The survey “Future needs in digital education” reveals the views of citizens on the importance of digital skills in education, including the role of teachers, the integration of artificial intelligence and the advantages and challenges of technology in teaching and learning.
EU citizens overwhelmingly agree (92%) that schools have a key role to play in teaching how to deal with the potential negative effects of digital technologies on mental health and well-being.
Furthermore, 78% of Europeans believe that digital skills should receive the same attention in school as reading, maths and science.
And 80% of respondents agree that digital literacy protects them from misinformation and misinformation on the Internet. A large majority (89%) believe that all teachers should have the necessary skills to teach students to distinguish fact from fiction on the Internet and to navigate the complexities of digital information.
Although respondents generally support banning smartphones in schools (69%), there is a broad consensus (87%) in favor of promoting digital technologies specifically designed for learning in schools. At the same time, more than half of respondents (54%) recognize that artificial intelligence brings benefits and challenges to teaching and learning and calls for its further evaluation.
Citizens believe that the EU has an important role in establishing standards for the use of digital technologies in education, for example in the area of data protection or artificial intelligence (49%).
The Flash Eurobarometer survey was conducted online in 27 EU member states from May 7 to 14, 2025. It is based on the responses of 25,781 Europeans.
(Vijesti.ba / FENA)
