Education related IT-spending in the region could reach $150 billion in the next five years, said the event organisers of the upcoming GESS Dubai, the region’s premier exhibition for educational supplies and solutions, quoting experts.
Leading global technology firms will showcase the latest advances in the education sector during the ninth edition of Global Educational Supplies and Solutions (GESS) Dubai running at the Dubai World Trade Centre from March 1 to 3.
Benq, Bosch, Brother, Casio, Edutech, Epson, Google, Hitachi, Intel Education, LEGO Education, LG, MacGraw-Hill, Microsoft, Panasonic, Pearson, Promethean, Samsung, Sharp Middle East, SMART Technologies, Sony and VEX Robotics are among those that have confirmed participation in the exhibition and conference.
“In gathering the world’s technology superpowers and connecting them with teachers and school decision-makers in the GCC, we hope we can contribute to the advancement of the education sector in this part of the world, and raise quality standards to a level that is at par with the best in the world,” said Matt Thompson, project director, F&E Group, organisers of GESS Dubai.
“Our theme this year is Shaping the Future of Education, and we have a distinct opportunity to do that by helping schools adopt the technologies that will make them effective learning hubs of the future.”
The Gulf region is at the forefront of technology-driven education initiatives in the Middle East with such programmes as the UAE’s Smart Learning Initiative, which aims to provide personal tablets to all K-12 government schools by 2017; and Qatar’s Supreme Education Council’s e-Bag project, which provides students and teachers with tablets to enhance learning and reduce school bag weight.
More than 90 percent of GCC educational institutions use laptops and tablets, while 60 percent have Bring Your Own Device policies for students, according to IDC.
Leading global technology firms will showcase the latest advances in the education sector during the ninth edition of Global Educational Supplies and Solutions (GESS) Dubai running at the Dubai World Trade Centre from March 1 to 3.
Benq, Bosch, Brother, Casio, Edutech, Epson, Google, Hitachi, Intel Education, LEGO Education, LG, MacGraw-Hill, Microsoft, Panasonic, Pearson, Promethean, Samsung, Sharp Middle East, SMART Technologies, Sony and VEX Robotics are among those that have confirmed participation in the exhibition and conference.
“In gathering the world’s technology superpowers and connecting them with teachers and school decision-makers in the GCC, we hope we can contribute to the advancement of the education sector in this part of the world, and raise quality standards to a level that is at par with the best in the world,” said Matt Thompson, project director, F&E Group, organisers of GESS Dubai.
“Our theme this year is Shaping the Future of Education, and we have a distinct opportunity to do that by helping schools adopt the technologies that will make them effective learning hubs of the future.”
The Gulf region is at the forefront of technology-driven education initiatives in the Middle East with such programmes as the UAE’s Smart Learning Initiative, which aims to provide personal tablets to all K-12 government schools by 2017; and Qatar’s Supreme Education Council’s e-Bag project, which provides students and teachers with tablets to enhance learning and reduce school bag weight.
More than 90 percent of GCC educational institutions use laptops and tablets, while 60 percent have Bring Your Own Device policies for students, according to IDC.
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