COVID-19 triggered mass innovation that grew flexible learning modalities and pathways that can be built upon in future sector plans to make education systems more resilient. These tools must be paired with investments in the people expected to use them and strengthened data systems. To ensure plans are rooted in ever-pressurised budgets, Education Ministers will increasingly need to turn to economic analysis. Expansion of partnerships will be necessary to secure greater and more innovative forms of finance but also affordable digital learning solutions. If these opportunities are seized alongside the disruption wrought by the pandemic, they can equalize opportunities and accelerate progress.

COVID-19 引发了大规模创新，产生了灵活的学习方式和途径，可以在未来的部门计划中加以利用，使教育系统更具弹性。这些工具必须与对预期使用它们的人的投资相结合，并加强数据系统。为了确保计划植根于不断加压的预算，教育部长们将越来越需要转向经济分析。扩大合作伙伴关系对于确保获得更多和更具创新性的融资形式以及负担得起的数字学习解决方案是必要的。如果在大流行造成的破坏的同时抓住这些机会，它们可以使机会均等化并加快进展。