Asia's education policymakers to gather for EDUtech Asia Policy Summit to discuss transforming education across Asia

EDUtech Asia's 2023 Policy Summit is set to take place on the 9th of November at Sands Expo Singapore. The event will feature the region's leading policymakers, each with an ambitious part to play in making digital education inclusive and accessible across Southeast Asia and beyond.

Headlining the summit are Dr Anindito Aditomo, Head of Indonesia's Agency for Standardization, Curriculum and Assessment in Education, Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology, Indonesia and Dr. Niti Nachit, Advisor for Vocational Education Standards (Business & Hospitality), Office of Vocational Education Commission, Ministry of Education, Thailand who will be addressing insights from Indonesia's Merdeka Belajar reform and Thailand's Vocational Education for All program respectively.

Following that, Dr Anindito Aditomo will join YBhg. Dato' Prof. Dr. Norzaini binti Azman, Deputy Director General of Higher Education, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia, Datuk Dr Habibah Abdul Rahim, Director, SEAMEO Office, Thailand, Stuart King, Executive Director & General Manager, Education Solutions & Devices, Lenovo Global, Singapore, Phoukhaoka Sacklokham Director, ICT Center for Education and Sports, Ministry of Education and Sports, Lao PDR  and Jeffrey Jian Xu, Senior Education Specialist, ADB Human and Social Development Sector Office, Sectors Group, Philippines to explore the role of government policy in supporting tech innovation in educational institutions.

Shifting to focus higher education, leaders from Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation, Malaysia, Ministry of Education, Sri Lanka, Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Philippines and National Lifelong Education, Korea, The Vietnam National Institute of Educational Sciences, MOET, Vietnam, SkillsFuture Singapore, Institute of Vocational Education Bangkok Council Office, Vocational Education Commission, Malaysia Board of Technologists (MBOT), Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and UNESCO Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education will explore innovative pedagogical approaches and designing policy frameworks to foster digital skills for every learner.

Moving on to the hottest topic of the moment - Artificial Intelligence, leaders from Microsoft, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia, The Vietnam Institute of Educational Sciences, Ministry of Education and Training, Vietnam, Intel, Singapore, Department of Education (DepEd), Philippines and RISE Indonesia Research Team, Indonesia will discuss finding a balance between tightening regulations and fostering opportunities in education.

Completing the summit with Education Evolution: Dr Chin Samath, Deputy Director of Policy Department, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, Cambodia, Dr Kritsachai Somsaman, Centre Director, Southeast Asian Minister of Education Organization, Regional Centre for STEM Education, Thailand, Dato' Dr Mehander Singh Nahar Singh, Member- National Education Advisory Council, Ministry of Education, Malaysia, Prof Liu Woon Chia, Dean of Teacher Education, National Institute of Education, Singapore and Edmund Lim Wk, Vice President- Strategic Partnerships, ClassIn will discuss nurturing quality teachers to transform education in Asia.

This by invitation-only summit will take place alongside the main EDUtech Asia 2023 conference and expo.