New technologies opening opportunities in edn, healthcare: Yogi

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday batted for artificial intelligence (AI) literacy, saying emerging technologies were opening up new opportunities in education, healthcare, agriculture, industry and employment.

Education, he said, should not be limited to teaching children how to read and write but should also impart knowledge, values, discipline, confidence and an understanding that gives their lives the right direction.

“Today, technology is rapidly changing our lives. In such a situation, along with digital literacy, AI literacy is also the need of the hour,” the chief minister said in an open letter to people ahead of International Literacy Day on September 8.

“AI, deep-tech and emerging technologies are opening up new opportunities in education, health, agriculture, industry and employment,” he said on X.

Adityanath said his government was integrating traditional knowledge with modern science, technology, innovation and skills.

He said the developing ecosystem of AI City in Lucknow and drone and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology in Kanpur were laying the foundation for new possibilities for Uttar Pradesh’s technological future.

Noting that he had the opportunity to honour 81 teachers on Teachers’ Day on September 5, Adityanath described teachers as lamps who spread the light of knowledge and pave the way for future generations.

“Our children do not go to school merely to learn how to read and write. Our objective is to provide them knowledge, values, discipline, self-confidence and an understanding that guides their lives in the right direction,” he said.

Referring to India’s ancient knowledge tradition, the chief minister said the gurukul system had served as centres of holistic education where students were taught life values and a sense of responsibility along with knowledge.

“This spirit should continue to form the basis of our education even today. Knowledge is meaningful only when it makes life easier and proves useful to society,” he said.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

The Hans India