The Semiliguda College organised a national seminar on “Role of Information Technology in Higher Education” here recently where delegates from different parts of the country participated and presented papers on the theme.
Pottangi MlA and College governing body president Prafulla Kumar Pangi inaugurated the programme and seminar coordinator Dr Uma Sankar Prasad Patra gave the welcome address.
Bangalore Inspirage HR director Annapurna A emphasised on the need of knowledge on Information Technology (IT) from the very schooling days and opined as the present India is leading to Digital India, there is an urgent need for the introduction of IT as a subject in the college curriculum and there is need for appropriated changes in syllabus in the higher education.
“We should be equipped with the changed technological knowledge so as to meet the needs of the globe,” she added.
National Geographic Channel Bengaluru director Sunil Dhavala suggested the audience that education would lose its relevance in the fast changing world if technology is missing in the higher education.
He further warned that the importance of teaching profession would be lost if the present academicians would not come up with changing demand of the society in the field of IT.
District-level consultant Dr Jayant Kumar Mohanty and Principal Kaberi Biswal spoke. A souvenir was released by the guests.