My Digital Maker to emphasise digital learning in schools


  • TECH
  • Thursday, 11 Aug 2016

(from left) Prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak (third) launching the My Digital Maker initiative at Sekolah Sultan Alam Shah, Putrajaya. Looking on are Yasmin (fourth), education minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid (fifth) and deputy education minister Datuk P. Kamalanathan. — MOHD SAHAR MISNI/The Star

PUTRAJAYA: Elements of computational thinking and computer science will be integrated into the formal education system nationwide starting next year to create a nation of young ‘Digital Makers.’ 

Officially launched by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak at Sekolah Sultan Alam Shah in Putrajaya this morning, the #mydigitalmaker movement will see a new curriculum with the integration of digital competencies across the board into all subjects. 

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