Shaping Digital Education Policy
European Union · Framework · European Parliament
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This is an own-initiative report by the European Parliament's Culture and Education Committee addressing the role of digital technologies in education and training across Europe. The Parliament adopted the report to establish direction for digital education policy development. The initiative was completed and approved by Parliament on 25 March 2021.
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Basic information
This is an own-initiative procedure of the European Parliament addressing information and digital technologies within education and lifelong learning, with the procedure completed as of March 2021.
Key players
The Culture and Education Committee led the procedure with Victor Negrescu as rapporteur, supported by shadow rapporteurs from multiple political groups, while Employment and Social Affairs and Women's Rights committees provided opinions.
Key events
The procedure was referred to committees in September 2020, underwent a committee vote and report in February and March 2021, followed by plenary debate and a final parliamentary decision in March 2021.
Technical information
The own-initiative procedure operates under parliamentary rules of procedure and completed its legislative stage, with all documents tracked under the dossier reference CULT/9/03627.
Documentation gateway
The procedure generated multiple documents including a committee draft report, opinions from two committees, amendments, and a final text adopted by Parliament in March 2021, with a Commission response issued in August 2021.
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