Ministry of Education and Culture, Huawei Join Hands To Optimize the Use of AI and Cloud to Prop Up Education Quality in the 5.0 Era

"The Ministry of Education and Culture appreciates Huawei's continued contribution as a government technology partner in the education sector to encourage the functions and features of AI technology and cloud services to become a major part of the development of educational technology in the future. Because educational technology can increase efficiency and productivity," said Prof. Nizam, the Director General of Higher Education, Research and Technology, Ministry of Education and Culture, in his remarks at the opening of Huawei Techday 2023.

The increasingly massive development of artificial intelligence technology has an impact on many aspects of human life, including the aspect of education. Apart from supporting work automation, the involvement of artificial intelligence can help to teach staff to learn and analyze big data related to learning. This data analysis becomes the basis for tertiary education providers when compiling a curriculum or recommending appropriate training for students to improve their capabilities.

Instead, AI helps students navigate the pace of their educational life more effectively and efficiently. Students can understand and manage their limitations during the study. In addition, AI can help manage the self-learning portion according to students' interests adapted to the higher education formal education curriculum.

Meanwhile, cloud services function as a medium for collaborative learning activities, enabling students to work together to complete their assignments. In a larger scope, cloud technology has a positive impact on the development of student collaboration and communication skills, which are the main capital when entering the world of work.

On the same occasion, Yenty Joman, Director of Government Affairs, Huawei Indonesia said, "Huawei's technology investment in Indonesia can create a significant increase in the quality of the education system. The utilization of AI technology innovation and cloud services provided by Huawei can help the government realize policy targets and goals. education, while improving the quality of life of the younger generation.

Huawei Techday 2023 is a follow-up to the Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Education and Culture and Huawei which acts as a forum for education and dissemination of the use of ICT solutions in higher education.

Huawei Techday involved 200 participants from students and professional educators. Students can take part in the AI application usage training program presented by Huawei ASEAN Academy Indonesia as part of the implementation of Huawei's "I Do Contribute" commitment pillar, which wants to produce 100,000 ICT talents in Indonesia by 2025. So far, Huawei has provided training, debriefing and certification to more than 80,000 ICT HR.

At this event, the Ministry of Education and Culture also gave awards to students who won the Huawei Global ICT Competition from the Bandung Institute of Technology and Telkom University.