Dr. Yuhyun Park, founder of DQ Institute, has been named among the ten finalists for the inaugural Asia Education Medal. The new award will be given to an outstanding individual who demonstrates impact, leadership, and advocacy in the field of education.

Singapore, Singapore - August 8, 2024 —

Singapore - Dr. Yuhyun Park, founder of the DQ Institute, has been named among the ten Finalists for the inaugural Asia Education Medal.

The Asia Education Medal recognises the tireless work of those who are transforming education across the continent - celebrating the stories of those who have lit the spark of change so others will be inspired to take up the torch. Founded this year by T4 Education and HP, the new award will be given to an outstanding individual who has demonstrated impact, leadership, and advocacy in the field of education.

The winner of the Asia Education Medal will be invited to attend the World Schools Summit in Dubai on 23-24 November and, in recognition of the urgent need to solve the teacher recruitment and retention crisis to tackle learning gaps, the winner will be entitled to nominate a school of their choice to receive membership of T4 Education’s Best School to Work programme - an independent, evidence-based mechanism to certify schools for their culture and help them transform their working environment to attract and retain the best teachers.

Yuhyun Park is the founder of the DQ Institute in Singapore, an international think-tank dedicated to setting global standards for digital intelligence to ensure the safety, empowerment, and wellbeing of people, organisations, and nations in the AI age.

Dr. Park has worked as a global expert in digital education, safety, and ethics for the past two decades. Her contributions have been recognised with prestigious honours, including being named a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, an Ashoka Fellow, and an Eisenhower Fellow. She has also received multiple UNESCO awards and the KAIST award.

Dr. Park created the Digital Intelligence (DQ) Framework — the global standard for digital literacy, digital skills, and digital readiness, approved by the IEEE Standards Association and endorsed by the OECD, IEEE, and World Economic Forum (IEEE 3527.1). She also developed the Child Online Safety Index, the world’s first metric tracker to help nations understand their children’s online safety status, which has shifted narratives around child protection on the internet.

Moreover, she led the #DQEveryChild initiative, a global digital citizenship movement to empower 8-12-year-old children with digital citizenship skills. Supported by governments, companies, and over 100 partner organisations, #DQEveryChild has taught comprehensive digital citizenship skills to children in over 80 countries, significantly influencing other major digital citizenship and online safety initiatives worldwide.

Building on the IEEE-DQ Global Standards and a global databank accumulated from international networks, Dr. Park developed an AI-powered digital skills engine called "Powered by DQ" (PBDQ). This innovative platform enables any organisation to develop its own high-quality digital skills programme tailored to specific needs. PBDQ democratises digital skills education and training — a field traditionally dominated by experts in the Global North, often involving lengthy development times. Now, any organisation, regardless of its expertise level, can quickly create a digital skills programme aligned with IEEE-DQ Global Standards and measure its impact within days.

Dr. Park is the author of the book IQ, EQ, DQ: New Intelligence in the AI Age, described by Vint Cerf, one of the Fathers of the Internet, as a "must-read if you care about digital guardrails in our society." She completed her PhD in biostatistics at Harvard University and graduated from Seoul National University.

Mayank Dhingra, Senior Education Business Leader at HP, said:

“Congratulations to Yuhyun Park on being named a Finalist for the Asia Education Medal 2024. Her passion and dedication to transforming education will inspire countless others to follow in their footsteps in building a world where quality education is enjoyed by all.

“HP has a bold goal to accelerate digital equity for 150 million people globally by 2030. Only by joining forces and aligning with NGOs, government, educators and businesses can we truly improve the education environment. The Asia Education Medal brings together all those who are changing the face of Asian education, whose work we must all learn from if the world is to meet the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.”

Vikas Pota, Founder and CEO of T4 Education, said:

“The Asia Education Medal honours changemakers where change is needed most. Where learning gaps remain stubbornly persistent and where deep inequalities remain.

“If we are to tackle these colossal challenges, and unlock the continent’s future, we must build a community of leaders from every sphere of society committed to educational transformation. Leaders like Yuhyun Park. Asia, and the world, has so much to learn from your inspirational stories and your vital contribution to the next generation.”

Sohyang, K-pop star, said:

“Congrats Dr. Park on being named a finalist for the Asia Education Medal. You have set global standards for digital literacy and skills. Thank you for all you have done for the children. God bless you all.”

Nominations for the Asia Education Medal opened in February 2024 for individuals working to improve pre-kindergarten, K-12, vocational and university education who are either educators or school leaders, civil society leaders, public servants, government officials, political leaders, entrepreneurs, business leaders, or technologists.

The Asia Education Medal is one of the three World Education Medals established by T4 Education and HP. It joins the Africa Education Medal, which was founded in 2022 and has grown to be Africa’s most prestigious education accolade, as well as the new Latin America Education Medal which was also launched this year.

The winner will be announced in October. They will be chosen by a Jury comprising prominent individuals based on rigorous criteria.

ABOUT T4 EDUCATION:

T4 Education believes every child, everywhere, deserves a good education by building the world's largest community of teachers and schools to achieve this. with a global community of over 200,000 teachers and digital media platforms.

About DQ Institute:

The DQ Institute (DQI) is an international think-tank dedicated to setting global standards for digital intelligence and ensuring the safety, empowerment, and well-being of individuals, organizations, and nations in the digital age. For more information, visit: https://dqinstitute.org/

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