New Delhi. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan held a meeting on universalisation of quality education through digital education.
Minister of State for Education Annapurna Devi, Anita Karwal, Secretary, DoSE&L, T.P. Singh, DG, BISAG-N, Shashi S. Vempati, CEO, Prasar Bharati and other officials from the Ministry of Education were also present in the meeting.
Discussion centred on leveraging satellite technology and internet to develop an integrated digital ecosystem.
Union Minister called for an innovative approach to leverage technology to further expand the existing platforms to cover all spectrums of School Education, Higher Education, Skill Development and Teachers’ Training.
Dharmendra Pradhan called for strengthening and expanding the existing Swayam Prabha Initiative and synergize initiatives like National Digital Education Architecture (NDEAR) and National Educational Technology Forum (NETF).
Union Minister stressed on the need to bridge digital divide and reach the unreached to bring greater inclusion in education, an official release said.
