Transforming ESD with FAIR OERRs, Digital Innovation, and Diamond Partnerships

On June 30, 2022, the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, SDG Academy, the Permanent Mission of Ireland to the United Nations, the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, and Mission 4.7 came together for the UNESCO Transformative Education Pre-Summit.

The dialogue was moderated by SDG Academy Director Prof. Patrick Paul Walsh and dove into the best practices to produce a tangible summary of recommendations from stakeholders on the possibilities that digital innovation can create transformation education. Opening remarks were given by Ambassador Gerard Keown, Permanent Representative of Ireland to UNESCO; Simon Harris, Irish Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; and Jeffrey Sachs, President of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network.