AMMAN – HE Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, founder
and chairman of Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Global (TAG.Global), has received in his
office Lebanese Minister of Education and Higher Education, HE Dr. Abbas
Al-Halabi, to discuss means of cooperation in developing the education process
in Lebanon.

During the meeting, Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh
briefed his guest on TAG.Global’s specialized services in the areas of
education, digital learning, and research networks; in addition to the services
offered by Talal Abu-Ghazaleh University College for Innovation (TAGUCI).

Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh stressed the need for the
Lebanese Education Ministry to adopt the ‘Smart School Bag’ in schools by
converting traditional textbooks into e-books, as that would help decrease the
Ministry's financial burdens. At the same time, Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh urged the
Ministry to embrace the ‘interactive education system’ that will enrich the
students’ experiences and resources of knowledge.

In the same context, Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh
pointed to the plan he is jointly implementing with the public authorities in
Lebanon toward fighting digital illiteracy by embracing digital transformation,
emphasizing that integrating digital transformation technology in all areas is
the future of all sectors and businesses, and the ideal tool to face Lebanon’s
crisis.

He also stressed TAG.Global’s readiness to
provide digital transformation services to the Ministry, referring to the
consulting services paper to be presented by the TAG.Global to Lebanon’s
National Social Security Fund (NSSF) which includes a set of consulting
services related to digital transformation and automation to meet the
Ministry’s strategic goals.

Additionally, Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh affirmed
TAG.Global’s commitment to devote all its resources and expertise to help the
Ministry achieve these goals, emphasizing the need to keep pace with the
e-transformation process in all the country’s public institutions and
departments, particularly in education.

He also underlined the need to move
towards ‘necessary development’ instead of ‘sustainable development’, stressing
the Organization’s willingness to cooperate with the Ministry in several
fields, including digital transformation and e-archiving.

For his part, Dr. Al-Halabi extended his
thanks to Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh for giving him the opportunity to know more about
TAG.Global’s contribution to promoting the level of education in Arab
countries' educational institutions. That is in addition to achieving and
ensuring quality in education by granting accreditation from the Arab
Organization for Quality Assurance in Education (AROQA), highlighting the
social, economic, and financial challenges obstructing the educational process
advancement and keeping abreast of technological developments.

Dr. Al-Halabi drew attention to the
reality of education in Lebanon, as well as the Ministry's crises that have
affected its ability to secure the necessary needs for schools and educational
institutes, especially the necessary funding for printing curriculum and
textbooks, and the provision of school supplies and stationary this year.

Minister Al-Halabi underscored the
importance of evaluating computer software and programs at Lebanon’s Ministry,
where Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh expressed TAG.Global’s readiness to carry out such a
study.

Concerning the Finnish experience in
education, Mr. Loay Abu-Osbeh, Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh office consultant, said
that TAG.Global studied the Finnish experience in education through a specialized
committee formed by Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Knowledge Forum. The committee, then,
issued its recommendations to benefit from this experience, noting that the
Organization will provide the Ministry with these recommendations accordingly.

It is worth mentioning that the meeting was
attended by Ms. Ramza Saad, director of the Minister's office, in addition to a
number of executive directors at TAG.Global specialized in information
technology, digital transformation and education improvement.