Curriculum Development Council Chairperson Prof Isabella Poon (second left) submits the blueprint to Secretary for Education Choi Yuk-lin (second right).
The Education Bureau today released the Blueprint for Digital Education Development in Primary & Secondary Schools, outlining a clear direction and strategic framework to drive the digital transformation of primary and secondary schools across Hong Kong.
Compiled by the Curriculum Development Council, the blueprint aims to boost students’ digital literacy and equip the younger generation to navigate the opportunities and challenges of the digital era. It focuses on artificial intelligence (AI) education and covers critical dimensions including overall school planning, teacher training, student development, infrastructure optimisation and cross-sector collaboration.
Aligned with the recommendations of the Steering Committee on Strategic Development of Digital Education, the blueprint proposes four key focuses and 10 distinct strategies.
The first focus centres on nurturing talent with both digital literacy and humanistic qualities. Related strategies involve formulating the AI Literacy Learning Framework for Primary & Secondary Schools, strengthening mathematics, science and technology curricula to boost innovation capabilities and integrating digital learning elements across primary and secondary classrooms.
The second focus aims to enhance teacher training to drive educational transformation. This will be achieved by establishing professional training requirements for teachers and providing tiered, diversified development activities in digital education.
The third focus targets infrastructure optimisation to build smart campuses. Strategies include exploring how AI can streamline school administrative work, leveraging the enhanced School Development & Accountability Framework for school improvement and creating a comprehensive digital learning resource platform.
The fourth focus involves promoting cross-sector collaboration to build a cohesive digital education ecosystem. The document calls for strengthening home-school co-operation to foster proper values in students, while uniting professional bodies and other stakeholders to support schools.
To support the initiatives, the bureau today disbursed a one-off grant of $500,000 to all publicly funded schools to launch a three-year AI for Empowering Learning & Teaching Funding Programme. Schools are required to incorporate digital education into their development or annual plans in the 2026-27 school year, formulating school-based strategies with reference to the blueprint.
Secretary for Education Choi Yuk-lin welcomed the blueprint, noting it aligns with strategic planning to connect with the National 15th Five-Year Plan and the trend of “AI + Education”.
“The restructuring of education in the digital age is a systemic transformation. We are not only focusing on hardware upgrades, but also actively promoting a deep shift in teaching and learning paradigms and comprehensively implementing AI education for students,” she added.
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