The Office of Knowledge Management and Development (Public Organization) – OKMD and Equitable Education Fund (EEF) recently held a signing ceremony for cooperation, developing potential, and reducing learning disparities for children and youth. Dr. Twarath Sutabutr, President of the Office of Knowledge Management and Development (OKMD), and Dr. Kraiyos Patthrawat, Manager for the Equitable Education Fund (EEF), signed the agreement.
Dr. Twarath Sutabutr, President of the Office of Knowledge
The Office of Information Management and Development’s (OKMD) President, Dr. Twarath Sutabutr, stated that the goal of OKMD is to disseminate information widely, and inclusively, and to minimize inequality at all levels. Technology, social standing, the economy, and educational access are all crucial goals. In collaboration with the Equitable Education Fund (EEF), OKMD has set the objective of promoting young people’s learning since those who have access to information will benefit from its depth and breadth, as well as from faster access and reduced costs. As a result, having access to modern knowledge is essential in the twenty-first century. This agreement will result in less inequality in the future, as well as the growth of diversified mutual learning and collaboration.
1. Knowledge distribution is the key; through physical mechanisms like books, libraries, and mobile museums in various provinces, together with access to digital platforms, the source of knowledge quickly reaches the target audience and caters to their needs. OKMD has created a platform called OKMD KNOWLEDGE PORTAL that makes use of AI to locate knowledge more precisely. It is a website with clear knowledge resources that users can access, as well as quick and convenient algorithms for genuine learning resources.
2. In the current decade, collaboration in research and policy on children’s learning processes has altered not only in textbooks, classrooms, and schools, but also in daily life experiences; everything, including playing sports, music, and games, is now considered to be a part of the LEARNING PROCESS. How might the policy on the LEARNING PROCESS further pique kids’ interests?
The signing of this agreement adds to history by disrupting the learning process and bringing about change. All sectors of society must work together to ensure that Thai education has a process that is prepared for new learning in the twenty-first century.
One of the goals of the Equitable Education Fund (EEF), according to Dr. Kraiyos Patthrawat, the organization’s manager, is to increase knowledge in order to minimize educational disparity. However, this can only be accomplished by cooperation with other organizations that have similar goals. This collaboration will result in the knowledge management of two types of knowledge: 1. Information will enable Thailand to escape the middle-income trap of our generation and the poverty trap that affects low-income youths who belong to underprivileged groups with more than 4 million members nationwide.
2. How to make innovation, technology, and information work with other agencies is the knowledge that will help minimize educational disparity, not the knowledge that is imparted to the child. Education institutions, knowledge management organizations, local government agencies, the commercial sector, and the general public can work together to lessen educational gap.
In addition to COVID-19 spreading throughout Thailand and resulting in learning loss, according to Dr. Kraiyos Patthrawat, learning rehabilitation is also necessary. The Equitable Education Fund (EEF) discovered that many kids not only struggled with studying but also had issues with their fine and gross motor skills. The child lacks the motor skills necessary for this age to wield pens and pencils. A youngster must return to school as a whole to build confidence and reintegrate into society, as some people grow weight and height later than they should for nutritional reasons.
“According to the Equitable Education Fund (EEF), government organizations should support innovations, and the educational system should be more adaptable. Learning can occur anywhere and at any time; it is not limited to the classroom. Learning can also occur at home or elsewhere. I want to convince the Thai society that there is no longer any formal education outside of the classroom because there are now possibilities for everyone and no barriers to learning.”
With the use of this collaboration, OKMD, Thailand Knowledge Park (TK park), and Museum Siam (Discovery Museum) will be able to reach their intended audiences and share information about children who require access to learning opportunities no matter where they are with The Equitable Education Fund (EEF). And innovation is created through research, which encourages future development, start-ups, and system workers who want to reset their skills or up-skill in order to adapt to changes in a market that is changing quickly. It is accomplished by producing policy recommendations to bring long-lasting change and utilizing cutting-edge smartphone learning technologies.
Finally, everyone may take part in and own the cause of educational equality.
