AU researcher and It-vest director honored as pioneers in technological literacy in the education system. Ole Sejer Iversen, Professor of Interaction Design at Aarhus University, and Michael E. Caspersen, Director at It-vest, are the first recipients of the 'Årets Digitale Samfunds-Impact' award.

In their reasoning, the judging panel highlighted that both Ole and Michael are prominent figures in Denmark in the fields of technological literacy, informatics, and computational thinking. Their work has had a profound impact on the integration of IT proficiency in the Danish education system.

The award was presented at the Danmarks Digitale Kompetencer 2023 conference on December 6, 2023.

The article is based on a news release from It-vest, dated December 7.