Significant responsibilities lie before local and regional authorities when it comes to defining a coherent and integrated approach to STEM education (Committee of the Regions, 2019)
The educational system needs to fully embrace digital technologies and update teaching methodologies to prepare students for their digital future (ERT, 2017)
With an average annual return of 12%, engineering and computer science graduates see the biggest return on investment (World Economic Forum, 2016)
Due to the increasing digitisation of society and the world of work the demand for STEM skills will only intensify (BusinessEurope, 2018)
Greater access to STEM and computer science studies is key for the inclusion of women in the digital economy (G7, 2017)

Flemish STEM Platform

Country:

Belgium

Organisation role:

National STEM platform

Organisation type:

Government

The STEM platform is an independent group that advises the STEM Steering Committee and the government of Flanders about the STEM Action Plan. The members of the STEM Platform are appointed by the government based on their expertise and their ability to create a broad support base for STEM. These members share the concerns about the too short amount of youngsters that are interested in STEM studies and are willing to share their knowledge, experience and network in order to meet the set goals of the STEM Platform. They do so by giving advice and suggest priorities for the STEM Steering Committee.

Flemish STEM Platform

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