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September 2026 | ICDE
At the Global Smart Education Conference 2026 in Beijing, GSENet and the Smart Learning Institute of Beijing Normal University launched a new report on the digital transformation of education. Drawing on global perspectives, it examines how AI and digital technologies are being adopted across education systems. It also highlights the policies, capacities, and support structures needed to ensure that these innovations contribute to equitable and inclusive learning opportunities.
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WHO and Commonwealth Secretariat renew partnership to strengthen health systems and advance universal health coverage
15 September 2026 | Commonwealth Secretariat
The World Health Organization and the Commonwealth Secretariat today agreed to renew their Memorandum of Understanding for four years, reaffirming their shared commitment to improving health and well-being across the Commonwealth’s 56 member countries, and strengthening collaboration to address pressing global health challenges.
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From fragmented policies to open knowledge ecosystems
29 September 2026 | UNESCO
On 8 September 2026, UNESCO and COL organised a training session for 80 participants to explore how to connect policies, infrastructures and communities through Open Solutions. What if Open Educational Resources, Open Access, Open Data and Free and Open-Source Software were not treated as separate approaches, but as connected parts of one open knowledge ecosystem? This would allow knowledge to move more freely across systems, institutions and communities and be accessed, adapted and shared by more people.
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Government moves to align education with future job skills
30 September 2026 | Jamaica Observer
Education Minister Dana Morris Dixon says the Government is moving to better align Jamaica’s education and skills-training systems with the changing needs of the economy, while urging the private sector to play a greater role in preparing students for the jobs of the future.
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Government launches Young Innovators Club
28 September 2026 | The Nassau Guardian,
The Bahamas
A number of young business-minded Grand Bahamians will have the opportunity to hone skills in entrepreneurship, arts and heritage, maritime innovation, the environment, and technology, through the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology’s newly-launched Young Innovators Club. The eight-week pilot programme is backed by an Innovation Fund of $50,000, with participants between the ages of 15 and 25 competing for a first place prize of $25,000, second place prize of $15,000, and a third place prize of $10,000.
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Can GenAI actually help build better learning modules?
30 September 2026 | RMIT Australia
Building a high-quality online learning module is a substantial undertaking that involves a range of tasks, such as writing and organising content, developing activities, sourcing multimedia, structuring pages for accessibility, and aligning it all with learning outcomes. At the Generative AI Lab for Education at RMIT, we've been curious about where Gen AI might help in that process, and where it does not.
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How culture, community, and play transformed Tonga’s education system
25 August 2026 | The Brookings Institute
Education is in crisis. Around the world, organisations like UNESCO and the OECD are seeking new models for education as we enter the age of AI. AI can synthesise information in nanoseconds and offer coherent, though sometimes shallow, arguments that answer basic questions. How can we use the science of learning to prepare learners for this new age? What is lost when human-human portions of education are replaced or supplemented by AI? How can we design systems to retain the most crucial aspects of the learning process?
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Australia boosts TVET skills development
28 September 2026 | Solomon Star,
The Solomon Islands
Australia is supporting skills training and development by strengthening workforce readiness and improving Technical and Vocational Education and Training. Under Pacific Australia Skills, Solomon Islanders were supported to participate as observers at the Samoa National Skills Competition in June and the Timor-Leste 2nd International Friendly Skills Competition in July.
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Lesotho first country to implement UN AI Blueprint
September 2026 | Government of Lesotho
Lesotho has become the first country in the world to use the United Nations master plan for AI, Prime Minister Samuel Ntsokoane Matekane has announced. Mr Matekane made the announcement while addressing world leaders in New York during the second UN Digital Cooperation Day, held on the margins of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly.
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Gabon begins process to develop national artificial intelligence strategy
28 September 2026 | Tech Review Africa
The Government of Gabon, with support from the United Nations Development Programme, is initiating a process to develop a national artificial intelligence strategy aimed at defining AI applications that respond to the country’s needs, strengthening skills and establishing a framework for responsible development.
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Capacity building workshop on Open and Distance Learning
28 September 2026 | The University of Bamenda, Cameroon
The University of Bamenda, in collaboration with COL, successfully held a two-day capacity building workshop on Open and Distance Learning (ODL) on Friday, 25 September and Saturday, 26 September 2026 at the University Digital Development Centre. The workshop brought together staff and facilitators to strengthen knowledge and skills in ODL and support the University’s continued commitment to transformative education and staff development.
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Localisation of Open Educational Resources: Considerations for Educators and Educational Institutions
September 2026 | Commonwealth of Learning
This publication on open educational resource localisation aims to guide educators and educational institutions in making open educational resources more relevant, inclusive and usable across diverse contexts through localisation. It explains localisation as more than translation, highlighting the need to adapt content to local languages, cultures, knowledge systems, learning environments and pedagogical practices. The guide introduces key principles, strategies, barriers and supports for open educational resource localisation, including collaboration, institutional policy, design thinking and cautious use of AI, encouraging practical steps towards equitable access and meaningful participation in education.
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