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<h2>2015-2020</h2> | <h2>2015-2020</h2> | ||
[[Image: success.jpg|thumb|200px]] | [[Image: success.jpg|thumb|Students are ranked based on uniform standards|200px]] | ||
However, [http://www.scenariothinking.org/wiki/index.php/Global_Warming_Threats global warming] continued to worsen and imposed increased pressures on governments throughout the world. Governments had to allocate part of their budgets towards minimizing effects on the environment and reversing the damage that had already been caused. That translated into a smaller percentage of total GDP allocated to education. In 2015, after having explored alternative ways of rendering the educational system more efficient, EU governments, in cooperation with companies, started making substantial changes in the educational system. The first was the introduction of tablets in every school in the European region. The plan involved 50% regional coverage with tablets within the first 4 years of the program and a further increase to 70% in year five. The tablets were subsidized by the governments, while parents were contributing only 30% of the already decreased price, as companies that were producing them were also selling them in favorable terms (due to the big order volume). Technology companies provided tablets specifically designed for educational purposes that were addressing the needs of students for primary and secondary education. Publishers cooperated with application providers and adapted the existing learning materials for the new digital era. After the failure of widespread internet integration in classrooms in years past, publishers knew that content is the key to success in this new era. Although their power decreased because there were other parties participating in the development of e-books, such as graphic art and application providers, their role remained of primary importance. <br> | However, [http://www.scenariothinking.org/wiki/index.php/Global_Warming_Threats global warming] continued to worsen and imposed increased pressures on governments throughout the world. Governments had to allocate part of their budgets towards minimizing effects on the environment and reversing the damage that had already been caused. That translated into a smaller percentage of total GDP allocated to education. In 2015, after having explored alternative ways of rendering the educational system more efficient, EU governments, in cooperation with companies, started making substantial changes in the educational system. The first was the introduction of tablets in every school in the European region. The plan involved 50% regional coverage with tablets within the first 4 years of the program and a further increase to 70% in year five. The tablets were subsidized by the governments, while parents were contributing only 30% of the already decreased price, as companies that were producing them were also selling them in favorable terms (due to the big order volume). Technology companies provided tablets specifically designed for educational purposes that were addressing the needs of students for primary and secondary education. Publishers cooperated with application providers and adapted the existing learning materials for the new digital era. After the failure of widespread internet integration in classrooms in years past, publishers knew that content is the key to success in this new era. Although their power decreased because there were other parties participating in the development of e-books, such as graphic art and application providers, their role remained of primary importance. <br> | ||
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<h2>2020-2025</h2> | <h2>2020-2025</h2> | ||
[[Image: running.jpg|thumb|200px]] | [[Image: running.jpg|thumb|Students are becoming aggressive and competitive|200px]] | ||