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The G20 seminar will identify areas for promoting possible research & academic collaboration among educational institutions in member countries.
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT Madras) will organise a G20 seminar on ‘Role of Digital Technology in Education’ at its Research Park on January 31 for identifying policies for the effective use of digital technology in education in the G20 member countries.
The G20 seminar will be held at IIT Madras Research Park as part of the ‘Sherpa Track – 1st Education Working Group Meeting’ in Chennai, from January 31 to February 2. The Education Working Group, under India’s Presidency of G20, has a key objective to identify areas/themes to promote possible research and academic collaboration among educational institutions in G20 member countries.
Further, an exhibition with 50 stalls is also being organized as part of this grand event. These stalls will encompass research, innovation and skill-based topics. The delegates from the participating nations would also be visiting IIT Madras Campus and will learn about the evolution of the institute over the years, from the newly-revamped IIT Madras Heritage Centre.
They will also gain exposure to the cutting-edge research underway at IIT Madras ‘Sudha Gopalakrishnan Brain Centre’ and the innovations happening at the student-run Centre for Innovation (CFI), where students work on projects outside their curriculum. This will be followed by an extensive cultural parade on the campus, which will showcase the rich cultural diversity of the nation.
Addressing media persons at the campus, IIT Madras director Prof. V Kamakoti said, “It is a great honour for the Institute to host this prestigious international seminar on an area of immense societal importance such as education and use of digital technology. The Institute has a rich history of leveraging digital technology for education. IIT Madras in 2020 had launched the world’s first BS degree in Programming and Data Science offered in online mode, which democratized access to quality education by removing barriers.”
“The G20 seminar will focus on strengthening the use of digital technologies to enhance student learning opportunities and outcomes and leverage digital technologies for the education of special children. The participants will also share best practices relating to the use of digital technologies to promote inclusive and equitable quality education in G20 member countries,” the director added.
The discussions will focus on how digital technologies could be used effectively to expand student learning opportunities and learning outcomes and to respond to the challenges each country faces in achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG4) targets of achieving inclusive and quality education for all.
Members of the G20 Education Working Group from each G20 member country, guest countries, and international organizations, representatives of select academic institutions in G20 members, and representatives of international organizations like UNESCO, UNICEF, World Bank, and OECD will participate in the seminar.
