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As a key catalyst of the strategy, the
government is promoting the use of
technology in schools, supporting
educational planning and management,
with a view towards higher quality education
and future employability of the students.
Canon has identified the education sector
as one that can benefit greatly from a
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CANON HAS IDENTIFIED
THE EDUCATION SECTOR AS ONE
THAT CAN BENEFIT GREATLY
FROM A TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED
TRANSFORMATION.
Canon’s Education For Life campaign
comprises five key pillars, each of which
impact multiple stakeholders and allow
school management to build competitive
differentiation and preference as a digitally-
enabled learning environment. Those five
pillars are cost control, security, productivity,
integration and sustainability.
The Canon Education For Life roadshow was
launched in Dubai and Abu Dhabi earlier
this year, followed by Riyadh, Amman and
Kuwait City. The roadshow will continue to
be conducted in cities across the GCC and
the broader Middle East region.
Canon ’ s Education for Life roadshow
stopped off in Kuwait City
technology-enabled transformation, benefiting
stakeholders of today as well as nations in the
future. Key areas that the education sector
must consider in this transition phase are their
strategies towards student data management;
the document-heavy admissions and
enrolment process; differentiating the
learning-teaching experience for students and
teachers; and ensuring competitive quality
across all processes.
Ali Ahmed Al Kandari, Board Member of the
Kuwait Teachers Society and First Advisor
of Computer Curriculum at the Ministry of
Education, said: “Kuwait is well known for a
rich tradition of valuing education, hence the
development of the knowledge and skills of
Kuwaiti youth remains a top priority today.
The Kuwait Teachers Society is committed to
supporting the Kuwait Vision 2035 to drive
excellence in the educational sector right
from improving the learning experience to
enhancing the effectiveness of the system
as a whole.
“Recognising that a key facilitator of
improvement is knowledge transfer across
the sector and between public and private
institutions, it is our pleasure to host the
Education for Life roadshow with Canon
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to present the opportunities available to
educators in the country to effectively
transform the learning experience in the
classroom and solve the challenges they face
with the integration of new technologies.”
Shadi Bakhour, Business Unit Director,
B2B, Canon Middle East, said: “With the
prioritisation of human development
and social progress by the government in
Kuwait, Canon aims to come alongside
the Kuwaiti leadership to drive the
enhancement of the educational sector
through the adoption of technology.
“Education for Life aims to creatively
demonstrate the role technology can play
in enabling organisations to innovate across
multiple areas of process optimisation,
communication efficiency and educational
personalisation, ultimately unlocking higher
efficiency and superior learning experiences.
“We are thrilled to bring this roadshow to
this country in partnership with the Kuwait
Teachers Society as we believe that our
technology is uniquely placed to help
students, teachers and administrative staff,
unlock the power of digital to better prepare
tomorrow’s workforce.”
Overall, the Middle East region has been
characterised by a large youth population,
and a stress on increased accessibility to
education has been successful. To elevate
the quality of education available, and
with a concerted effort by governments,
the private sector, and stakeholders in the
education system, the technology-driven
transformation of the education sector can go
a long way towards addressing a number of
pressing issues; closely-integrated institutions
in the Smart City framework, an improved
experience for paying customers, and better-
skilled applicants for the jobs of the future.
An engaging education experience for
students is one that is agile, personalised, and
well-regulated. When it comes to teachers,
they look to technology as an enabler of more
engaging lessons and experiences, improved
communication with external partners such as
parents and peers, and better integration with
administrative systems.
Educational administration departments
rely on technology to improve archiving
and record-keeping, to offer a customised
experience to customers and to seamlessly
align with regulators and authorities and
their vision. n
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