Sweden, an advanced IT country, is moving away from digital textbooks, and the use of ICT devices is "appropriate."

In Sweden, an IT advanced country, the move away from digital textbooks is progressing, and in the new school term starting in August 2023, more emphasis is being placed on reading time and handwriting practice, while the time spent using computers and tablets is being reduced. Additionally, Sweden's Minister of Education, Lotta Edholm, has announced the government's intention to overturn the decision by the National Agency for Education to mandate the use of digital devices in kindergartens, and reports indicate that the government plans to go further by completely abolishing digital learning for children under six years old.
An international assessment of reading comprehension for fourth graders, the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), has revealed that the reading skills of Swedish students have declined between 2016 and 2021. Politicians and experts have raised concerns that the highly digitized education system may have led to a decline in basic skills, and it seems that Minister Lotta Edholm has responded to this by initiating a move away from digitalization.
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In Sweden, an IT advanced country, the shift away from digital textbooks is progressing, with an emphasis on reading time and handwriting practice starting from August 2023, while the time spent using computers and tablets is being reduced. Sweden's Minister of Education, Lotta Edholm, has expressed the government's intention to overturn the National Agency for Education's decision to mandate the use of digital devices in kindergartens, and it is reported that the government plans to completely abolish digital learning for children under six years old.