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VOLUME 16 | ISSUE 02 | FEBRUARY 2020 US $ 20 ` 200 Conference Report 15th 21-22 NOVEMBER TELANGANA A New Star on the Education Horizon Special Issue 16th Cover Story Special Story AI: Game-changer Higher Education: for Indian Education Pathway to Economic Sector Development 21-22FEBRUARY SMART SCHOOL BUS MOBILITY SOLUTION 24x7 ding Lea y urit Sec nce make your school bus smart with my skoolbus eilla urv & S tion Solu on cati Edu in tor Sec FEATURES Parent App Driver App School Admin App Overspeed Alerts User Friendly app with Plan the trip efficiently! 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JAIPUR BUREAU Editorial & Marketing Correspondence Associate Editor: Kartik Sharma digitalLEARNING – Elets Technomedia Pvt Ltd: Stellar IT Park Office No: 7A/7B, 5th CHANDIGARH BUREAU Floor, Tower-2, Annexe Building, C-25, Sector-62, Noida, Uttar Pradesh - 201301, Phone: Assistant Editor: Priya Yadav +91-120-4812600, Fax: +91-120-4812660, Email: [email protected] digitalLEARNING is published by Elets Technomedia Pvt Ltd Owner, Publisher, Printer - HYDERABAD BUREAU Dr Ravi Gupta, Printed at Vinayak Print Media, D - 249, Sector-63, Noida 201 307. Uttar Senior Assistant Editor: Sudheer Goutham B Pradesh and published from 710, Vasto Mahagun Manor, F-30 Sector-50, Noida, Uttar Pradesh Published by Elets Technomedia Pvt Ltd OUR INITIATIVES © All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic and mechanical, including photocopy, or any information storage or retrieval system, without publisher’s permission. digitallearning.eletsonline.com @digitallearningonline digitalLEARNING @dl_magazine Send your feedback about our interviews, features, articles, and news. You can either comment on the webpage of the stories, or mail at [email protected] EDITORIAL Artificial Intelligence (AI) is seen evolving over the years. It has now spread its existence in various business sectors. The remarkable advancements can be seen in the education sector which is blooming with the inclusion of technologies like AI and others. With the increasing demand for AI, it is necessary to ensure that students understand the required skills for the same. AI will surely turnaround the current education system and will result in a positive environment. Our latest issue of digitalLEARNING magazine has tried to focus on How AI is proving to be a game-changer for the Indian Education sector in a comprehensive manner. The idea is to underline all possible angles, consistently developing the state as a hub of knowledge and learning. Our cover story ‘AI: Game-changer for Indian Education Sector’ justifiably tries to explore how AI can be leveraged as an innovative approach to build a robust education ecosystem in the country. A special story on ‘Higher Education: Pathway for Economic Development’ presents a narrative on the role of Education in bolstering the Indian Economy. Another feature on Telangana’s State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) takes a closer look at the organisation’s various functions and achievements so far. We have also featured interviews of Navin Mittal, Commissioner, Department of Collegiate & Technical Education, Government of Telangana; Syed Omer Jaleel, CEO & Secretary, Telangana State Board of Intermediate Education, Government of Telangana; Dr. R S Praveen Kumar, IPS Secretary Telangana Social Welfare and Tribal Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society, Government of Telangana, among others, spelling out their vision and highlighting varied dimensions of higher education space in the country and in the state of Telangana. The 16th World Education Summit, Hyderabad, aims to initiate discussions and deliberations on the finest practices and challenges to the country’s education landscape. The confluence of top decision-makers from the government, academia and the corporate is hoped to pave the way for formulating a more effective industrial ecosystem needed for employment and harnessing a culture of entrepreneurship. We hope that this bouquet of special features, articles and interviews would thoroughly highlight the emergence of Telangana as a major education hub of the country and we await the valuable feedback of our esteemed readers. Dr Ravi Gupta Editor-in-Chief, Elets HR Magazine and Founder Publisher and CEO Elets Technomedia Pvt Ltd COVER STORY COVER AI: GAME CHANGER for INDIAN EDUCATION SECTOR 10 FEBRUARY 2020 rtificial Intelligence (AI) might just be the single largest technology revolution, with the potential to disrupt almost all Aaspects of human existence. Artificial Intelligence, with its digital and dynamic nature, is progressing at an accelerated pace. A profound impact is also seen in the nature of services within the education sector. Today, AI has left no sector untouched with its innovations and novelty. For the educational sector, it is the most beneficial as education forms the basis of all knowledge and progress. Hence, it is the need of the hour to empower and update our educational systems with technologies like AI. An effective education sector has the ability to transform a country through the development of human resources and increased productivity. In the context of emerging countries particularly, levels of education and literacy of the population play an important role in the development and overall transition to an advanced economy. “AI holds the key to the revolution in education. If leveraged consciously it could be the single COVER STOREY COVER driving force behind making education for all a reality. The only way for teachers to fight the threat of AI replacing them is by embracing technology and upgrading their skill set to handle AI complementing their existing knowledge and skillset. It is the moral responsibility of educators and educational reformers to make it work for Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the collective good of humanity,” says Dr. Jyothi spreading its wings almost Reddy Ghanta, Founder, Principal, The Shri Ram everywhere. Starting from Universal School, Hyderabad. the businesses to even the We are not far behind from the day when the Education printed books will be entirely replaced by digital agricultural fields, AI is powering is not just learning tools. So, does it mean that the internet the world in many ways than bookish and technology will be really a game-changer for “ the education sector? The answer is yes. one. There have been various knowledge but discussions surrounding the making a child “Large scale incursion of AI into the classrooms fact that AI has the potential to all-rounder of schools and colleges will drastically change the impact the education sector as with life skills. teaching-learning process in the coming days. This — Dr. Geetha AI disruption accompanied by 5G would provide well. There seem to be various learners quick access to the latest information possibilities that AI is expected Venkat, and help them better understand the concepts to to spur innovation in the field of Director, apply in real-life