A/HRC/32/37 enhance the governance of the Internet to ensure the safe, equal and healthy application of information and communications technologies.51 95. The Special Rapporteur refers to the declaration adopted at the sixth BRICS summit, held in Fortaleza, Brazil, from 14 to 16 July 2014, in which the signatories agreed that the use and development of information and communications technologies through international cooperation and universally accepted norms and principles of international law is of paramount importance in order to ensure a peaceful, secure and open digital and Internet space.52 Enabling environment 96. Public policies should give consideration to the creation of an enabling policy environment for drawing upon digital technologies that can serve as valuable tool in the delivery of education. For instance, in order for open educational resources to be available and effective, laws and policies that facilitate and encourage their use are necessary. 97. Polices should foster interactive education software, open access digital libraries and new forms of interaction between students, teachers, others employed in education and the community that can enrich education by integrating such technologies into traditional classroom activities. Such policies should, however, be designed in such a way as to ensure that these new technologies are used as supplements to and not as replacements for in-class instruction.53 98. Enabling policies and a sound regulatory environment are necessary to promote the development of local and relevant content and services and to increase understanding of the impact of Internet access in terms of sociocultural developments. 99. Gaining the resources for digital technologies will inevitably involve private providers such as network operators, content providers and other stakeholders. Massive open online courses can involve creating partnerships between educational institutions in developed and developing countries, Governments, development agencies and the private sector. It is when Governments establish fundamental principles and a clear policy framework that the private sector can be involved in the provision of relevant products and services.54 100. The use of digital technologies in education must be in full accordance with the right to education. Such use must increase access, not limit it. It must promote equity, not exacerbate existing disparities in society. It must eliminate discrimination, not create new barriers. It must improve the quality of education, not undermine it. XIV. Regulatory framework 101. In order to take advantage of the many opportunities associated with open educational resources and online learning in general, standards and quality assurance mechanisms need to be agreed and adopted, especially for monitoring, measuring and 51 52 53 54 18 John Morgan, “Universities challenged”, p. 8. See http://brics.itamaraty.gov.br/media2/press-releases/214-sixth-brics-summit-fortaleza-declaration. See the resolution on the use of information and communications technology adopted at the seventh World Congress of Education International, held in Ottawa from 22 to 26 July 2015. UNESCO, Leveraging Information and Communication Technologies to Achieve the Post-2015 Education Goal, p. 12.