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Jamaica’s government has provided financial support to its national drone soccer programme, highlighting the growing role of technology-enabled sport in STEM education, youth development and innovation. Jamaica’s Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has provided J$1.35 million to the Jamaica Drone Football Association to support the national drone soccer team’s participation in an international competition in South Korea. Sport Minister Olivia Grange described

The Youth Zone at the 2026 AI for Good Global Summit brought together educators, technology specialists and young participants to examine how artificial intelligence can be introduced into education in a responsible and meaningful way. The second day of the Youth Zone shifted attention from technical skills towards policy, teaching practice and accountability. Sessions considered how students can move beyond simply using AI tools and develop the knowledge and confidence to pa

A new framework developed through University of Canterbury-led research is encouraging schools and tertiary institutions to take a broader and more critical approach to artificial intelligence literacy. The Scaffolded AI Literacy framework, known as SAIL, is designed to help learners and educators understand not only how artificial intelligence tools work, but also when, why and whether they should be used. The work is led by Professor Kathryn MacCallum from the University of