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The Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report is a global public good which, since 2002, has provided independent monitoring of progress towards the international education commitments. Since 2015, it has the specific mandate to monitor progress on education in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the implementation of national and international strategies to achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4.

In 2022, the GEM Report celebrated its 20th anniversary. This was a valuable opportunity not only to celebrate the Report’s history and key accomplishments, but also to recognize its unique role in the global education architecture. The Report’s independence means that it is not beholden to the interests of any country, organization, agenda, or group. It holds all actors to account for their commitments to SDG 4. The GEM Report anniversary was also an opportunity to strengthen and forge new partnerships that can support the GEM Report in fulfilling its mandate.

The proposed interactive workshop will coincide with the fifth independent evaluation of the GEM Report, which will lead to its new 5-year strategy. The Report has been evolving, especially since 2015 in order to serve the universality of the 2030 Agenda. The workshop will take stock of the GEM Report’s current strategy, outputs and communication efforts and will reflect with participants how it can better serve the needs of its broad constituencies in the future.

After a brief presentation by the GEM Report’s director, there will be reflections from a panel followed by an interactive discussion with participants who will be invited to come together and reflect upon three key questions.

1. Looking at the past and present, what are the strengths and contributions of the GEM Report? What are the weaknesses and areas for improvement? Are these reflections specific to your perspective or do they also take into account the diverse audiences such a report should be serving?
2. Looking into the present and the future, what should be the purpose of a global monitoring report in a rapidly changing world context?
3. Looking into the present and the future, what should be the approach of a global monitoring report in a rapidly changing communications context?

Presenters

• Manos Antoninis, Director, GEM Report UNESCO
• Benjamin Alcott, Senior Policy Analyst and Monitoring lead, GEM Report UNESCO

Respondents (tbc)

• Karen Mundy, Professor in the Department of Educational Policy and Leadership, University of Toronto
• Caine Rolleston, Professor of Education and International Development, University College London
• Susan Nicolai, Director Education/Learn, Save the Children International 
• Baela Jamil, Chief Executive Officer, Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagah
• Representative FCDO (tbc)