ISLAMABAD, Jan 15 (APP):Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training, Madad Ali Sindhi Monday emphasized on adopting smart solutions for addressing the current challenges being faced by the country, matching the pace of the developed countries.
He was speaking at the launching ceremony of “Global Education Monitoring Report 2023” arranged by the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training in collaboration with UNESCO, EdTech Hub, and ITA.
Madad Ali said that the current challenges being faced by the country require smart solutions and it is high time that Pakistan matches the pace of the developed countries of the world.
Chairing the event, the minister said that it is heartening to see that Pakistan has recently given high importance to the use of technology in imparting education. “Evaluating technology’s role in imparting education is need of the hour”, he added.
He said that the role of technology in reducing the number of out-of-school children in the country is of great significance, which he termed as his top priority.
He said that quality of education is another challenge that has been given the highest priority under his command.
He said that he has placed special emphasis in ensuring that the schools in the federal area have the basic necessities available to provide a safe, secure and enabling environment to students.
Madad Ali said that the Ministry of Education was adept in making sure that technology’s benefits can be passed on to the masses in the COVID 19 era.
He highlighted the development and launch of teleschool and educational radio channels in the COVID era by the education ministry.
Madad Ali highlighted the findings of the report which pointed out that technology can also leave behind under privileged students.
He said that his ministry will ensure that the use of technology is adapted in such a way that no child is left behind irrespective of his/her background.
He said that his ministry will ensure that our learning outcomes and educational programmes will be aligned with technology in such a way that the negative aspects of technology are completely curbed.
Madad Ali said that he hoped that the fundamental right to education of all children of Pakistan would be guaranteed through the smart use of technology.
About the GEM report, the minister said that this year’s GEM report topic is of utmost importance.
The event addressed key questions about technology in education including appropriateness, equity, scalability, and sustainability.
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