8.7 Fostering the creative use of new technologies
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New technologies in support of creativity and innovation
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Facilitating access to culture through new technologies
New technologies in support of creativity and innovation
The national strategy in the field of new technologies, the Digital (4) Education and the 'BEE CREATIVE' programme, are central elements in making new technologies available and for empowering young people's creativity. The Digital (4) Education strategy aims at enabling students to develop the skills necessary for the appropriate and responsible use of ICTs and at promoting innovative pedagogical projects using digital technology in schools. The BEE-CREATIVE programme. The objective of the initiative is (1) to enable young people to learn how to create with the help of technical tools and new media (digital literacy) and (2) to promote young people's creativity, talents and entrepreneurship in the context of new information and communication technologies (see: 6.8 Media literacy and safe use of new media).
Further initiatives aim at fostering the creative use of new technologies among young people. The project 'Digital Sciences' introduces digital sciences to secondary schools. The project is based on six pillars: (1) communication with machines & between machines; (2) the world wide web & its challenges; (3) computer data & its management; (4) games, analog & digital; (5) robots & programming and (6) articifial intelligence. The project aims at equipping young people with the tools to forge solutions with regard to ecological and societal challenges. By the school year 2024/25, the course will be implemented in secondary schools.
Facilitating access to culture through new technologies
New technologies are being used more often to attract young people's interest in culture, the arts and the sciences. Information on cultural opportunities are disseminated online (see: 8.4 Promoting culture and cultural participation), and cultural offers can even be used online (such as audiovisual material from the National Audiovisual Centre or digital media from the National Library).