Digital Pact 2.0: Education ministers demand rapid progress!

Digital Pact 2.0: Education ministers demand rapid progress!

On June 26, 2025, the education ministers of the federal states will meet in Klütz, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, to set the decisive course for the digital future of schools in Germany. The negotiations about the Digital Pact 2.0 must now be completed quickly. The ministers are pushing for the basic agreement to be ready for signature as soon as possible so that the Digital Pact 2.0 can come into force.

The main goal of the initiative is a significantly improved digital infrastructure in schools, supported by extensive training opportunities for teachers. The federal and state governments have agreed on a total financial investment of five billion euros, with 2.5 billion euros each being made available.

A big step for digital education

The new digital pact, which builds on the previous digital pact for schools, is intended to run over a period of six years until 2030. Given the challenges in digital education, including declining digital skills among students, the pact is a significant step forward. The Federal Minister of Education and Research, Cem Özdemir, emphasizes that the investments are crucial for the life chances of children and the economic future of Germany. In this context, innovative teaching and learning methods are also promoted. Loud BMBF are the three central storylines of the digital pact:

• Ausbau der digitalen Infrastruktur, einschließlich leistungsfähiger WLAN-Netze und moderner Endgeräte.
• Digitalisierung der Schul- und Unterrichtsentwicklung.
• Initiative „Digitales Lehren und Lernen“ zur Verbesserung der Lehrkräftebildung.

These projects are also reflected in the urgent wishes of school management, who are calling for more specialist staff for digital education. Around 80 percent of school management consider specialized teachers to be essential in order to meet the digital challenges. After all, improving digital skills is not just a question of technology, but also of pedagogy.

Cell phone ban and media education

The topic of cell phone use in schools remains an exciting area of ​​discussion. There is no uniform ban as the decision on cell phone use rests with individual countries. Minister Simone Oldenburg (Left) has spoken out against a nationwide regulation. Instead, each region will develop its own recommendations for cell phone use. In order to promote media education, Education Minister Karin Prien is planning to convene a commission of experts. This is intended to create a scientific basis for dealing with digital media and address the increasing challenges of media use among young people.

Digital education in Germany is making progress, but the road is rocky. Despite the billions announced, financing digitalization remains a central problem. In a current one study It was found that the digital skills of students in Germany have tended to decline, especially among disadvantaged groups. These findings must definitely be taken into account in the upcoming measures.

Finally, it shows that the Digital Pact 2.0 is an important step in addressing the challenges of digital education. Ministers and experts are faced with the task of making the right decisions in order to achieve sustainable improvements in the education landscape.