The UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the Use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in Education is a UNESCO prize which rewards projects and programmes of individuals, institutions, other entities or non-governmental organizations for the creative use of information and communication technologies to enhance learning, teaching and overall education performance.[1][2]
The prize is funded by the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain and established in 2005. The prize is conferred annually to two laureates. The Director General of UNESCO selects the two laureates based on the recommendation of an independent international jury.[3] The jury consists of five independent members who are recognized figures in the field of ICT in education selected with equitable geographical distribution and gender. They are appointed by the Director-General for a period of two years.[4]
Every year, the prize has a specific theme and the prize awards USD 25,000 to each laureate as well as a diploma during a ceremony at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris.[5] Nominations for the prize can be submitted by Governments of the Member States of UNESCO via National Commissions or an international non-governmental organization (NGO) in official partnership with UNESCO; self-nominations are not accepted.[6]
Prize winners
2023 - Digital learning for greening education
“Connecting the dots: Data driven carbon literacy”, the Republic of Korea
“EducoNetImpact”, Belgium
2022 - The use of public platforms to ensure inclusive access to digital education content
Smart Education of China, Peoples’ Republic of China
The National Resource Hub, Republic of Ireland
2021 - The use of technology to enable inclusive crisis-resilient learning systems
Central Institute of Educational Technology (CIET), India
Digital educational programme of Ubongo, Tanzania
2020 - The use of artificial intelligence to enhance the continuity and quality of learning
One College Student Per Village, Open University of China
ViLLE, University of Turku, Finland
2019 - The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to innovate education, teaching and learning
The Cyber Home Learning System (CHLS) for primary and secondary students, the Korean Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MOEHRD) and the Korea Education and Research Information Service (KERIS), Republic of Korea
EDegree Programme, Kemi-Tornio University of Applied Sciences, Finland[35][36][37][38]