On the occasion of the 40th UNESCO General Conference, Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal‘Nishank’, Union Minister, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, launched the first of its kind ‘Industry Guidelines on Digital Learning (discussion draft)’ at the Ministerial Roundtable on ‘Media and Information Literacy and Games in the Digital World’.
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The Roundtable was jointly organized by India and Finland in partnership with UNESCO headquarters and UNESCO’s category one institute, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP).
The Draft Guidelines were developed by UNESCO MGIEP, based in New Delhi, responding to the Vizag Declaration on Digital Learning adopted at TECH 2018, an international conference co-organized by UNESCO MGIEP and the State Government of Andhra Pradesh.
During the UNESCO General Conference, UNESCO and UNESCO MGIEP, in partnership with Samsung and other partners, are setting up a “Games Bar” at the UNESCO Headquarters from November 12th to 22nd.
The main object of this guideline is to encourage the development of critical thinking in the field of media, information and literacy. The objectives also include promoting better understanding, dialogue and peace among the youth by taking advantage of the unique potential of gaming based learning methods.