Vice President: The United States should use technology to improve access and learning quality.

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu said the government should look into how it can use technology to improve access and quality of education. 

Vice President: The US should make better use of technology to increase access and the caliber of education

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu said on Tuesday that the government should look into how it might use technology to improve learning access and quality.

Vice President added that digital tools made learning more interesting and dynamic, but that there was a gap in accessing technology devices at an event here. 

“We must recognise the importance of social and emotional learning elements and reinforce them in the curriculum and school operations,”

he stated. 

“We shall have to re-think education and explore how best we can harness technology to promote access and quality of learning,”

the Vice President stated, noting that the Covid-19 outbreak has subsided. According to him, the epidemic offered many lessons while also opening up new opportunities. 

“We’ve learned how to use technology to transfer information, gain new skills, and administer educational institutions during the previous two years. Learning has become much more interesting and dynamic as a result of new horizons”

he stated. 

“We must recognise adaptation, flexibility, and devotion to ensuring continuity of learning that our instructors have demonstrated throughout this period,”

he stated, praising teachers. 

As India commemorates its 75th year of independence, he believes the country should not only reflect on its post-independence successes but also consider what has to be done in the future. 

“We have plenty to be proud of, as our literacy rate has increased from 18% when we gained independence to over 80% now. Today, there are more pupils in schools and universities than there were 75 years ago”

he stated.

He stated the New Education Policy (NEP 2020) focuses on institutional reorganization and consolidation and intends to change education in the country.

“It (NEP) tries to build a blueprint for comprehensive education, which would open up new career opportunities for the kids,”

he added. 

He stated,

“We must make education more integrated, multidisciplinary, and relevant.”

Through entrepreneurship and skill upgradation, future education must develop bridges between the worlds of study and employment, he added. 

He stated that the country’s government should profit from its large intellectual capital and professional body strength. 

He stated that education must become a tool for national change and that in order for this ambition to come true, the National Education Policy 2020 must serve as a beginning point, a springboard for taking the quantum leap. 

We need to make sure that everyone has equal access to learning opportunities. The digital gap, as well as the rural-urban divide, must be bridged. He stated,

“We must make education comprehensive, emphasising both cognitive and non-cognitive components.”

“This is a duty that we must all take on together.” “The government, corporate sector, academia, and the media must all work together to develop forums for collaboration and synergy,”

he stated.

Edited By: Kiran Maharana

Published By: Shramana Sengupta