Mr.Chen Jie, Vice Minister of Education of China, Chairperson of the Chinese National Commission to UNESCO

Recently, The first UNESCO “Digital Learning Week” was successfully held at its headquarters in Paris. With the vision of “Leveraging technology for education,” This Digital Learning Week focused on the impact of digital learning platforms and generative artificial intelligence on education. It aimed to promote digital innovation in higher education in the digital age, facilitate cross-sector collaboration, and build a more inclusive and sustainable education system. This Digital Learning Week featured two plenary sessions and more than 30 breakout sessions, attracting educators, administrators, decision-makers, and stakeholders from over 100 countries in Asia, Europe, Africa, the Americas, and more. OS-EASY Group Holding Ltd. from Wuhan, China, as a partner of UNESCO, was invited to participate in this series of Digital Learning Week events, where they listened to international perspectives and shared Chinese experiences.

“Digital Learning Week” Opening Ceremony

Ms. Stefania Giannini, Assistant Director-General for Education of UNESCO, delivered the opening speech and expressed that the international community’s concern about the application of generative artificial intelligence in education is growing day by day. China is the only country that has issued normative framework documents on this matter. UNESCO places great importance on the intersection of “Artificial Intelligence and Education.” Regardless of the stage of technological development, we must ensure that education remains a fundamental human right and advocate for teachers and learners to have access to data and cultivate information literacy. This will enable them to fully address future opportunities and challenges, fostering the exchange and integration of diverse cultures and worldviews.

Ms. Stefania Giannini, Assistant Director-General for Education at UNESCO delivering the opening speech

Mr. Chen Jie, Vice Minister of Education of China, Chairperson of the Chinese National Commission to UNESCO, also attended today’s opening ceremony. He responded in the panel discussion on “Digital Future and Platform Society: Implications for Education” that the Chinese government places upmost importance on digital education and has set clear goals, pathways, and corresponding strategies in this regard. He also emphasized the significance of China’s Smart Education Platforms in enhancing the capabilities of both teachers and students. Lastly, he acknowledged the importance of digital learning platforms and expressed China’s eagerness to further collaborate with UNESCO to jointly advance the future of digital education.

Mr.Chen Jie, Vice Minister of Education of China, Chairperson of the Chinese National Commission to UNESCO

Li Ping, director of the Technology and Resource Development Center of the Ministry of Education, attended the award ceremony

During Digital Learning Week, OS-EASY engaged in in-depth discussions with leaders at Ministry of Education from multiple countries, including China, Senegal, Ghana, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, and Lebanon about the development of digital education. Based on China’s experiences in digitizing education, on the ground in personalized learning, lifelong learning, expanding the coverage of quality education resources and modernizing education. OS-EASY shared its development results in Smart Campuses, Smart IoT Labs, and Hybrid online and offline remote teaching.

As a trusted provider of desktop cloud technology and solutions, OS-EASY is committed to leveraging new generation of information technology, such as cloud computing, the Internet of Things (IoT), big data, and digital twins to empower the global digital transformation of education, establishing a new educational ecosystem for the future.

Photo of OS-EASY Vice President with leaders of UNESCO Center for Higher Education

Vice President of OS-EASY, Mr. Zhou Yi,in discussion with Minister Chen Jie.

As the Information Technology revolution continues to evolve and innovate, the digital transformation of higher education has become a consensus and a crucial goal for universities worldwide. To that end, OS-EASY engaged in in-depth communication with university president representatives from eight member countries of the UNESCO Higher Education Center, including Nigeria, Mexico, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Uganda, and others.

In response to the issues of educational resource disparities and uneven educational development observed during the discussions, OS-EASY recommended various leading products and solutions, such as virtual classrooms and ICTE micro-lectures, Striving to promote the sharing of high-quality educational resources, advance the development of digital capabilities among teachers and students, and cultivate skilled talents, thereby illuminating the path to educational equity for students worldwide.

Photo of OS-EASY Vice President & National Secretary-General of UNESCO

OS-EASY Delegates taking a photo with Personnel of UNESCO-ICHEI’s Delegation

As an IIOE corporate partner, OS-EASY attended the IIOE side event during the Digital Learning Week hosted by the UNESCO Higher Education Centre. During the event, OS-EASY presented the fruitful results achieved since joining the Center , as a trusted provider of desktop and technology solutions, has been actively engaged in various areas such as smart classrooms, ICTE micro-certifications, and the sharing of course resources. effectively empowering teachers around the world to enhance their digital teaching capabilities and has contributed to the improvement of talent development in higher education institutions. In the future , OS-EASY will continue to support the UNESCO Higher Education Centre in advancing its work, promoting equitable education digitization across countries, and driving international development in digital education.

OS-EASY as an IIOE Corporate Partner to present at the conference

After the meeting, OS-EASY engaged in discussions with several prominent international AI companies and international philanthropic foundations to collaboratively address matters related to educational equity. Currently, OS-EASY overseas operations span across more than 10 countries and regions, with its desktop cloud products being utilized in various areas such as Malaysia, Japan, Singapore, Africa, and more.

These products have aided numerous educational institutions in Malaysia ,facilitating learning and office work through desktop cloud technology. This has contributed to the dissemination and sharing of high-quality educational resources on a global scale.

In the future, OS-EASY will continue to work hand in hand with its ecosystem partners to promote comprehensive cloud-based computer education worldwide. This collaborative effort aims to drive innovation and transformation in educational digitization, break down educational barriers, and foster equal sharing of educational opportunities.

Recently, the Wuzhen Summit of the 2023 World Internet Conference was opened in Wuzhen Zhejiang Province, with the launch and presentation of the 2023 “High-quality case of Building a Community with a shared Future in Cyberspace”. The smart classroom project created by Os-easy in conjunction with the UNESCO Centre for innovation in higher Education (hereinafter referred to as the “Innovation Center”) stands out from more than 200 cases and is successfully selected as one of 13 high-quality case. Zhuang Rongwen, the director of the State Internet Information Office of China and president of the World Internet Congress, Francis Gao, vice president of the World Internet Congress, Wang Song, deputy director of the State Internet Information Office of China, Ren Xianliang, secretary-general of the World Internet Congress, and Ke Jixin, vice governor of Zhejiang Province, attended the event and presented commemorative trophies and certificates.

It is reported that, as an important activity of the Wuzhen Summit of the World Internet Congress, the World Internet Conference has organized and launched a collection of practical cases of “working together to build a community with a shared future in cyberspace” every year since 2021, which has won the extensive participation of all parties. Since May this year, the World Internet Conference has collected more than 200 cases around the world. after the selection of experts, 13 high-quality cases with great international influence, outstanding social value and rich display forms have been selected and released on the spot. The selected cases cover five major areas: network infrastructure construction, online cultural exchanges, innovation and development of digital economy, network security, and international governance in cyberspace.

In 2023, “the excellent case of Building a Community with a shared Future in Cyberspace” was released and displayed

Tang Xiangzheng, the chief Technical Officer of the Smart classroom Project of the UNESCO Innovation Center, delivered a speech

Tang Xiangzheng, the chief technical officer of the smart classroom project of the UNESCO higher Education Innovation Center, said that since 2017, the Innovation Center has joined hands with four enterprises, namely Os-easy, Weidong, Chuangxian and Xiwo. In the form of enterprise donation facilities and professional support provided by the Southern University of Science and Technology, smart classroom projects have been launched one after another, and working together to build a community with a shared future in cyberspace, which has also realized the successful exploration of Chinese enterprises overseas. The Innovation Center has planned 40 smart classrooms in Asia and Africa, of which smart classrooms in 12 countries have been deployed and put into daily operation. “in the smart classrooms built one after another, the digital transformation has changed from theory to practice, integrating the innovative application of information technology, and providing a new teaching environment for colleges and universities.” Tang Xiangzheng said that the Innovation Center will continue to explore the application and continuous innovation of advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence and expanded reality in smart classrooms.

As a strategic partner of UNESCO, Os-easy has always maintained a long-term and close cooperative relationship with the Innovation Center, jointly building a community with a shared future in cyberspace, jointly building a smart classroom, and building unlimited possibilities for the future of education. The smart classroom project adopts the model of “one country, one school, one classroom”. A top university is selected to build a demonstration project in each developing country participating in the project. and rely on intelligent large screen, recording system, virtual reality, teaching robot and other technologies and equipment to carry out a variety of innovative teaching activities to promote the co-construction and sharing of digital education resources. As of June 2023, the Smart classroom project has been deployed and put into use in 18 countries, including Egypt, Ethiopia, Pakistan, Gambia, Djibouti, Shupu Village, Kenya, Mongolia, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Uganda and Indonesia. It has carried out more than 3500 class hours of online and offline teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The course covers more than 10 languages and supports more than 50, 000 people.

The first intelligent classroom in Pakistan was used at Lahore University of Engineering and Technology

The smart classrooms have brought great changes to the educational environment of the University of Gambia

As the number one brand of education desktop cloud, Os-easy continues to explore the deep integration of the new generation of information technology and education and teaching, actively participate in the new infrastructure of “Belt and Road Initiative” education, building a new model of cloud teaching and education, and promote the digital construction of colleges and universities. Based on the landing experience of Chinese education digitization in personalized learning, lifelong learning, expanding the coverage of high-quality educational resources and educational modernization, Os-easy actively opens up the international market, and through the educational integration of desktop cloud, twin experimental space TSpace, ICTE micro certification and other products and solutions to push the international sharing of quality educational resources, promote the development of digital ability of teachers and students and the training of skilled talents. Make up for the educational gap caused by the tilt of educational resources and the development of different educational levels between regions, open the window of connectivity for students all over the world, and build a bridge of educational equity.

At present, Os-easy overseas business has covered more than 10 countries and regions, and desktop cloud products are used in Malaysia, Japan, Singapore, Africa and other regions, and help teachers and students of many colleges and universities around the world to use desktop cloud for learning and office work, promote the circulation and sharing of high-quality resources around the world. In the future, Os-easy will continue to join hands with UNESCO to promote projects such as smart classrooms, through software and hardware public welfare support, technology and resource sharing, joint discussion and cooperation mechanisms, and joint exchange platforms, share quality education resources with more Asian and African developing countries and regions, and constantly building unlimited possibilities for the future of education.

Education is a tree shaking another tree, a cloud promoting another cloud, a soul awaken another soul.

—— Karl Theodor Jaspers

The “Higher Education Digitalisation Pioneer Case Award” (hereinafter referred to as the Pioneer Award) organized by the International Centre for Higher Education Innovation under the auspices of UNESCO (UNESCO-ICHEI), aims to encourage and recognize the active exploration, innovation, and practices of IIOE global partner institutions in the field of higher education digitalization. The theme of this edition of the Pioneer Award is “Reform and Innovation of Blended Learning in Higher Education,” covering topics such as innovative classroom teaching, digital resource development, digital student support, and institutional digital governance and services. The Pioneer Award emphasizes the discovery of localized practical solutions, aiming to gather the global influence of the IIOE partner alliance and lead the digital transformation of higher education institutions in developing countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

As the evaluation of this edition of the Pioneer Award concludes, we are delighted to announce that a total of 22 outstanding cases have emerged as winners from 131 submissions. Among them, there are 12 cases from overseas institutions, 4 cases from domestic institutions, and 6 cases from enterprises.

(Speech Photos)

Overseas Institutions
(12 cases)

Domestic Institutions
(4 cases)

Enterprises
(6 cases)

Photos of the wonderful performance

Intel, as the pioneer and leader of transparent computing and edge computing technology, in order to promote the ecological application and leadership of Intel-related technologies, Intel specially invited OS-EASY to participate in the 2023 Intel Ultra Cloud Client and APJ Channel Business Conference. As the only one invited partner who is focused on solution product, OS-EASY cloud computing technology and Intel transparency and edge computing technology have wide development prospect in promoting the IoT and hybrid computing. The two parties will form in-depth cooperation in specialized markets such as smart city, smart education, and smart healthcare to jointly cope with the changes in the era of client computing revolution.

The 2023 Intel Ultra Cloud Terminal and APJ Channel Cooperation Conference was successfully held by Intel in Penang, Malaysia.OS-EASY shared a speech on “Hybrid and Edge Computing Shapes the Future of Enterprise” with industrial experts and partners, which has discussed the development trend of cloud desktop and client market, and shared the successful experience of OS-EASY multi-architecture fusion desktop cloud in education, healthcare, government and other industries.

Intel CTO welcome speech on strategic cooperation

APJ COE of Intel, Mitchell Chang, shared Intel occ strategy

OS-EASY Marketing Director, Xing Taiquan, speech for hybrid&edge computing

As the top brand of terminal management in Chinese higher education, with deep coverage of terminal market in 12 countries, and rich cooperation experience with PC manufacturers in various countries, OS-EASY will utilize the unique advantage to work with Intel then promote the widespread application of new hybrid computing technologies.

As the digital economy accelerates, cloud computing will accelerate the digital transformation of industries. OS-EASY Cloud terminal technology enables terminal computing to be used at any time and place. In the future, remote office and hybrid office models will play a leading role. OS-EASY T-Space solution, online and offline mixed teaching mode helps colleges and universities to create evening school, online school, continuing education-type lifelong education model, which has been unanimously recognized by the Intel team and Asia-Pacific channel partners.

OS-EASY will make progress with Intel together to create an education fusion desktop cloud and medical desktop cloud solution by utilizing the multi-architecture fusion desktop cloud (T-space/VOI/IDV/TCI) technology and the excellent performance of ultra cloud terminal. The cloud covers the desktop needs of all scenarios in the industry. The solution has such advantages of more secure terminal information management, more convenient terminal maintenance, higher utilization of terminal resource, less overall construction cost, and better business guarantee.

Photo with Partners from Asia-Pacific Countries

Until now, OS-EASY cloud terminal and multi-architecture fusion desktop cloud have been widely used in higher education, secondary vocational education, general education, medical care and other industries. At the same time, OS-EASY is committed to becoming a leader in the global desktop service field, helping customers create values. The business has covered more than 10 countries and regions, and the products are applied in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, Malaysia, Thailand, Japan, Singapore, Africa and other overseas markets.

OS-EASY solution shown at Intel product showroom

OS-EASY Ultra Cloud Client

The conference demonstrated product solution such as OS-EASY Ultra Cloud Terminal and T-Space solutions. Overseas partners from Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines and other countries experienced the leadership and convenience of cloud desktop. In the future, OS-EASY will continue to make breakthroughs in technological innovation, further develop overseas market, and promote desktop cloud technology to be used in more overseas countries and regions, so that everyone can have a computer that grows on the cloud.