African experts attending the continental meeting also "agreed that harnessing ICTs in education will go a long way in contributing to achieving Goal 17 of Agenda 2063's aspiration 6 which seeks to eliminate all barriers to quality education, health and social services for women and girls," it was noted.
According to the AU, harnessing the digital revolution implies a holistic transformation of not only the formal and informal education systems but also of the whole African society.
"As a matter of fact, there is a need for the education system to take into account the specificity of girls' and young women's needs through gender-responsive policies promoting gender mainstreaming in education and ICT policies, to break stereotypes hindering girls' participation in science, technology and math," the statement read.
Nothing the need to put in place a gender-responsive teacher education approach across Africa, the high-level continental gathering also stressed that "teachers are one of the building blocks in mainstreaming ICT in education."
The experts also urged African countries to adopt policy frameworks that drive the digital revolution of education systems with a full understanding of gender specificities within the education ecosystem.
African teachers have been also urged to empower themselves with the necessary skills, both in ICT and gender so as to play their role as agents of change in education.
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