The first high-level Maghreb regional meeting on "Digital transformation of education for the implementation of SDG4" opened on Monday in Tunis. The two-day event is organised by the Maghreb office of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), in partnership with the Ministry of Education, to promote cooperation between Maghreb countries, implement the fourth Sustainable Development Goal (SDG4) on access to quality education and launch a dialogue on digital transformation of education in the region. Attended by the Minister of Education, Mohamed Ali Boughdiri, the Minister of Education of the Libyan Government of National Unity, Musa Mohamed Almaghrif, the Minister of National Education and Reform of the Education System of Mauritania, Mokhtar Ould Dahi, and the Director General of the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organisation (ALECSO), Mohamed Ould Amar, this event aims to strengthen partnership in the digital transformation and promotion of education systems, in addition to the implementation of criteria for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the teaching and education sector. During this meeting, education and teaching experts from Maghreb countries will discuss digital transformation and the challenges of using modern technologies in education and teaching. A joint action plan will be developed to promote education and training. Chairing the opening session, Boughdiri underlined Tunisia's commitment to strengthening the role of education in promoting opportunities for success for all. He stressed the importance of investing in qualitative and quantitative education, which he said was the best guarantee for the integration of Maghreb people and for changing mentalities. The organisation of this meeting in partnership with UNESCO reflects Tunisia's commitment to developing cooperation with international and Maghreb countries, particularly in the field of education. Boughdiri also reiterated Tunisia's unwavering support for the Palestinian peo ple in their struggle against Zionist aggression and called on the international community to take concrete measures to put an end to this human tragedy. In a press briefing held on the sidelines of the meeting, the Minister announced that the number of schools connected to the high speed internet network will reach 4,000 next April. This initiative is part of the state's policy to promote teaching methods and encourage students to access knowledge via the Internet, he stressed. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse