Education Ministry introduces ‘Talib’ chatbot to answer queries from students, parents and public
Published: 30 July 2024
Ministry taking steps to utilize AI technologies to support educational proces
Qatar News Agency
Doha
The Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) inaugurated on Monday the smart assistant tool ‘Talib’, the advanced chatbot that provides immediate support and quick intelligent responses to all queries from students, parents, and the entire public in both Arabic and English languages.
Following the inauguration of the tool, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, Dr. Ibrahim bin Saleh Al Nuaimi, affirmed that the digital transformation process in education is rapidly evolving at multiple levels, prompting the State of Qatar to proactively keep up with these evolutions, in pursuit of meeting the current requirements, thus achieving maximum benefits from these groundbreaking innovations.
Addressing the inauguration ceremony, His Excellency noted the rapid steps in leveraging the cutting-edge technologies in education through utilizing AI technologies, in support of the educational process, since AI offers massive potentials to streamline the procedures for all those working in education, as well as students and the public.
Al Nuaimi highlighted that designating the smart assistant tool as ‘Talib’ came to ensure that students are the lynchpin of education, pointing out that such a tool is one of the steadfast steps being pursued by MoEHE in leveraging AI in its entire systems and services.
Speaking to the journalists, Dr. Ibrahim bin Saleh Al Nuaimi asserted that MoEHE strives to keep abreast of all AI technological advancements as part of its strategic plan for digital transformation.
Should the answer not be available, the inquiry will be directed to the relevant department within the ministry. MoEHE is pleased to listen to the public’s feedback on this important service, which saves time and effort and allows for constant and optimized communication, His Excellency highlighted.
He revealed that MoEHE is due to organize the Gulf Cybersecurity Forum 2024, in October, alongside a variety of activities relevant to this topic, pointing out that the upcoming academic year 2024-2025 will see expansion in schools by inaugurating several of professional schools.
For her part, Director of the Information Systems Department at MoEHE Dr. Mona Salem Al Fadhli, highlighted that the inauguration of AI-powered Talib on MoEHE website ushers in a new era of optimal goal by accomplishing AI-powered systems and services, in pursuit of keeping up with technological advancements, pointing out that the IT department is currently mulling numerous solutions in AI field, which are expected to debut in the near future.
