Governor Abiodun Introduces Python Programmings To Ogun Teachers

<p><em>Governor Abiodun Introduces Python in Ogun<&sol;em><br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a> <&sol;strong>reports that no fewer than 2000 Ogun State Public School Teachers have benefitted from a day training on Python Programming and Artificial Intelligence across the three Senatorial Districts of the State&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The programming is an aspect of Information Communication Technology &lpar;ICT&rpar;&comma; that is demonstrated by the machines in contrast to those by humans&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The event&comma; which was co-organised by the Bureau of Information Technology&comma; in collaboration with Data Science Nigeria &lpar;DSN&rpar;&comma; Lead Resources&comma; Computer Teachers Association of Nigeria &lpar;CTAN&rpar; and Nigeria Computer Society &lpar;NCS&rpar;&comma; at Hubert Ogunde Hall&comma; Kuto&comma; Abeokuta&comma; would broaden knowledge of participants on Information Communication Technology &lpar;ICT&rpar;&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;While addressing journalists at the venue&comma; the Director of Information Technology in the Bureau&comma; Mrs&period; Olatundun Adekunte stated that the training was part of the conscious efforts of State government at transforming the secondary school teaching into a Digitally-Smart workforce&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Adekunte&comma; in a statement signed by the Bureau&&num;8217&semi;s Information Officer&comma; Mrs&period; Tokunbo Jaiyeola&comma; said&comma; &&num;8220&semi;Since it is generally accepted that no educational system can rise above the standard of its teachers&comma; the State is totally committed to addressing the digital inadequacies of public school teachers&comma; who are critical to the realisation of the present administration&&num;8217&semi;s &&num;8216&semi;Building Our Future Together&&num;8217&semi; agenda&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;She noted that it was imperative to train and retrain the teachers&comma; especially in the area of Information Technology&comma; adding that the present administration is passionate in imbibing ICT on students&comma; in order to prepare them for global competition&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8220&semi;Indeed&comma; we are in 21 century&comma; where people are dealing with ICT&comma; there will be no need for our teeming youths to be searching for jobs anymore&comma; once they have trained digitally&period; That is why we need to prepare them for the future&comma; because of its demand in the global economy&&num;8221&semi;&comma; Adekunte said<br &sol;>&NewLine;One of the instructors and the Business Manager&comma; DSN&comma; Mr&period; Amzat Olawasheun said it was a foundation for the primary and secondary school teachers in the State&comma; to make them compete favourably in the area of Python programme and Artificial Intelligence&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Oluwasheun pointed out that teachers need to be adequately equipped and educated on Information Technology&comma; to prepare the upcoming generations for the future challenges&comma; noting that those programmings would be introduced into the primary and secondary school curriculum&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8220&semi;This is basic foundation for our teachers in the State to develop their intelligence and broaden their knowledge in the area of programmings&comma; to inculcate what they are taught here to their pupils and the world as well&&num;8221&semi;&comma; she said&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;In his contribution&comma; the Third Executive President&comma; Computer Teachers Association of Nigeria &lpar;CTAN&rpar;&comma; Mr&period; Emosu Temitopeoluwa&comma; stated that it is important to &&num;8220&semi;catch them young&&num;8221&semi; and implant such critical programmes into their minds&comma; so as to become employers of labour in the nearest future&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8220&semi;Indeed&comma; Python Programmings is very essential&comma; as at now&comma; we cannot do anything special on IT without having knowledge of it&period; It is a new innovation we all need to vast at&comma; so&comma; our students need to be taught now&comma; as they are still young to assimilate &&num;8220&semi;&comma; Temitopeoluwa said<br &sol;>&NewLine;Some of the participants&comma; Mr&period; Elemide Florence of Idiko Gateway Senior Secondary School&comma; Idi-roko&comma; Ipokia Local Government and Mrs&period; Sofowote Rasheedat of <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;guardian&period;ng&sol;">Wesley Primary School&comma; Iperu<&sol;a>&comma; Remo&comma; opined that the programme was for beginners&sol;starters&comma; to develop their skills in the area of programmings on ICT&comma; commending the State government for facilitating such training workshop for both primary and secondary school teachers&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;