The World Digital Education Conference was held on Feb 13 and 14 in Beijing. Themed "Digital Transformation and Future of Education", the two-day event was co-hosted by the Ministry of Education and the Chinese National Commission for UNESCO.

Liu Jin, director of the Ministry of Education's Department of International Cooperation and Exchanges, said the conference focused on digital education transformation, development and application of digital learning resources, improvement of digital literacy of teachers and students, and digital governance of education.

The conference was held online and offline and was attended by state leaders and education ministers, diplomatic envoys, heads and representatives of UN agencies, heads and representatives of international organizations, universities and schools, and representatives of digital and technology companies, she said.

The opening ceremony and plenary session were held on Feb 13, followed by 4 parallel sessions on Feb 14, with the focus on basic education, vocational education, higher education and evaluation of smart education development.

The event released the China Smart Education Bluebook, the China Smart Education Development Index, the Standards and Norms for the Construction of China Smart Education and the Initiative of Establishing World Digital Education Alliance, Liu said.

Around 800 representatives from 130 countries and regions attended the conference, with 300 of them attending the offline event in Beijing, she added.