Ministry of Tribal Affairs and Microsoft sign MoU for Digital Transformation of Tribal Schools

Ministry of Tribal Affairs and Microsoft sign MoU for Digital Transformation of Tribal Schools

• The Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MTA) has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Microsoft for the digital transformation of Tribal Schools such as Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) and Ashram Schools, among others under the Ministry.
• Under the collaboration Microsoft will make AI curriculum available to tribal students in both English and Hindi at all EMRS schools under the Ministry to skill educators and students in next-generation technologies including Artificial Intelligence.  
• In the first phase of the program, 250 EMRS schools have been adopted by Microsoft out of which 50 EMRS schools will be given intensive training and 500 master trainers would be trained.