Minister of Education: Digital Transformation is a Key Pillar of the Education System Reform Plan

Kuwait – Education Minister Sayed Jalal Al-Tabatabai emphasized the importance of monitoring digital projects according to clear performance indicators and measuring their actual impact on the quality of education, stressing that digital transformation is one of the main pillars of the plan to reform the education system. He noted that the success of technological initiatives depends on their contribution to empowering teachers, developing the school environment, and improving learning outcomes.

This statement came in a remark by Minister Al-Tabatabai, according to a press release issued by the Ministry of Education, following the minister’s meeting with a delegation from Google Cloud. The meeting was attended by Deputy Minister Dr. Khaled Al-Rashid, several ministry executives, Mazen Abdullah, Head of the Education Sector for the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia, and Shaima Al-Turkiet, Regional Director for Google Cloud in Kuwait, along with several company representatives.

The statement said that the meeting discussed 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. It added that the meeting also reviewed ongoing projects, outlined their implementation stages, and discussed proposed technical solutions to develop them and maximize their benefits in the educational field.

The latest developments of the “Smart School Albus” project were also presented, whose pilot phase was launched at Jumana bint Abi Talib Secondary School. The two sides discussed the implementation stages, the technical and operational challenges facing the project, and proposed digital solutions to address them. They also examined mechanisms for measuring its impact on educational practices, teacher efficiency, and student engagement levels, which will help evaluate the results of the trial and identify opportunities for expanding its application in the future.

The meeting also discussed developments in the project to train male and female teachers on using artificial intelligence tools provided by Google for Education, which targets more than 40,000 teachers. The discussion focused on monitoring implementation stages and expanding the scope of its benefits to enhance the digital skills of educational staff, support the development of teaching methods, prepare educational content, and design classroom activities using modern technologies. (End) M.A.R. / A.M.H.