The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) is set to host the 2024 African Edutech conference which focuses on the use of technology to revitalise basic education in Nigeria and in other African countries.
The conference is organised by the Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce in collaboration with Edufirst Nigeria.
National Coordinator, UBEC Digital Resource Centre, Bashir Galadanci, speaking at a news conference in Abuja, highlighted the Commission’s role in transforming education across the country.
Galadanci noted that UBEC’s initiatives are focused on leveraging technology to enhance educational outcomes nationwide.
A former Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education and Chairman, Board of Trustee, Education First Nigeria, Dr Macjohn Nwabiaola, said that stakeholders in the education sector including leaders of thought, policymakers, educators, and innovators from across Africa and the United Kingdom will converge on Abuja for the Sixth African Edu-Tech conference.
Billed to hold from October 29-31, 2024 with the theme, ‘Building an Effective African Edtech Ecosystem for Global Impact’, Nwabiaola said the event is aimed at proffering solutions for revitalising the education system using technology and innovations.
Nwabiaola underscored the importance of technology in upscaling the educational needs of the people.
He said: “We are in a world where things are changing and we must ensure that our children can be enabled to compete globally when it comes to education.
“Some years ago when our students sat for JAMB, it was a paper and pencil examination but gradually we made it a Computer-Based Test (CBT) which was criticised but here we are CBT has come to stay.
“Edutech is very critical and we need to look at our policies in education, we need to bring all stakeholders and it will be holistic as children with special needs.”
Nwabiaola explained that the education sector is faced with a lot of challenges that must be solved through collaboration.
The representative emphasised the importance of the Digital Resource Center which is central to UBEC’s plan to integrate digital tools and resources into classrooms.
On his part, Founder, Education First Nigeria, Moses Imayi, said the organisation and Skool Media had supported over 110 educational institutions through setting up of their digital centres.
Imayi said the goal was to put technology at the heart of learning in schools across the country, noting that these centres have helped to bridge digital gaps.
He pointed out that the conference is an opportunity to mobilise stakeholders to begin to look at the importance of education, stressing that investment in education is an investment in the country’s socio-economic development.
The conference, he added, will serve as a platform to mobilise every stakeholder to begin to popularise the importance of education.
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