Sohar, The International Conference of the Fourth
Industrial Revolution and its impact on education organized by the
Ministry of Education, represented by the Directorate General of
Education in the Governorate of North Al Batinah, started at the
Radisson Blu Hotel in Sohar today.
The ceremony was patronized by Sheikh Khalid bin Omar al-
Marhoon, Minister of Civil Service, and attended by a number of
honorable members of the State Council, Sheikh Mohana bin Saif al-
Lamki, Governor of North Al Batinah, Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamdan
al-Toobi, Advisor to the Ministry of Education and a number of their
excellencies and officials.
Dr. Ali bin Nasser al- Harrasi, Director General of Education, North Al
Batinah, Chairman of the main committee of the conference, delivered
a speech in which he stressed the importance of developing and
improving education, noting that the conference came as a result of
joint efforts by the Ministry of Education and State institutions
concerned with the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
The first session of the conference followed during which a number
of working papers were presented. Dr. Wayne Holmes of the Institute of
Educational Technology at the Open University of the United Kingdom
presented a paper on artificial intelligence in education and its
implications for teaching and learning.
Dr. Said bin Hamad al-Rubaie, Secretary General of the Education
Council reviewed the Sultanate’s National Education Strategy, 2040.
Dr. Hamoud bin Khalfan al-Harthy, Undersecretary of the Ministry of
Education for Education and Curriculum presented a working paper on
the Ministry of Education’s directions to keep up with the Fourth
Industrial Revolution.
Dr. Salim bin Sultan al- Ruzaiqi, CEO of the Information Technology
Authority submitted a detailed presentation on the rehabilitation of
national skills and capacities during the 4th Industrial Revolution. The
main session of the conference was concluded by a paper presented
by Dr. Yousef bin Abdullah al- Balushi entitled “Towards a National
Framework of Future Skills”.
The Minister of Civil Service, the patron of the ceremony and the
attendees, opened the exhibition accompanying the conference, which
included many successful experiences in the applications of the Fourth
Industrial Revolution, as well as honoring the participants in the main
sessions of the conference and the sponsoring and supporting
institutions.
Source: Oman News Agency