The first Kazakhstan forum of educational technology EdTech 2019 was held in the capital
The first Kazakhstan forum of educational technologies EdTech: People. Inspiration. Progressive growth. was held at the AIFC Bureau (BCPD) at the second annual conference of Astana Finance Days. Inspiration. Progressive growth.
The EdTech Forum gathered at its site recognized international experts and local participants in the field of educational technologies, ministries and departments, universities, professional community, developers and investors who are involved in educational technologies and are interested in its development of the industry, ensuring and simplifying access to knowledge through new technologies.
The EdTech Forum will bring together the industry to give impetus to the development of human capital at a qualitatively new level through technology, international professional certifications, innovations, digitalization, inclusive approaches, STEM and other advanced techniques. By combining the best global experience with local wisdom, the AIFC Bureau seeks to contribute to the emergence of the EdTech 4.0 industry, responding to the challenges of the fourth industrial revolution, where technology and people will become the unified source for progress.
The rich program of the forum includes panel sessions, workshops and master classes on сurrent topics such as professions of the future, transformation of education, modern trends and global practices in the use of technology in education, as well as a lot of useful content.
The event is designed to inspire people to continuous professional development throughout their lives, using and demonstrating successful practices from around the world.
The forum will host the EdTech Alley exhibition, where the top 20 companies that have passed the competitive selection will take part in a mentor marathon where international experts and world industry leaders will give feedback, share their expertise and vision for the EdTech industry. and in the world.
An alley of projects has become an integral part of the Forum, where for the first time 20 leading companies of Kazakhstan in the field of educational technologies were merged and represented. These projects passed through the selection, gaining access to the mentor marathon, where industry experts gave an assessment and recommendations to the projects. The distinguished teams at the exhibition received a ticket to the EdCrunch conference in Moscow, as well as certificates for participation in the acceleration program at Astana Hub.
The AIFC aims to contribute to the emergence of the EdTech 4.0 industry by responding to the challenges of the fourth industrial revolution, where technology and people will become a joint source for progress. Thus, the EdTech Forum is designed to unite the education and technology industries to give impetus to the development of human capital at a qualitatively new level through advanced techniques.
This is an integrational platform for the development of initiatives in the field of educational technologies, designed to bring interested parties together with a single goal to create innovations in professional development and effectively use them.
