Motivations for the Digital Transformation of Education: Interview with Ahmed Daher

Ahmed Daher, Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Technology, has been at the forefront of the Ministry of Education and Technical Education's digitalization change strategy. He explains its four main components: it facilitates different approaches to teaching, studying, and learning; it enables learners and teachers to access different resources through online platforms; it constitutes a mega infrastructural project to connect all schools and classrooms; and it has a business and enterprise side since it generates demand for new goods and services and contributes to the economy. He emphasizes that technology is not an end in itself, but a means of getting people to where the government wants them to go.