Sri Lanka’s cabinet of ministers has approved a proposal to train 7,500 school teachers from around the island in robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) with a STEAM education approach incorporating information technology, biotechnology, engineering and mathematics.
The Government of Sri Lanka has identified digital transformation as a vitally important component in the national education policy framework.
The teachers are to be trained relevant to the STEAM concept, including information technology, biotechnology, engineering technology, and mathematics, under three stages by the SCOT CAMPUS.
It has been encouraged to obtain the support of the public and private sectors to utilize artificial intelligence and new technologies.
