Review of Competencies for Information Education in the AI and DX Era

Abstract

With the rapid development of ICT (information and communication technology), traditional education that emphasizes knowledge alone is no longer sufficient, and the development of 21st century skills that prioritize skills and humanity has become an international trend. The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) has also revised its curriculum guidelines in 2017 to include the development of skills and qualities in addition to knowledge. However, many of the guidelines related to 21st century skills include primary and secondary education in general, and are not specialized in developing ICT application skills directly related to the advancement of ICT. Therefore, in this study, we aim to clarify the skills and qualities necessary to actively participate in " Society5.0 ", a highly advanced information society, and proposed advanced ICT application skills in 2019 and competencies for developing those skills in 2020. In this paper, we analyze the latest trends in data science-related guidelines such as GAISE Ⅱ, DX, and digital twin, confirm their comprehensiveness, and revise them to be able to respond to further advances in ICT.