Education Minister Discusses Digital Projects and AI Solutions in Education with Google Cloud

Minister of Education, Engineer Sayed Jalal Al-Tabtabaee, held discussions with a delegation from Google Cloud regarding the latest developments in joint digital education projects, and ways to enhance the use of modern technologies and artificial intelligence to support the educational process, improve the efficiency of educational staff, and enhance learning outcomes.

This meeting took place with the presence of the Minister, attended by the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education, Dr. Khaled Al-Rashid, and several ministry leaders, alongside Mazen Abdullah, Regional Director for the Education Sector in the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia at Google Cloud, Kuwait Country Manager Engineer Shaima Al-Turkiet, and several company representatives. The meeting reviewed ongoing projects, outlined their implementation stages, and discussed proposed technical solutions to develop them and maximize their benefits in the educational field.

The meeting also reviewed updates on the “Albus Smart School” project, whose pilot phase launched at Jamana bint Abi Talib Secondary School. Both sides discussed implementation stages, technical and operational challenges facing the project, and proposed digital solutions to address them. They also explored mechanisms to measure its impact on educational practices, teacher efficiency, and student engagement levels, contributing to evaluating the trial’s results and identifying opportunities for future expansion.

Additionally, the meeting discussed developments in the teacher training project on using AI tools provided by Google for Education, which targets over 40,000 male and female teachers. The discussion focused on monitoring implementation stages and expanding the scope of benefits to enhance digital skills among educational staff, support the development of teaching methods, educational content creation, and classroom activity design using modern technologies.

The meeting also addressed opportunities to develop innovative digital solutions that respond to the needs of the educational field, enhance integration between systems and educational platforms, and focus on improving performance efficiency, simplifying procedures, and practically and sustainably utilizing technology to serve school environment requirements and support the educational development journey.

Minister of Education, Engineer Sayed Jalal Al-Tabtabaee, emphasized the importance of continuing to monitor digital projects according to clear performance indicators and measuring their actual impact on education quality. He stressed that digital transformation is one of the main pillars of the educational system reform plan, and that the success of technical initiatives depends on their contribution to empowering teachers, developing the school environment, and improving learning outcomes.