Overview of Promising Educational Services for a “Green” Digital Future: Online, Lifelong and Distance Learning

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of the work is to review promising educational services of “green” digital future and to develop conceptual models of online, lifelong, distance learning aimed at mastering “green” competencies on the EdTech platform. Design/methodology/approach: The authors apply a regression analysis method used to identify the contribution of the digital education index (EdTech), calculated by the IMD when compiling the digital competitiveness index (the “knowledge” index), to the formation of the education index (duration of studies in years), calculated by the UNDP when compiling the human development index. In order to obtain as informative and reliable results as possible, the top 10 countries in terms of the level of development of the “green” economy in 2019 according to the Dual Citizen rating were selected as targets for the study. Findings: The results of the study showed that digital education - EdTech - can make a significant contribution to building a “green” digital future, as it will allow mass mastering of “green” competencies, distinguishing individual and corporate learning, taking into account the requirements and priorities of all stakeholders. Originality/value: It has been proved that currently, as of 2019, due to EdTech’s failure to realize its potential for sustainable development, digital education is not contributing to education and training for a “green” digital economy, even in the top 10 “green” economies. Developed and presented conceptual models of educational services for a “green” digital future, delivered in the form of online, lifelong and distance learning, will solve this problem.