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All countries from all income levels are working on a parallel transition towards digital economies and green economies, increasing the demand for the generation, progression and use of technologies, from the digitalization of documents and processes to artificial intelligence, so educational systems are facing challenges that require urgent support from all sectors.

The above landscape has been documented by UNESCO since the . At 2025, it is imperative that all sectors of society come together and support their educational systems to achieve equal conditions and educational opportunities, with a focus on equity for the most vulnerable children and young people in adverse contexts. A mission, which must include strengthening their digital skills and media and information literacy.

At least half of the world's population remains offline, 40% of teachers lack digital skills, and major platforms fail to cover cultural and linguistic diversity, not to mention the financial challenges of educational systems and the pressure to adapt to the context of imminent digitalization.

On the other hand, the expiration of digital devices and systems in the face of technological advances and the accumulation of information (digital obsolescence) is on average 3 years, challenging the design and achievement of long-term goals. The analysis and actions on what educational systems and educational communities can do, require balanced reflections, based on evidence and with empirical proximity to realities.

Only an estimated 7% of the technologies used have been widely tested, while digital content has grown without sufficient regulation for quality, access and diversity. By 2022, only seven countries have implemented frameworks and programmes on artificial intelligence (AI) for teachers, and 15 have included AI training objectives in their national curricula.

However, more and more countries are implementing restrictions on the use of technologies in classrooms, rising from 24% in July 2023 to almost 40% currently, according to , which is why the Organization emphasizes the difference between regulation and prohibition, advocating that students and how technologies such as AI can support their learning be kept at the focus of policies and programs.

People need renewed education in the face of global digitalization and lifelong learning opportunities, such as the elderly facing the digitalization of multiple processes, including health and care services. It is therefore essential to achieve basic foundational learning skills in childhood so that girls and boys can continue their learning, both academically and to navigate the world, on and off-line.

Faced with these and other challenges, the UNESCO Representation in Mexico and the Secretariat of Public Education of the Government of Mexico bring together educational authorities, actors from teaching bodies, academics and civil society in a dialogue on the International Day of Education (January 24) .

The topics addressed included: the relationship between education, artificial intelligence and technological development; inclusive education; gender equality; the link between education, science and research; teacher training and practice; youth, employment and employability; interculturality; Education for Global Citizenship and Education for Sustainable Development.

The topics, which are mostly part of the aspirations of the Mexican education system, are also addressed through 11 proposals by UNESCO Mexico as "drivers" to strengthen the country's educational policies, allocated in a document that will also be presented at the commemorative event.

The speakers include Mario Delgado, Secretary of Public Education (SEP); Andrés Morales, Representative of UNESCO in Mexico; Lucía Castillo, Secretary of Education of Tamaulipas; Pablo Enrique Yanes, Secretary of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation of Mexico City (SECTEI); Enrique Ku, General Director of Planning, Programming and Educational Evaluation of the Federal Education Authority of Mexico City (AEFCM); Ángel Paulino Canul, Secretary of Research and Indigenous Cultural Development of the National Union of Education Workers (SNTE); Alicia Jiménez Elizondo, Secretary of the International Earth Charter; and Frida Barriga, Professor and Researcher at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).

The dialogue on the occasion of the International Day of Education 2025, “AI and transformation of education to advance equity, inclusion and sustainability”,  with the support of the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) in Mexico, this January 24, at 10 am (Central Mexico).

The theme of the International Day of Education 2025 is also an international call to UNESCO Member States to invest in the training of teachers and students to make good use of technologies, such as AI in education because AI is distinguished by its potential to profoundly transform societies, their economies and educational systems.