The Minister of Education, Luis Miguel De Camps, highlighted the urgency of integrating digital skills and knowledge of artificial intelligence (IA) into the curriculum, as these tools are already influencing teaching, employment, and daily life. The statement was made after the launch of AWS Entrena República Dominicana, an initiative that will offer free courses in Spanish on IA and cloud computing.
A comprehensive educational challenge
De Camps pointed out that the goal is not only to teach how to use new technologies, but to develop the ability to understand and take advantage of them as learning and progress tools. For the official, this is in line with the National Digital Competencies Strategy, approved by the National Education Council.
Ambitious goal of 50,000 participants
The program, which aims to train 50,000 people before 2028, seeks to democratize access to technological knowledge. Among the beneficiaries are students, entrepreneurs, startups, and professionals who wish to specialize in IA and the cloud.
Strategic alliance between government and private sector
AWS Entrena República Dominicana was conceived thanks to the collaboration between Amazon Web Services, the Santo Domingo Chamber of Commerce and Production, the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (MICM), the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Public Administration, the Bank of Reserves, and the Government Office of Information and Communication Technologies (OGTIC). The launch was headed by President Luis Abinader and attended by the Vice President for Latin America of AWS, Paula Bellizia, and the President of the Chamber, Lucile Houellemont.
The future of education and employment
For De Camps, training in IA and the cloud should not be seen as an isolated element of the educational system, but as an essential piece of the preparation of citizens for a increasingly technological society. The initiative is presented in a context in which IA is occupying an increasingly important role in classrooms and in the labor market, creating new demands for skills among students.
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