LONDON: India’s technical assistance is extremely significant to the Commonwealth of Nations, the Secretary-General of the 56-member body has said, asserting that it gives great hope to many developing countries to overcome the development challenges already undertaken and overcome by India.
Patricia Scotland’s remarks came as she hosted the 22nd Commonwealth Education Ministers’ Conference in London on the theme ‘Building resilience, equality and skills for an inclusive future’.
Scotland welcomed India’s willingness to share technological developments with the Commonwealth in an open source manner and hoped for greater involvement in the organization’s educational goals.
During a two-day meeting at the Commonwealth Secretariat’s Marlborough House in London, which opened on Thursday, she called on ministers to aid eliminate barriers to access to education, employ technology and encourage lifelong learning.
“India has made clear that it wants to share its technological advances with its Commonwealth family and share them in an open-source way,” Scotland said.
“For many developing countries, this offers great hope as technological developments enable them to leapfrog development challenges that have already been met and exceeded by India… I would like to thank the Government of India for what they have shared with us so far and I would like to be assured that in we can rely on India’s financial and other contributions in the future,” she said.
Describing the Commonwealth of Nations representing a third of the world as a “Petri dish” for sustainable development models, Scotland said it looked forward to “India restoring significant support for our programs, hopefully not just in kind but financially.” “. .
The keynote address at the conference was delivered by social reformer and Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi, who highlighted India’s tremendous progress in education over the past 15-20 years and proposed “compassionate intelligence” as the guiding force for achieving equitable educational outcomes for children across the Commonwealth. .
“Compassionate intelligence is selfless, legitimate problem solving. The disconnect between the people solving the problem and the people experiencing it is a solemn question mark. “Education ministers and the education sector can play a leading role in ensuring that our children can develop compassionate intelligence and alleviate growing divisions and discriminatory practices,” he said.
At the education conference, which ends Friday, officials will exchange ideas on how to address uncertainty in education funding, discuss partnerships and discuss commitments and reforms. They will assess the current state of the education sector while creating an action plan for accelerated progress towards achieving UN Sustainable Development Goal 4 of equitable and quality education. The newly established Commonwealth Higher Education Task Force (ACU), led by the Association of Commonwealth Universities (Commonwealth Higher Education Task Force), will publish the results of its latest dialogues to feed into the meeting.
ACU Secretary General, Professor Colin Riordan, said: “Delivering high-quality, inclusive higher education for all will require collaboration between partners, institutions and governments that transcends national borders.
“Universities are at the forefront of developing solutions to some of the most pressing global challenges that define our times through their groundbreaking research, teaching and community engagement.”
During the meeting, the Secretary-General will also update delegates on the various initiatives and programs of work being implemented by the Commonwealth Secretariat to support member countries, including the Commonwealth AI Academy offering free and equal access to transformative technologies and artificial intelligence resources for all Commonwealth citizens. 56 member countries.
Patricia Scotland’s remarks came as she hosted the 22nd Commonwealth Education Ministers’ Conference in London on the theme ‘Building resilience, equality and skills for an inclusive future’.
Scotland welcomed India’s willingness to share technological developments with the Commonwealth in an open source manner and hoped for greater involvement in the organization’s educational goals.
During a two-day meeting at the Commonwealth Secretariat’s Marlborough House in London, which opened on Thursday, she called on ministers to aid eliminate barriers to access to education, employ technology and encourage lifelong learning.
“India has made clear that it wants to share its technological advances with its Commonwealth family and share them in an open-source way,” Scotland said.
“For many developing countries, this offers great hope as technological developments enable them to leapfrog development challenges that have already been met and exceeded by India… I would like to thank the Government of India for what they have shared with us so far and I would like to be assured that in we can rely on India’s financial and other contributions in the future,” she said.
Describing the Commonwealth of Nations representing a third of the world as a “Petri dish” for sustainable development models, Scotland said it looked forward to “India restoring significant support for our programs, hopefully not just in kind but financially.” “. .
The keynote address at the conference was delivered by social reformer and Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi, who highlighted India’s tremendous progress in education over the past 15-20 years and proposed “compassionate intelligence” as the guiding force for achieving equitable educational outcomes for children across the Commonwealth. .
“Compassionate intelligence is selfless, legitimate problem solving. The disconnect between the people solving the problem and the people experiencing it is a solemn question mark. “Education ministers and the education sector can play a leading role in ensuring that our children can develop compassionate intelligence and alleviate growing divisions and discriminatory practices,” he said.
At the education conference, which ends Friday, officials will exchange ideas on how to address uncertainty in education funding, discuss partnerships and discuss commitments and reforms. They will assess the current state of the education sector while creating an action plan for accelerated progress towards achieving UN Sustainable Development Goal 4 of equitable and quality education. The newly established Commonwealth Higher Education Task Force (ACU), led by the Association of Commonwealth Universities (Commonwealth Higher Education Task Force), will publish the results of its latest dialogues to feed into the meeting.
ACU Secretary General, Professor Colin Riordan, said: “Delivering high-quality, inclusive higher education for all will require collaboration between partners, institutions and governments that transcends national borders.
“Universities are at the forefront of developing solutions to some of the most pressing global challenges that define our times through their groundbreaking research, teaching and community engagement.”
During the meeting, the Secretary-General will also update delegates on the various initiatives and programs of work being implemented by the Commonwealth Secretariat to support member countries, including the Commonwealth AI Academy offering free and equal access to transformative technologies and artificial intelligence resources for all Commonwealth citizens. 56 member countries.
