Budget 2023: EdTech sector welcomes digital initiatives, focus on AI in education

The EdTech sector welcomed the budget announcements on digital initiatives with a focus on artificial intelligence in the education sector, terming it a step towards the “digital revolution.” Three centres of excellence for artificial intelligence in top educational institutions, 100 laboratories in engineering institutions for developing applications using 5G services, and a national digital library for children and adolescents to facilitate the availability of quality books across geographies, languages, and genres, are among the announcements for the education sector in the 2023–24 Budget.

Aarul Malviya, the founder of Zamt, said Union Budget 2023-24 reflects the government’s profound interest in bringing a digital revolution in the education sector and promoting the use of artificial intelligence in it.