to start writing and reading with digital tools, as well as shared writing by classes in blogs and innovative teaching methods with 'flipped classrooms'.

- "For Sweden to remain one of the world's leading IT nations, it is crucial that the workforce of the future has top-class digital skills," says Fredrik von Essen, industrial policy expert at IT&Telecomföretagen and the other co-author of the report. "The use of modern technology and digital working methods must therefore permeate the entire school," concludes Fredrik von Essen.