DUBAI: Ester-Anna Nghipondoka, Minister of Education, Arts and Culture of Namibia, underscored the importance of improving education systems in innovative and flexible ways to provide youth with the required technical and practical skills to contribute effectively to their nations’ GDP.
In a statement to Emirates News Agency (WAM) on the sidelines of the World Governments Summit (WGS) 2024 in Dubai, Minister Nghipondoka said that Namibia has made great strides in transforming its education system into a digital and innovative one to keep pace with the technological developments the world is witnessing in the framework of the digital revolution.
She pointed to the promising opportunities created by artificial intelligence technologies and technological developments, highlighting the plans to establish digital schools in cooperation with the UAE and five other countries, as a memorandum of understanding was signed yesterday on the sidelines of the WGS to establish digital schools and train teachers.
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bian Minister underpinned the importance of participating in the World Governments Summit 2024 to formulate a roadmap for future governments and propose recommendations that support sustainable urban development, emphasising their goal of learning from the best practices presented at the summit and applying them in Namibia to address issues related to the future of governments.
Source: Emirates News Agency