ColoClue is proud to announce its support for the Coalition for Fair Digital Education (CEDO). This coalition, consisting of concerned parents, IT professionals, teachers and privacy advocates, aims to promote fair and sovereign digital education for all students in the Netherlands. CEDO is a working group of Internet Society Netherlands.
At a time when digital technologies and Big Tech are exerting an ever greater influence on our education, it is crucial to safeguard the privacy and equal opportunities of students. The coalition is committed to fair, accessible and inclusive digital education, where public values such as privacy, autonomy and transparency are respected and promoted.
Key objectives
The coalition focuses on the following key points:
- Development of open source infrastructure: Creating a digital infrastructure for learning and teaching tools based on public values such as autonomy, equality, sovereignty, democracy, transparency, accessibility, academic freedom and privacy-by-design.
- Awareness: Raising awareness among students, parents, teachers and school boards about the importance of these values in education. Dutch digital education is now completely in the hands of (foreign) tech giants; this must stop.
- Political involvement: Engaging politics by offering a manifesto that underlines the need for a fair digital education infrastructure and urges policymakers to take action.
Call to action
ColoClue calls on all stakeholders in education and the IT sector to join this important movement. Together we can ensure that digital education is not just an addition, but a foundation for a fair and just future.
More information about the Coalition for Fair Digital Education can be found at https://eerlijkdigitaalonderwijs.nl/. Or sign the petition directly: https://eerlijkdigitaalonderwijs.petities.nl/