
Kaduna State Commissioner for Schooling, Professor Muhammad Sani Bello has emphasised the State’s dedication to balancing technological developments with human engagement and autonomy in instructional settings.
He acknowledged this on Monday on the official commemoration of this 12 months’s Worldwide Day of Schooling with a give attention to “AI and Schooling: Defending Human Company Throughout a Wave of Automation”.
Professor Bello acknowledged that the Kaduna State authorities has made vital strides in integrating Synthetic Intelligence applied sciences into the training sector, incomes an award because the second runner-up on ICT Human Capital Growth on the twelfth Nationwide Council on Communication and Digital Economic system in 2024.
He mentioned the initiatives embrace the procurement and distribution of computer systems, provision of web connectivity, steady energy provide by photo voltaic power, creation of simulations for educating and studying, and coaching lecturers to leverage AI applied sciences.
“These efforts purpose to enhance entry to high quality training, improve studying outcomes, and equip college students and lecturers with the instruments wanted to thrive in an more and more automated world.
“The state authorities acknowledges the potential advantages of AI in training, together with improved studying outcomes, enhanced essential considering and analytical abilities, and higher preparation for the long run workforce”, he mentioned.
He, nonetheless, added that the federal government acknowledges the dangers related to AI, together with job displacement and the potential decline of human company.
“To mitigate these dangers, the state authorities emphasizes the necessity for a considerate and moral strategy to AI integration, guaranteeing that AI enhances somewhat than replaces human involvement in training”, he mentioned.
The profitable commemoration of the Worldwide Day of Schooling was made doable by collaborations with esteemed companions, together with ROOSCP, AGILE, PLANE, UNICEF, and SCI.
“The state authorities expresses gratitude for the contributions of assorted stakeholders and reaffirms its dedication to prioritizing insurance policies that stability innovation with human growth”, the Commissioner careworn.