National Digital Education Ecosystems: A Governance-focused Comparison

13 pages•Published: June 18, 2026

Martin Reger, Martin Kauter and Ulrike Lucke

Abstract

In recent years, various initiatives for the digital transformation of education have been launched. Their analysis can provide valuable insights into different approaches and best practices. This study compares three national initiatives in the Netherlands, Finland and Germany in terms of their objectives, technical approaches and governance structures. The results show that the initiatives pursue different philosophies, but all share the goal of promoting lifelong learning. Technical solutions and governance structures relate to the contextual conditions of the respective education systems. The study provides recommendations for the future design of such initiatives.

Keyphrases: digital education, digital transformation, education governance

In: Laurence Desnos, Carmen Diaz, Janina Mincer-Daszkiewicz, Lazaros Merakos, Raimund Vogl, Stuart McLellan and Ulrike Lucke (editors). Proceedings of EUNIS 2026 Annual Congress, vol 109, pages 83-95.

Links:	https://easychair.org/publications/paper/TnKx
	https://doi.org/10.29007/9dn3

BibTeX entry

@inproceedings{EUNIS2026:National_Digital_Education_Ecosystems,
  author    = {Martin Reger and Martin Kauter and Ulrike Lucke},
  title     = {National Digital Education Ecosystems: A Governance-focused Comparison},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of EUNIS 2026 Annual Congress},
  editor    = {Laurence Desnos and Carmen Diaz and Janina Mincer-Daszkiewicz and Lazaros Merakos and Raimund Vogl and Stuart McLellan and Ulrike Lucke},
  series    = {EPiC Series in Computing},
  volume    = {109},
  publisher = {EasyChair},
  bibsource = {EasyChair, https://easychair.org},
  issn      = {2398-7340},
  url       = {/publications/paper/TnKx},
  doi       = {10.29007/9dn3},
  pages     = {83-95},
  year      = {2026}}

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