New Delhi: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan reviewed the Digital Education initiatives of the Ministry of Education including PM e-Vidya, National Digital Education Architecture (NDEAR), Swayam, among others.
Minister of State Annpurna Devi, MoS Rajkumar Ranjan Singh and MoS Subhas Sarkar also attended the meeting. Senior officials of the Ministry briefed the Ministers about the initiatives.
Emphasizing the importance of leveraging technology in Education, Pradhan said that technology would help in achieving the goals of an open, inclusive and accessible education. A vibrant digital ecosystem in education will expand learning opportunities for the students, spur innovation and entrepreneurship in the Education sector, the minister was quoted as saying in a PIB release.
The Minister noted that the COVID-19 pandemic necessitated a shift towards the digital medium of education and assured that the Digital initiatives taken by the Ministry to ensure continuity of Education will be further strengthened and institutionalised.
Reviewed digital initiatives of the Ministry of Education including PM e-Vidya and National Digital Education Architecture(N-DEAR). New age education will leverage technology to be open, inclusive and accessible. pic.twitter.com/PQMnJpdmXL
— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) July 13, 2021
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