Some Results of the Study on Determining Digital Competence Needs of Citizens

Nowadays, when the digitalization is happening around the world, someone who uses computers, mobile devices and other equipment well, easily browses, searches and filters data, information and is able to create digital content, is considered as a person with basic digital skills. In this context, the Government of Mongolia announced to become a "Digital Nation" and to form competitive and creative citizens as well as enhance the quality of life of Mongolian citizens. At the core of this policy, there will be citizens who have the appropriate skills of utilizing ICT. The research was carried out with the aim to identify the digital skills needed by citizens on a daily basis and determining the current state of digital skills. There is a need to review some of the competences included in the 12 competency frameworks with 3 domains developed by the Universal ICT Competency Framework Working Group, and improve and compare to competences in other countries. Newly identified competence groups need to be redefined based on the research. In order to support/develop citizens’ digital skills necessary for everyday use, special programs will be required to be implemented that reflect\consider their place of residence, age, gender, employment and household income

Current Situation of The Digital Transformation of The Mongolian Education Sector

Digital learning is a comprehensive, innovative approach to the provision and management of education. In order to incorporate this approach into our education system, there is a need for the capacity building of human resources, incorporate distance education resources, adapt curricula and teaching methodologies to distance education, enhance students’ and instructors’ digital capacities, plan and develop a comprehensive open University system and diligently research the potential risks that are posed to our students’ and instructors’ wellbeing, privacy and security as a result of the digital transformation. Policies and programs such as Mongolia’s “Sustainable Development Goals”, “Vision 2050 – Mongolia’s long-term development policy”, “Digital Society medium-term program 2022-2027”, “2020 – 2024 Mongolian Government operational program”. “Medium-term Education Sector Development Plan” have established the legal environment for the incorporation of digital technologies into the education sector. As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic that has ravaged the world since 2019 a dire need to transform the development strategies, plans and education arose in countries across the world. Attempts to prevent and minimize the spread of Covid-19 further necessitated the development and conduct of online and hybrid classes and we have been using digital technologies to maximize the effectiveness of education in the New Normal. The purpose of this paper is to determine the issues facing the digital transformation of education in terms of management, organization, curriculum, content, methodology, digital competencies of specialists, infrastructure, online resources, as well as education financing and propose solutions to some of the key issues