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Education Sector Response to COVID-19

This compendium, prepared by the Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), aims to capture emerging trends in digital responses of UN Member States against the COVID-19 pandemic along with other digital government initiatives and provide a preliminary analysis of their main features. These cases are shared for exchange of information so that Member States can learn from each other and possibly create new partnerships.

Deliver high quality education for all levels in a remote manner while maintaining effective technical support and ensuring minimal work disruptions
• Distributed electronic devices (e.g. Tablets and broadband gadgets) among students to facilitate the process of remote learning and ensure the delivery of high quality education
• Distributed smartphone devices among the MEHE’s employees to enhance remote working • Developed a secure website to allow protected access for MEHE’s employees to the ministry’s internal systems in order to support remote working
• Purchased technical support licenses to ensure the remote delivery of the required technical support

Country
Qatar
Institution

Ministry of Education and Higher Education

Category
Digital Government
Focus
E-learning
Technology

Website

Links
• https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/25/03/2020/DFI-backs-Education-Ministry-on-distance-learning-programme • https://www.marhaba.qa/how-schools-in-qatar-adapted-to-covid-19-closures/
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