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A Nobel Prize is regarded by many as the crowning achievement that an individual can achieve in their career. As this year’s recipients prepare to receive their awards they, like all Nobel Laureates, have something else in common – innovation. Promoting innovation, knowledge-sharing and inspiration is why Ericsson is proud to partner Nobel Media.

Education is undergoing a revolution. The Networked Society is creating a new approach to knowledge, providing students with stimulating learning methods and teachers with new educational tools. Students and teachers at Coventry University spoke to us about how technology is shaping 21st century education.

• Networked Society study, "Learning and Educations in the Networked Society" unveils six main areas affected when ICT is introduced in schools
• ICT is having a significant impact on how schools are organized and run
• A new Ericsson documentary, “The Future of Learning”, addresses the changes in the schools of the future

We are on the brink of a fundamental shift in society. Students and progressive teachers, empowered by technology, are turning established teaching models on their heads, while new skills and educational platforms are redefining our systems and institutions.

From a remote community in the Amazon to a former violent area in Rio de Janeiro, Connect to Learn is bringing connectivity for the first time to communities in Brazil.

Communities in the Amazon are seeing the benefits of having connectivity for the first time.

• More than 3,000 children and teenagers Rio de Janeiro’s Vila Cruzeiro area will get access to education
• Two public schools and a local NGO, Social Attitude, will receive free wireless coverage
• Project initiated by Connect To Learn – a global education initiative using ICT to bring 21st-century education to students everywhere

In this video, see how the Suruacá Community in the Amazon is experiencing the benefits of connectivity for the first time.