In the presence of Mansour bin Mohammed

Expo.. Launching the Global Declaration on Communication for Education

• Mansour bin Mohammed during his attendance at the summit, which gathered 2,000 participants and witnessed the launch of pioneering initiatives in the field of education.

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• Tariq Mohammed Al Gurg: "The Rewired Summit trip expressed our shared commitment to reclaiming a strong role that would bring about change in the field of education."

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His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum attended the closing of the Rewired Summit. The agenda of the third and final day of the summit, which was held under the slogan “Financing Education,” included the launch of a series of major steps, dialogue sessions and programs with the aim of accelerating the process of upgrading educational systems worldwide. He drew attention to the current situation of the current global education system.

The summit was held at the headquarters of "Expo 2020 Dubai", with the participation of more than 2,000 participants, and about 450 speakers from 60 countries.

The summit included a busy agenda that included dialogue sessions for high-level international officials, seminars and discussions.

Five Heads of State and 45 Ministers, who participated in the Summit from all over the world, emphasized the urgent need to adopt new and innovative approaches to providing quality education globally.

They also praised the UAE for being a role model for other countries in providing sound education, as the UAE quickly took the initiative, relying on its highly efficient and reliable technological infrastructure, to implement “distance learning” in all public and private schools and higher education institutions across the country as an alternative. Effective to ensure the continuation of the educational process during the early stages of the “Covid-19” pandemic, before things return to normal again.

Dr. Tariq Mohammed Al Gurg, CEO and Vice Chairman of Dubai Cares, urged world leaders to seize this unique opportunity to fulfill their promise to raise the level of support for the education sector.

"We have big goals that we strive to achieve," he said.

He added, "The Rewired Summit trip expressed our common commitment to restore the strong role that will bring about change in the field of education in order to empower young people's lives, achieve sustainable progress, and advance humanity."

Gordon Brown, former British Prime Minister and United Nations envoy for global education, said: “We are at a critical turning point. We know the extent of the damage caused by (Covid-19), as it has led to the waste of valuable time for millions of students, and a third of the world's countries have reduced their education budgets; What caused an unprecedented crisis in this area? All nations must realize that education is indispensable. treat spending on education as an investment; It is an investment in the future.”

For his part, said the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, “The pandemic threatens to lose us important gains that we have all achieved.

It is imperative that we not forget the displaced children who are looking forward to better opportunities.

We need about $4.85 billion to ensure that refugees have access to a proper education.

This is a relatively small investment to ensure their access to a fairer world.

It is time to double our investment in education;

To invest in a prosperous, sustainable and innovative future for all of us.”

The Deputy Executive Director of the World Food Program, Amir Abdullah, said: “The education sector should not bear all the costs alone, but everyone should cooperate together.

We have to support education and learners, and spread this culture from Dubai to encourage focus on these two important aspects, as well as the need to link all sectors together, to ensure that no child goes to school hungry.”

The launch of the “Global Declaration on Communication for Education” was one of the most important announcements during the third day of the summit. The declaration, prepared by UNESCO in cooperation with Dubai Cares, provides a framework for action to ensure the provision of communication technology services that enhance the right to learning, by relying on Lessons learned during the pandemic.

The announcement also reflects the contribution of an advisory group consisting of 22 experts within a global consultative process that includes governments, civil society, youth, educators, researchers, private sector institutions and other stakeholders to establish principles and commitments that will define directions and priorities for the digital transformation process in the education sector.

The Declaration asserts that educational changes accompanying the integration of new technology can be guided by focused policies, procedures, regulations and incentives.

Al Gurg said: “The announcement will go down in the history of Dubai Cares as a defining moment that will advance our development as an organization that has come a long way from focusing solely on providing grants, into an active and active global participant, and a platform that mobilizes meaningful partnerships and alliances for a better world.”

The results of the Rewired Summit will be submitted to the United Nations Summit on Education Transformation to be held in the second half of September 2022.