ISLAMABAD - Training and deployment of Google for Education tools and technologies at three selected Islamabad government schools concluded here on Thursday.

ISLAMABAD   - Training and deployment of Google for Education tools and technologies at three selected Islamabad government schools concluded here on Thursday. The ceremony was organised to mark the completion of an important milestone towards the update the conventional education system and appreciate the continuous efforts and support of Google technologies, the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training and Tech Valley Pakistan. On this occasion, Farah Hamid Khan, Secretary Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training said, “We are going towards the new normal and we must quickly adapt to the new technologies. Our next big goal will be to digitally enable 400 more schools across Pakistan and empower the teachers and students with the latest educational tools.” As a sole country partner of Google for Education in Pakistan, Tech Valley provided professional development and consultation to teachers and administration. The educators were trained on the impactful use of Google technology in the classroom and to teach students and work collaboratively with other faculty members in a distance learning environment. “After the successful completion of this pilot project, we have assessed all the challenges and opportunities. Now we are envisioning a bigger picture where we will be going to digitise the educational institutions of Pakistan under the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Digital Pakistan,” said Umar Farooq, CEO Tech Valley Pakistan. In the first phase of this project, G Suite for Education was deployed in educational institutes that consists of productivity tools designed for the classroom including Gmail, Classroom, Docs and Drive at federal level. This phase included helping schools setting up an initial G Suite environment and user accounts, enabling the right security settings and migrating users along with their data to G Suite.