Global South Summit: Education ministers commit to overcome digital divide, address tech infrastructural barriers
technology ecosystems and learning resources, including in local languages. During the second edition of the Voice of Global South Summit, hosted by India, the ministers underlined the central role of teachers and education staff all over the world in promoting education and the need to foster an environment, including through capacity building and exchange programmes, that will enable them to thrive in their profession.
The ministers also agreed to encourage collaborative solutions, innovations, sharing of best practices to promote quality teaching, learning and skilling as well as foster academic collaborations among educational institutions and encouraging student and faculty exchange programmes.
Ministers and dignitaries of 14 countries from the Global South — Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Georgia, Tunisia, Iran, Lao PDR, Malawi, Myanmar, Republic of Palau, Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, Albania, Malaysia, Zimbabwe, Cameroon — participated virtually in the session and shared their insights.
«The education ministers from the participating countries agreed on the need to work together for an accessible, equitable, inclusive, and sustainable future through quality education,» a Union Education Ministry statement said.
«Underlining the importance of investing in human capital development and to address the global skill divide, the Ministers agreed on the need to provide skilling, reskilling and upskilling opportunities to create a future-ready workforce aligned to the demands of the industry,» it added.
