Global Scans · Education · Weekly Summary

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WHAT'S NEXT?: Education will increasingly be online, just-in-time and competence-based. VR will become more mainstream in education technology. The vision of easily accessible learning will be enormously powerful and widespread in a few years. The global artificial intelligence market in the education sector will grow exponentially and post an impressive CAGR of over 39% by 2020.

• [New] Machines may surpass human performance in all economically valuable tasks by around 2047, contingent on advances in compute efficiency, algorithmic breakthroughs, and autonomous learning. AIMultiple
• [New] From Switzerland's Crypto Valley to Seoul's policy committees, regulators and developers are converging on one conclusion: Blockchain's future will depend less on code than on the systems of trust, incentives and education behind it. the korea herald
• [New] Numerous Indian startups are leveraging AI across sectors such as healthcare, fintech, education, and enterprise automation-areas where OpenAI's advanced models can catalyze disruptive change. Startup Story
• [New] Investments are rising: 44% of schools had AI initiatives by 2022, and corporate e-learning is forecasted to reach $334.9 billion by 2030. G2
• [New] Google plans to spend $1 billion on AI education and job training, offering free access to its Gemini for Education tools for U.S. high schools. -
• [New] 2025 will establish genuinely autonomous agents capable of complex planning, multi-step execution and continuous learning as mainstream capability versus experimental. Technova Partners
• [New] Artificial intelligence will transform work worldwide, for example, and that shift should be incorporated into higher education curriculum and degrees. The Conversation
• [New] Despite the extraordinary progress, a key factor preventing an immediate 2026-2029 singularity is the remaining challenge of achieving true Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), which requires fundamental architectural breakthroughs beyond current deep learning paradigms. Educational Technology and Change Journal
• [New] Inclusive education is a central trend shaping schools in 2025, aiming to provide equitable learning opportunities for students from diverse backgrounds, abilities, and socioeconomic circumstances. St. David's Care Home
• [New] As part of Databricks Free Edition, a global data and AI education programme aimed at closing the industry-wide talent gap, more than $10 million will be invested in the UK and Europe to provide free access to the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform. Blocks and Files
• [New] Colorado will focus its funds on expanding pre-apprenticeships and tying apprenticeships more closely to technical education and college programs. Alabama Daily News
• As part of the new wave of Saudi science communicators, Alahmadi represents the next phase of Vision 2030's knowledge economy, where education and innovation converge to build cultural and intellectual self-reliance. ArabNews
• Empowering teachers with digital skills will not only enhance learning outcomes but also ensure that no child is left behind in the rapidly evolving global education space. The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
• Asia's first UNU Hub on HIT, jointly established by the UNU and Lingnan University, will serve as a global platform for research, education and engagement. Asia Research News
• Singapore will renew the UN-Singapore Cyber Programme for another three years to enhance training and peer learning across ASEAN. OpenGov Asia
• Ministers and experts are warning that countries with growing populations and limited means must quickly adapt education for an AI-driven world reshaping jobs across the Middle East and North Africa. AGBI
• Looking beyond 2025, DeepSeek envisions the development of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) - a system capable of reasoning, learning, and adapting autonomously across diverse domains. DeepSeek AI
• A community without digital connectivity is functionally invisible, cut off from modern education, global markets, specialised healthcare and opportunity. TheDiggerNews
• The Erasmus + program, which has a total budget of 26.2 billion euros across Europe for the 2021-2027 period, was designed to promote education, mobility and intercultural understanding. Nordic Monitor
• Gen Z considers AI's greatest potential to be in education, highlighting opportunities for learning such as personalized tutoring and adaptive instruction. CNW Group
• Google says it will commit $1 billion for AI education and job training programs, including free access to its Gemini for Education platform for U.S. high schools. ABC News
• By 2027, you will see Australian curriculum frameworks explicitly designed around AI-augmented learning, not AI as an add-on. EducationDaily

Last updated: 05 November 2025