The 5th Information Technology (IT) Festival opened on April 14 is expected to accelerate smart education in Hanoi schools.
Representatives of the Ministry of Education and Training, the Hanoi Department of Education and Training cut the ribbon to open the festival. Photo: Kinhtedothi.vn |
With the theme "Digitalization in education sector - building smart education", the IT Festival has profound implications for enhancing IT application in management, teaching and learning as it would raise awareness on the process and open up opportunities to access new technologies in education and training.
The festival’s focus is an exhibition of products and activities for IT application and IT solutions that have been successfully applied in schools across the city.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Deputy Director of the Hanoi Department of Education and Training Pham Van Dai emphasized that the 5th IT Festival will create a breakthrough for IT application in teaching and learning activities, the management of each educational unit, with a view to improving the quality of teaching and learning in the city, equipping students with knowledge and skills on digital transformation to become a global citizen.
The highlight of the festival are conferences and seminars on IT, which are a city-level conference on “orientation of digital transformation in Hanoi's education and training sector - building smart education" and the symposium "Digital transformation in the capital city’s education and training sector”.
With expected participation of some 2,000 visitors, the festival will contribute to encouraging and education workers to make more efforts and fulfill their tasks.
