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Talent Gore
Herald Reporter
GOVERNMENT has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting robotics and coding in schools, describing the initiative as a vital pillar in preparing learners for a tech-driven future.
Speaking at a Robotics and Coding Competition in Harare recently, Primary and Secondary Education Minister Torerayi Moyo said the future of education lay in equipping students with digital and problem-solving skills that matched the demands of the 21st Century.
“This is exactly where the future of learning is headed. We need to capacitate not just a selected few schools, but all our institutions with the resources and skills needed to ensure every learner is prepared for the digital era,” said Minister Moyo.”
The minister said there was need to infuse Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Coding into the school curriculum.
“We want everyone to be able to do robotics and coding, the number of schools competing for these competitions should increase, let us equip our schools with the gadgets that they need,” he said.
“We want our students to dream big so that they can be able to come up with technological solutions to our day-to-day problems in society.”
The competition, hosted by Robokorda Africa in partnership with Technoxian World Robotics and Robotics Challenge China, drew young innovators from Zimbabwe, Ghana, Zambia, Mozambique and South Africa.
Participants showcased their ability to build autonomous robots and solve real-world problems through code, highlighting the power of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education.
Local and regional educators, mentors and technologists attending the event stressed the importance of early exposure to robotics, not only for skills development, but also for grooming future engineers and innovators.
