MoU signed for Digital Transformation of Tribal Schools
Part of: GS Prelims and GS – II – Education
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Ministry of Tribal Affairs and Microsoft have signed MoU on Joint initiative for Digital Transformation of Tribal Schools
Key takeaways
Aim: To skill educators and students in next-generation digital technologies including Artificial Intelligence.
Vision: To build an inclusive, skills-based economy,
The MoU shall support digital transformation of schools such as Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) and Ashram Schools, which fall under the Ministry.
Microsoft will make AI curriculum available to tribal students in both English and Hindi at all EMRS schools under the Ministry.
This program will benefit students in terms of readiness, preparedness at various international forums.
In the first phase, 250 EMRS schools have been adopted by Microsoft out of which 50 EMRS schools will be given intensive training and 500 master trainers would be trained.
Teachers across states in India will be trained in a phased manner.
