Best decision: 100 labs for developing apps with 5G services
The Budget 2023-24 decision to start three centres of excellence for Artificial intelligence is the need of the hour as top educational institutions are extensively investing in AI, as an interdisciplinary tool for cutting edge research and inventions, says Atul Temurnikar, Chairman and Co-founder of Singapore-based Global Schools Foundation (GSF).
“The announcement of a National Digital Library for children and adolescents is one such step, which will give students access to quality books across geographies, languages, genres and levels – from villages to cities,” noted the Singapore-based educationist who is leading GSF’s US$550 million investment in the Indian education sector.
“The Government is aware of the needs of the hour on upskilling and hybrid education and they have a firm finger on the pulse of the education sector.”
The programme for upskilling youths and the 100 labs for developing apps with 5G services are the best initiatives of the budget, says Temurnikar, who has been running international schools from Singapore over the past two decades.
“Such incubators are the need of the hour, and the fact that these labs will focus on needs like Intelligent transport systems, smart classrooms, precision farming etc, is an exciting proposition.
“The talented youth of India will be able to make use of these facilities to take the country on a bigger trajectory of development,” said Temurnikar, who is originally from Nagpur and has been in Singapore for over three decades.
“With this budget, we have clarity that the aspirations of the youth match the priorities of the government.
“As a Foundation, now our responsibility has increased 10-fold to ensure that the vision of the Government be fructified through committed investment in the Education sector,” he said in comments on the budget given to Press Trust of India on 1 Feb 2023.
Global Schools Foundation, which has a network of 35 campuses in 11 countries, aims to increase its investments in India in the next five years, he said.
“As an educationist and entrepreneur, I see it as a focused attempt to put India on a superhighway of development with its youth in the drivers’ seat.”
The announcement of deeper investments in digital and physical infrastructure for the benefit of the student community comes as great news for the foundation which runs international schools based on Indian, international curriculum in 11 countries and is looking to invest more in the younger generation for a better future of the country. fiinews.com
