Intel has been announced as the exclusive diamond sponsor of African EduWeek, which will be returning to Johannesburg, South Africa on July 10-11 for its eighth edition, bringing together teachers and other stakeholders for an interactive conference and expo that will empower them through technology, skills and interaction with their peers.
Intel said African EduWeek was the biggest event of its kind in Africa with regards to education and incorporates all the segments dealing with education into one conference.
“Africans understand the value of a good education. Integrating technology into teaching and learning has the potential to enable equal access to quality education resources,” said Andre Christian, education business development manager at Intel.
“If we want all the children of South Africa to have access to quality education, it implies that they should have access to technology to enable this engagement.”
Intel’s message at the event will be that education transformation is inevitable and there is no reason to wait in integrating technology into the classroom, as waiting for the right moment might lead to falling behind.
The company also said it has practical materials and resources to help government and leaders within the education sphere refine their vision of success, develop practical strategies for achieving it, and plan a realistic budget.
“On the product side of things we are definitely excited about the Intel reference design 10-inch tablet, because it comes with added features such as a clip-on magnification lens and plug-in thermal probe that enables students to do scientific experiments. This device is also the most rugged tablet available in the market today, when you are looking at tablets that have been purpose built as an educational tool,” said Christian.
“Another equally exciting development that may turn out to be our most exciting product this year is the two-in-one Windows-based device, which is a fully featured tablet for when you need to consume multimedia and turns into a laptop for when you need to create content. This device also comes with lots of value added software.”
More than 10 million students around the world are using Intel-based platforms and Intel Education Solutions to improve teaching and learning.
