Ministry, Microsoft Partner to Align Education System With Digital Technology
Mr. Ezekiel Machogu, Cabinet Secretary (CS) of Education, has stated that the government will strengthen its relationship with Microsoft in order to align the education system with digital technologies.
The Cabinet Secretary stated today at his Ministry of Education Jogoo ‘B’ headquarters that the Ministry will map out all areas of engagement with the company in order to provide youngsters with infinite digital space.
“The Government wants to establish internet connectivity in counties, sub-counties, and eventually all over the country in order to open space for online jobs for our youth,” the CS said.
The CS, who was speaking during a courtesy call by a team from Microsoft, stated that the country is in the midst of establishing an open university, digital labs, and integrated book systems, and that such gestures from digital corporations will help government activities.
The CS instructed the ministry officials to expedite the partnership’s implementation and encouraged them to adhere to the memorandum of understanding where one exists and to draft one where none exists.
Microsoft’s Corporate Director of Education in Africa, Ms. Angela Ng’ang’a, stated that the company has multiple avenues of engagement with the Ministry of education.
“We are not new to the ministry, we have worked closely with the Ministry before; we can only increase our areas of partnership,” Ng’ang’a said.
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC), the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD), the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC), and the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) are among the agencies that have benefited from the relationship, according to the spokesperson.
Ministry, Microsoft Partner to Align Education System With Digital Technology
