The session served to introduce the Guidelines to support equitable partnerships between education institutions and the private sector, as well as its relevance for Recommendation CM/Rec (2019)10 on developing and promoting digital citizenship education, where the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers highlighted the significant role of business enterprises in creating the appropriate conditions for digital citizenship.

The aim of the session was to promote a structured dialogue between all stakeholders in education and to introduce initiatives demonstrating support for the Guidelines and for the principles of digital citizenship education in these public-private partnerships in light of Council of Europe's work.

The Ministry of National Education, academic authorities, the experimental local digital territories (12 TNE), the CNIL, individual EdTech and start-ups, and EdTech France trade association showcased some 10 sense-making practices to illustrate the ethical aspects supporting existing partnerships between educational institutions and the private sector that contribute to the promotion of digital citizenship.

The audience which accounted some 80 participants proved keen interest in these presentations and raised a lot of questions on the benefits and difficulties encountered in such partnerships. The exchange helped drawing lessons learned and success stories.

Several of the demonstrated successful partnerships of public and private sectors could be invited to sign the Council of Europe’s Statement of Commitment as a public demonstration of their support for the Guidelines and the principles of digital citizenship education within education for putting them at the core of their collaboration.

List of projects presented:

• European research projects carrying out school pilots and other partners within the Future Classroom Lab
• Project AI4T « Artificial Intelligence for and by teachers »: a three-year experimental project designed to explore and support the use of artificial intelligence in education through the implementation of a vocational training pathway in 5 European countries.
• Education and learning experience projects for primary and secondary schools supported by the IMPACT EdTech programme co-funded by the European Commission to enhance European start-ups/SMEs to move from promising prototypes towards viable products
• Mentoring for inclusion projects Erasmus+ Steamania
• Edu-up Counter: promoting inclusive schools or the digital commons
• Campus cyber: highlighting cybersecurity community/digital security actions involving public and private actors in digital projects
• The Ministry of Education Partnership for Artificial Intelligence Innovation (P2IA)
• "MyToutatice": a “Personal Digital Space” or “cloud” designed to secure access to students and academic staff data throughout their schooling or career, from the Rennes academy
• Innovative EdTech projects supported by the CNIL's 2022 "sandbox" experimentation
• mathia mathematics resources developed within the innovation partnership programme with the French Ministry of Education
• tne.reseau-canope: digital educational solutions made available to teachers
• LearnEnjoy: An EdTech start-up offering digital applications to pupils from nursery to 3rd grade.