Senior General Min Aung Hlaing stressed the need to strive to apply AI technology in education, healthcare and transport sectors in Myanmar.
Acting
President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Chairman of the State
Security and Peace Commission of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Senior
General Min Aung Hlaing delivered an address at the Science Workshop with the
title: Youth and Future Myanmar “Science and Technology” at the Conference Hall
of the Radisson Collection Hotel in Moscow, the Russian Federation, yesterday
morning.
The workshop
was also attended by Commission Secretary and Joint Executive Chief General Ye
Win Oo, Commission Member and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs U Than Swe,
Union Ministers U Nyan Tun, U Ko Ko Lwin, Dr Myo Thein Kyaw and Dr Thet Khaing
Win, Mandalay Region Chief Minister U Myo Aung, senior Tatmadaw officers from
the Office of the Commander-in-Chief, Myanmar Ambassador to the Russian
Federation U Thit Linn Ohn, Myanmar Military Attaché (Army, Navy and Air) Brig-Gen Kyaw
Soe Oo, deputy ministers, and trainees learning at civilian universities in the
Russian Federation.
The Senior
General and the party interestingly observed the booths in relevant sectors
decorated with posters depicting science and technological assessments,
opportunities to utilize the advancement of technologies in all sectors aligned
with the situations and challenges, and asked the officials about some points.
Speaking on
the occasion, the Senior General said that Myanmar requires a large number of
experts and scholars in the science and technology, energy, industrial,
agriculture, livestock and production technological arenas.
He noted
that although the proportion of the working-age population in the country is
high, there remains a demand for human resources in the industrial,
agricultural, and production sectors.
Hence, he
stressed that conferences and workshops must be held continuously to nurture
the youth to have critical thinking, analysis, problem-solving, and
collaborative efforts, enhancement of innovative and critical thinking skills,
rationality, and patriotic spirit.
The Senior
General explained that the government allocates the increased amount of budget
for the education sector. As such, all citizens have to identify the youth as
the State’s future leaders with the aim of turning them out as scholars and
experts and well-versed human resources with physical and mental capabilities
in order to enhance their capacity and actually develop human resources.
Nowadays, he
added that the majority of countries are striving to develop themselves by
applying information in all sectors. Hence, it is necessary to carry out the
measures benefiting the State and operate information science technology and
information science research processes.
The Senior
General stressed the need to strive to apply AI technology in education,
healthcare and transport sectors in Myanmar. As Myanmar is an agro-based
country, efforts must be made to apply AI technology in the agriculture sector
on a wider scale.
He
underscored that emphasis must be placed on efficiently applying AI technology,
initiating a firm AI technological ecosystem and producing qualified human
resources. Applying AI technology development measures must contribute to the
development of the country and the improvement of the socioeconomy effectively.
With regard
to the nuclear energy sector, the Senior General underlined that Myanmar has to
develop nuclear technology and peacefully utilize nuclear energy. So, the
country will require skilful human resources to establish the nuclear
infrastructure in order to efficiently utilize the nuclear and radiological
technology in the energy sector, in addition to health, agriculture, livestock,
industrial and natural environmental conservation sectors.
He
emphasized it is important that such a project is not merely routine tasks, but
rather efforts carried out with the aim of creating a significant step and a
milestone for the nation, making it important to set clear goals and put them
into action.
He urged all
to steadfastly pursue the advancement of science and technology while applying
experiences in the research field, benefiting the State. Moreover, they have to
shoulder the assigned duties for the State’s interests so as to effectively
utilize the modern technologies they learned. Trainee representatives learning
at the civilian universities in the Russian Federation discussed their
observations and studies on science and technology under the relevant titles.
The Senior
General, Union ministers and officials asked about some topics and gave
necessary advice and suggestions in the question and answer session.
In his
concluding remarks, the Senior General said that the research process needs a
large amount of investment and requires many human resources capable of
learning at universities.
He
highlighted that youth have to conduct research as well as serve the interests
of relevant regions and the State by applying experiences accumulated in their
studies.
As
weaknesses still exist in Myanmar’s education sector, reforms must be carried
out and efforts made to promote the education sector.
He recounted
that he discussed with the Union Minister for Education and the Union Minister
for Science and Technology, and allowed the establishment of Polytechnic
Universities and institutes, as well as industrial, agriculture and livestock
basic education high schools for youths to learn subjects as they wish.
He urged the
trainee individuals to constantly strive to learn science and technology, as
the future of the State will be shaped with the endeavours of the wellversed
human resources.
Later, the
Senior General and party cordially greeted the trainees.
The workshop
aimed to find solutions to future science and technology challenges and needs
that may arise in Myanmar, encourage young people to actively participate in
scientific and technological development activities with enthusiasm, nurture
modern, innovative, and creative youth with strong analytical skills, promote
the development of the science and technology sector, and enhance and support
the potential of young people.
MNA/TTA
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