Educational TV programme and dedicated portal “UčíTelka”

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.

A unique live educational programme streamed on Czech national television is part of a distance education initiative during the pandemic. The daily broadcasting starts at 9 a.m and is devoted to the respective subject matter for the respective class. An experienced teacher and three pupils simulate a school lesson. The feedback from parents and children has been very positive so far.

Country

Czech Republic

Institution

Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport; a national public TV broadcaster “Czech Television”