Unesco wants global ban on cell phones in schools

by CatHerine s. VaLente ManilaTimes.net

MANILA, Philippines — A new United Nations report raised concerns about the excessive use of smartphones and the over-use impacts on learning, calling for the gadgets to be banned in schools worldwide. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) global report on technology in education highlights the lack of appropriate governance and regulation.

Titled “Technology in education: A tool on whose terms?,” the 2023 Global Education Monitoring Report calls for appropriate use of technology in education and emphasizes the need for a “human-centered vision” where digital technology serves as a tool rather than taking precedence.

According to the report, digital technology has changed but not transformed education.

UNESCO’s Director of Global Education Monitoring, Manos Antoninis warned of the danger of data leaks in educational tech, as only 16