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Albania

Q1. Have the Member States reviewed their legislation, policies and learning frameworks to ensure that they are aligned with the recommendations, principles and guidance?
  1. The 2022-2025 Digital Agenda Strategy, approved by the Albanian Council of Ministers. This strategy outlines plans to enhance digital skills and government use of data to meet the needs of citizens and businesses. Some goals discussed in this strategy include promoting digital citizenship, digital education, and digital skills. Additionally, this action plan aims to ensure a safe internet for children by increasing awareness and combating online sexual exploitation of children.
  2. The 2021-2026 National Strategy of Education by UNICEF Albania and Albanian the Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth. This strategy aims to upgrade teacher digital skills and develop students’ digital competences. Furthermore, section 4.3.4 discusses the digitisation of education and highlights risks children face while on the internet such as cyberbullying, age-inappropriate content and being recruited into criminal groups. Additionally, it highlights the need to equip teachers with the right skills and materials to prepare students to face the challenges they encounter online. Under this objective, there are plans to develop teachers digital competences through in-service and pre-service teacher training or professional development courses that cover digital competence and raising awareness on internet safety.

The 2021-2026 National Strategy of  Education by UNICEF Albania and Albanian the Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth mentions that it is aligned with the Recommendations of the Council of Europe on basic competencies for lifelong learning (i)communication and expression competence (i) thinking, competence; (iii) the competence of learning to learn (iv) competences for life, entrepreneurship and the environment(v) personal competence(vi) civic competences (vii) digital competence )

It also mentions that it was developed based on previous experience of Albania working with the Council of Europe on projects addressing issues such as bullying.

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Q2. Have the Member States promoted the implementation of the Recommendation in formal, non-formal and informal education settings?
  1. The 2022-2025 Digital Agenda Strategy (approved by the Albanian Council of Ministers): No information was found
  2. The 2021-2026 National Strategy of Education by UNICEF Albania and the Albanian the Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth: No information was found
  3. Other Initiatives and awareness activities
    1. The safer internet for children in Albania works through CRCA (Child Rights Centre Albania)/ECPAT(Albania) to create awareness online child safety for example it has created a country wide Hotline on internet safety known as ISIGURT.AL
    2. « Enhancing Digital Literacy in Albania” Project aims to enhance digital literacy in Albania
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Q3. Have the Member States assessed the impact of the legislation and policies implementing the Recommendation at regular intervals?
  1. The 2022-2025 Digital Agenda Strategy approved by the Albanian Council of Ministers includes plans to evaluate progress of activities in this strategy through 6-monthly and annual reports.
  2. The 2021-2026 National Strategy of Education by UNICEF Albania and the Albanian Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth: No information was found
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Q4. Have the relevant stakeholders been involved in the design of DCE legislation and policies at the country level?
  1. The 2022-2025 Digital Agenda Strategy approved by the Albanian Council of Ministers: No information was found
  2. The 2021-2026 National Strategy of Education by UNICEF Albania and the Albanian the Ministry of Education Sports and Youth. Stakeholders involved in the design of this strategy include Field experts and other interest groups.
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Q5. Have the relevant stakeholders been involved in the implementation of DCE legislation and policies?
  1. The 2022-2025 Digital Agenda Strategy approved by the Albanian Council of Ministers. Ministry of Culture, state police, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Internal Affairs, National Centre of Business, Ministry of Education and Sports
  2. The 2021-2026 National Strategy of Education by UNICEF Albania and the Albanian the Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth: No information was found
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Q6. Have the relevant stakeholders been involved in the evaluation of DCE legislation and policies?
  1. The 2022-2025 Digital Agenda Strategy approved by the Albanian Council of Ministers: No information was found
  2. The 2021-2026 National Strategy of Education by UNICEF Albania and the Albanian the Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth : No information was found
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Q7. Have the Member States supported the creation of frameworks for cooperation between public, private and civil society actors and education institutions?
  1. akademi.al is an e-learning platform with lessons from elementary to high school recognised by the Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth. It’s been developed thanks to support from a variety of international donors.
  2. The DIGI-CORE project, enhancing digital skills of marginalized communities
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Q8. Have the Member States ensured that the cooperation frameworks between stakeholders align with standards for equitable quality education?

Albania is aligned with UNICEF and European standards for the provision of quality education and the strengthening of the instruction quality standards with a focus on equity.

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Q9. Have the Member States been involved in cooperation between the Council of Europe and international organisations in designing and implementing strategies, policies, programmes and research on DCE?
  1. Global Kids Online
  2. Member of DCE Promoters Network.
  3. Member of INHOPE / INSAFE (Centres from BIK+)
  4. The INHOPE network
  5. The Ministry of Education and Sport of Albania and Council of Europe are collaborating on a project « Strengthening Democratic Citizenship Education in Albania » with a goal of strengthening DCE
  6. Building Trust in media in South East Europe and Türkiye Project is funded by the EU and UNESCO. It places focus on strengthening freedom of expression, access to information, free, independent and pluralistic media, ensuring that journalists and media are key drivers for democratic, sustainable and peaceful development in the region (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia (the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia), Montenegro, Serbia and Türkiye )
  7. Strengthening democratic citizenship education in Albania
  8. Member of Commission Working group on Schools
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Additional questions on the DCE Recommendation

Training on DCE to teachers and other professionals:
No response received in the online survey with national authorities.

Translation and dissemination of DCE Recommendation:
No response received in the online survey with national authorities.Sources

Additional questions on the DCE Recommendation

Training on DCE to teachers and other professionals:
No response received in the online survey with national authorities.

Translation and dissemination of DCE Recommendation:
No response received in the online survey with national authorities.Sources

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