Ministry of Tribal Affairs Partnered with Microsoft & Meta to Train Tribal Youth in Digital Skills and Technology
GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 4th August. The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Microsoft in May, 2021.
Renuka Singh Saruta, Minister of State for Tribal Affairs, stated this in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
The initiative will enable the professional development of educators so as to train them to use technology in classrooms.
Under the partnership, students from EMRS schools will be mentored on projects that involve AI applications.
The second phase of the GOAL Programme (GOAL 2.0) was launched on 28th June, 2022 in partnership with Meta (previously Facebook) initiative aimed at digitally skilling tribal youth and opening up opportunities for them using digital technology.
The State Tribal Welfare Departments and Tribal Research Institutes are being consulted and asked to create awareness about the program amongst tribal communities of the state.
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