From drone technology to ed-tech solutions, here is why you need to visit the G20 exhibition that will be held in SPPU
14 Jun 2023 22:32:30
Pune, June 14: In a major development, Union Minister of State for Education, Dr. Subhas Sarkar, will inaugurate the G20 exhibition showcasing best practises in the fields of school education, higher education, and skill education on June 17.
It should be noted that the exhibition will mark the beginning of the fourth and final Education Working Group (EDWG) meeting of G20, which is being held in Pune from June 20 to 22 under the theme of "Ensuring Foundation Literacy and Numeracy.
The Joint Secretary, Department of School Education & Literacy Archana Awasthi, gave the information while speaking at the meeting that was held at Savitribai Phule Pune University. While interacting with
educators, she also said that the exhibition will be part of the Central Government's Janbhagidari event and will be for students and parents.
The meeting was also attended by Chandrakant Dada Patil, Minister of Higher and Technical Education of Maharashtra, Rajesh Pande, Aditya Mahajan, and Ravindra Shingnapurkar.
The exhibition will be open to the public from June 17 to June 22, but it will remain closed to the public on June 19. As per the given information, an exhibition will showcase innovative practises being adopted in education and FLN, digital initiatives, research, & skill development, in particular by the states, UTs, and other agencies in the field of education.
Around 100 exhibitors will be participating in the exhibition.' The exhibitors included premier institutes and organisations from diverse sectors, such as Google, Microsoft, Meta, IIT start-ups, UNICEF, and NCERT. The companies will display technologies that will drive the future of work with constant innovations in the modern workplace, future skills, and innovative delivery models.
Games about education, drone technology, ed-tech solutions leveraging AR/VR, and robots will be the main attractions of the exhibition, which is expected to be visited by 5 lakh students.
Apart from it, she also informed that to involve people from all strata of life, numerous activities, including Janbhagidari events, workshops, seminars and conferences have already been started from 1st June 2023 at State, District, Block, Panchayat and school levels involving people from all strata of life in the run-up to the fourth Education Working Group Meeting of G20.
"The entire program is turning out to be a huge success and has already witnessed a total participation of more than 2.33 crore including 1.57 crore students, 25.46 lakh teachers and 51.10 lakh people from the community till Day 12, which is not only unprecedented but also reflects a high level of interest and engagement among masses," she added.