Tech Valley, in partnership with Google for Education, hosted Nanda Noviza, Customer Solution Engineer at Google for Education, in Pakistan for a series of engagements on digital transformation in the education sector. The visit brought together education leaders, university information technology teams, school administrators, students and the Tech Valley team. The aim was to look at how Google for Education solutions can improve digital infrastructure, build the capabilities of institutions and support learning that uses artificial intelligence. Rather than a single event, the trip was organised as a set of meetings and sessions, each designed for a different group, so that decision makers, technical staff and learners could all raise the questions that matter most to them.
At the senior level, Noviza held a discussion on digital transformation with Vice Chancellors from 30 public sector universities and with Sindh HEC. Meetings with this group allowed university heads to hear how cloud based tools are being used in education elsewhere and to consider what changes their own campuses might need as more teaching, administration and research move online. A separate set of sessions was held with university IT leaders, who discussed Google Workspace, data protection and cloud integration. These talks went into practical detail on cloud infrastructure, data security and the way different systems can be connected, which are matters that IT departments handle every day and that affect how safely student and staff information is stored. The IT teams also looked at consolidating accounts and services under Google Workspace, migrating to Chromebooks and keeping those environments secure, topics that are particularly relevant for universities that currently run several separate platforms.
Students were part of the programme as well. Noviza engaged them on Google tools, the localisation of artificial intelligence and support for the Urdu language, an area of particular interest in Pakistan, where many learners prefer to study and search in their own language. Sessions with students give institutions a direct view of how young people actually use digital tools, and they help technology providers understand where language support and local content can improve the experience. The conversations on AI powered learning covered how such tools could assist classroom work and independent study as they become more common in schools and universities.
Tech Valley said the engagements reflect its continuing work to build a more connected and digitally enabled education system in Pakistan, from the infrastructure that institutions rely on to the new ways in which students learn. Educational institutions that want to know more about the solutions discussed during the visit can contact the company by email at hello@techvalley.pk or by phone on 0333 5306444.
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