Dubai: Under its ‘Education For Life’ campaign, Canon Middle East is spotlighting its suite of solutions that address challenges brought about by the changing needs of key education sector stakeholders – students, teachers, and administration. The technology leader is showcasing its commitment towards enabling the digital transformation of the education experience in the UAE and the wider region with a series of events, kicking-off in Dubai in association with key customers and sector luminaries.

In the UAE, the Ministry of Education has developed the Education 2020 Strategy, which outlines key success indicators for students, teachers, and administration. As one of the core components of this strategy, the Government is promoting the use of technology in schools, with a view towards future employability. In 2018, the UAE Government allocated 17.1 per cent of the Federal budget towards education and higher education, totaling AED10.4bn for the year.

Canon has identified the education sector as one that can benefit greatly from a technology-enabled transformation, benefiting stakeholders of today as well as nations in future, by building a Smart Education environment that is a perfect complement to a Smart City. Key areas of consideration that the education sector must consider in this transition phase are their strategies towards: student data management; the document-heavy admissions and enrolment process; differentiating the learning-teaching experience for students and teachers, and; ensuring competitive quality across all processes.

Jaison George, Vice President – Technology Services, GEMS Education, said: “GEMS Education is committed to providing the best educational experience to our students. The application of innovative solutions and meaningful partnerships have completely changed the learning experience in our classrooms. Through our partnership with Canon students have gained significantly. They have benefited from the expertise and experience of the Canon ambassadors who conduct exclusive workshops for our students. We look forward to providing similar opportunities to even more GEMS students.”

Shadi Bakhour, Business Unit Director, B2B, Canon Middle East, said: “At Canon, we believe that our technology is uniquely placed to drive the digital transformation of the education sector. Be it for the student, the teacher, or for the administrative staff, our solutions help unlock the power of digital. The value of the engagement that can be ensured through the use of advanced solutions such as augmented reality, interactive projection, and other hi-tech classroom solutions cannot be measured. This also has the added advantage of preparing tomorrow’s workforce with advanced technology exposure and familiarity, which will no doubt be basic skills to possess in the jobs market of the future.”

Canon’s ‘Education For Life’ campaign comprises five key pillars, each of which impact multiple stakeholders and allow school management to build competitive differentiation and preference as a digitally-enabled learning environment.

  • Cost control: From the admissions stage through to graduation, Canon document management solutions enable teachers and administration to offer a customized experience to each student, while also meeting regulatory requirements on storage and security.

  • Security: Personal details of students and teachers maintained on-file are targets for attack, and Canon enables the digitizing, storage, sharing, and printing of sensitive information in a secure manner.

  • Productivity: Efficiencies in resource utilization can prove to be a key factor in a school’s success and longevity. By streamlining key processes and empowering students and teachers with more control over information, Canon equips the school administration with a vital platform for success.

  • Integration: A solutions-based approach to unlock further organization-wide efficiencies, and facilitating student-teacher collaboration with Canon

  • Sustainability: Focusing on efficiency in a sustainable manner, Canon enables schools to move from resource-heavy models to a more lean and nimble one.

Khaled Bou Antoun, General Manager, Canon Emirates, said: “Education for Life presents an opportunity for dialogue between academia, industry and public officials. Committed to partnering with institutions to drive innovation, we are presently working with over 105 pioneering educational institutions to deliver smarter ways of working that can increase efficiency and productivity, cut costs and help improve teaching standards.”

The Canon ‘Education For Life’ roadshow will be conducted in cities across the GCC and the broader Middle East region.

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The Middle East region has been characterized by a large youth population, and a stress on increased accessibility to education has been successful. To elevate the quality of education available, and with a concerted effort by Governments, the private sector, and stakeholders in the education system, the technology-driven transformation of the education sector can go a long way towards addressing a number of pressing issues; closely-integrated institutions in the Smart City framework, an improved experience for paying customers, and better-skilled applicants for the jobs of the future.

An engaging education experience for students is one that is agile, personalized, and well-regulated. When it comes to teachers, they look to technology as an enabler of more engaging lessons and experiences, improved communication with external partners such as parents and peers, and better integration with administrative systems. Educational administration departments rely on technology to improve archiving and record-keeping, to offer a customized experience to customers, and to seamlessly align with regulators and authorities and their vision.

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Mariam Mobarak

Canon Middle East

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About Canon Middle East

Canon Middle East, a subsidiary of Canon Europe, is the operational headquarters for Canon in the Middle East and North Africa and is based in Dubai, UAE.

Founded in 1937 with the specific goal of making the best quality camera available to customers, Canon’s tireless passion for the Power of Image has since extended its technology into many other markets and has established it as a world leader in both consumer and business imaging solutions. Its solutions comprise products, ranging from digital compact and SLR cameras, through broadcast lenses and portable X-ray machines, to multi-function and production printers, all supported by a range of value added services.

Canon invests heavily in R&D to deliver the richest and most innovative products and services to satisfy customers’ creative needs. From amateur photographers to professional print companies, Canon enables each customer to realize their own passion for image.

Canon believes that considering the interests of society and the environment is an integral part of good business practice. This is embodied in its corporate philosophy Kyosei - ‘To live and work together for the common good’.

Further information about Canon Middle East is available at: www.canon-me.com

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