The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) organised a seminar on Building Capacities through skill training and New Generation of Entrepreneurs in Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Partner Nations towards usage and set up of digital IT platforms. At the seminar, India presented its best practices on digital transformation across different sectors in areas of health, education, skilling, IT and more, with a special focus on sectors that helped cater to the welfare challenges faced by the masses during the pandemic.
The sessions were attended by eight member countries and 50 delegates from SCO member states, observer states and dialogue partners. Discussions focused on strengthening the digital infrastructure and creating linkages between industry and skill-based education across sectors. The sessions discussed the need for institutions to be aligned and stakeholders to be more engaged to achieve digital integration across SCO partner nations, strengthen the capacities of aspiring entrepreneurs, and empower small businesses through skill-based capacity building.
The seminar focused on digital transformation, linkages between industry and skill-based education, aggregation of IT platforms, collaboration between government and businesses, and bolstering small business and enterprises through aggregation of IT portals. GrigoryLogninov, Deputy Secretary General SCO said, With the seminar, the focus is on introducing new digital educational resources into the educational process, use of artificial intelligence, technologies to improve digital literacy.
