The pandemic has posed an even greater challenge for schools, students and teachers. According to INEGI, 5.2 million students aged 3 to 29 did not enroll in the 2020-2021 school year due to economic reasons and reasons related to COVID-19., Similarly, it is estimated that the number of school dropouts in Mexico is about 3.5 million. This allows us to see that, although there has always been a learning gap and educational disparity, it is now in the context of the pandemic that the need for a growth in our country’s education ecosystem is more evident.
It is true that educational institutions face various challenges and technology has become an important ally to deal with them. Thus, virtual or hybrid learning modalities emerge, which have allowed many to continue their studies, even despite the constraints imposed by the pandemic.
e-Tech, as part of the Evolving Evolution event, experts from Totalplay Business Unit and Governance Discovered how digital transformation and inclusion help address gaps And how, through the integration of connectivity and solutions for the implementation of didactic programs that support face-to-face and online student community collaboration, it has become possible to increase the chances of continuing to study.
“It is imperative to strengthen the education sector in terms of infrastructure, quality of education and teacher training. Today it is important to focus on the needs of institutions and, based on these, integrate the technology needed to join and implement new collaboration trends, allowing both students and teachers to carry out their activities individually or remotely. . educational quality”, commented Fernando Moreno García, TotalPlay’s business and government unit’s education sector manager.
According to information revealed by the Center for Economic and Budgetary Research (CIEP), andn 2022, 883,929 million pesos were allocated for public spending on education, an amount that represents 3.1% of GDP, Undoubtedly, the biggest immediate challenge in post-pandemic education is the lack of learning and access to tools, such as connectivity, so that students can continue to acquire knowledge despite the limitations imposed by the current reality. His priority is to help the students get back what they have lost in these past two years.
Worldwide, according to the Mexican Institute for Competitiveness (IMCO), Mexico is ninth with the longest school closures during the Covid-19 contingency, with 53 weeks without face-to-face classes. Furthermore, although it is estimated that Mexico currently has 88.6 million Internet users, according to ENDUTIH, one in 3 Mexican households do not have Internet access. This becomes all the more important when we talk about distance learning, an option that has had to be introduced due to the coronavirus infection.
“Our goal is to make education accessible to all, which is why we work closely with various educational institutions and key strategic partners such as Cypher Learning to provide managed, safe and efficient solutions. that provide the necessary tools to facilitate and maximize distance learning” highlighted Sergio Alvarez Milan, Director of Strategic Accounts for Business and Government Unit’s Vertical Education of Totalplay; “We must take into account that rapidly evolving In the digital context, skills are lost very quickly, which is why we have to develop an innovative learning ecosystem and continuing education to tackle this”, he concluded.
Totalplay Business and Government Entity Collaborates with important private and public sector educational institutions, including: UV, BUAP, IPN, UNAM, IBERO, ITAM, La Salle, UVM, UdeG, UASLP, ICEL, UNITEC, Anáhuac, COLMEX, EBC, UG , other.
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The business and government arm of TotalPlay provides the best and most efficient telecommunications, managed services and information technology solutions on the market, including: cyber security, virtual private networks, collaboration, cloud, infrastructure, digital transformation and the highest availability of the Internet. Contributing to building a network of key government institutions and business sectors, providing coverage in over 170 cities across the country. Unique in providing business internet services with state-of-the-art SD-WAN technology that allows branches to connect quickly, securely and at a low cost. Connecting more than 30,000 branches and corporate buildings of financial conglomerates, hotel groups, businesses, educational centres, industries and governments. For more details you can consult the website: totalplayempresarial.com.mx
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