One of the most significant regional events dedicated to the use of digital technologies in education, the “Digital Education 2025” conference, was held online on October 24–25, 2025, as a live broadcast on YouTube. The conference brought together tens of thousands of teachers, school principals, educational experts, policymakers, and professionals in the field of education.
The conference was organized by the EdTech Center Western Balkans in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, the Institute for Education Quality and Evaluation, the Institute for the Improvement of Education, NELT Group, UNICEF, the Petlja Foundation, and Oracle Academy. The first day featured a plenary program that recorded 12,416 views and 2,073 peak concurrent attendees, while the second day was divided into four thematic sessions:
- DE2025 – Early Childhood Education
- DE2025 – Primary and Secondary Education
- DE2025 – Higher Education
- DE2025 – Inclusive Education
The session on primary and secondary education opened with the presentation of the results of the international ICILS 2023 study on computer and information literacy. The presentation was delivered by Katarina Aleksić, National Research Coordinator for ICILS 2023 in Serbia and Assistant Director for Educational Technology at the Institute for Education Quality and Evaluation. She presented students’ results and offered a brief insight into teachers’ attitudes and practices regarding the use of digital technology in teaching. She also announced the upcoming publication of a special report that will provide a more detailed overview of teaching practices and place them in the context of teacher practices from reference education systems such as the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, and Romania.
The presented ICILS 2023 results serve not only as statistical indicators but also as a roadmap for further improvement of teaching, systemic support for schools, and the development of a culture of evidence-based learning. They confirm the need for a strategic approach to the development of digital education, in which teachers play a key role as drivers of change in the classroom. Digital technology is not a goal in itself but a tool that supports the development of 21st-century competences – critical thinking, problem solving, collaboration, and digital literacy.
The program of the session for primary and secondary education recorded 5,470 views with 897 peak concurrent attendees.
The conference agenda is available on the organizer’s website.
The recording of the first conference day is available here.
The recording of the session for primary and secondary education is available here.
