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Africa-Press – Botswana. <\/strong><\/span>With the realisation that skills and jobs of the future will be inadequate if elements of creativity, ingenuity and innovation are not introduced to the younger generation, the Ministry of Communications, Knowledge and Technology recently hosted the country\u2019s \u201cFirst Lego League\u201d competition at the Botswana Innovation Hub in Gaborone.<\/b><\/p>\n

In collaboration with Dare to Dream and the Ministry of Basic Education, the competition centres around exploration of art and encouraging students to imagine and innovate novel methods for creating and communicating art globally.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe question that remains in our minds is why has robotics and coding become an all-important focus of development for Botswana and rest of the world?\u201d said communications minister, Thulagano Segokgo, at the coding and robotics event.<\/p>\n

Job market demands<\/p>\n

\u201cWe may have seen it coming but little did we anticipate the amount of change that this would ultimately bring, for instance, to the job market demands which are more in favour of valuing individuals with robotics and coding skills.\u201d<\/p>\n

With the event held under the theme, \u201cDeveloping Robotics Skills for the 21st Century Economy,\u201d Segokgo said technology, manufacturing, healthcare and finance are increasingly using robotics and automation in their operations. As a result, having knowledge in these areas can provide a competitive edge and open up new opportunities.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs automation and artificial intelligence continue to grow and become entangled in our everyday lives, some jobs that we grew up doing may be replaced by machines in the near future,\u201d the minister said. \u201cSo learning robotics and coding, as students today, gives one a good chance at employability in future.<\/p>\n

Future-proofing<\/p>\n

\u201cTherefore future-proofing requires us to employ strategies to ensure our professional skills and expertise remain relevant and adaptable in the face of technological advancement and a changing job market.\u201d<\/p>\n

The national robotics competition attracted an overall attendance of 250 students from 25 schools as far afield as Maun, Kang, Orapa and Gaborone, 150 of whom were participants in the competition while 100 were observers.<\/p>\n

Winners of the competition will represent Botswana at the First Lego League Competition in Rwanda in January 2024. \u201cThis is an indication of schools\u2019 readiness in recognition of the importance of robotics and coding in today\u2019s education system,\u201d said Minister Segokgo<\/p>\n

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