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Paraguay's Ministry of Education Imminent Announcement of Public-Private Partnership for Employment-Linked Technology Utilization: KO YONG-CHUL Reporter / Updated : 2025-04-25 08:22:37

Paraguay's Minister of Education and Sciences (MEC), Luis Ramírez, announced that the ministry will present a project next Tuesday aimed at providing technical education to high school seniors to facilitate their employment after graduation.

In an interview with radio station Monumental 1080 AM, Minister Ramírez mentioned that the MEC would announce a project called "Connected Youth (Jóvenes Conectados)," which he described as a very important public-private collaboration that will benefit high school graduating classes. The project focuses on training students in technology utilization skills.

Minister Ramírez emphasized, "While many countries today say an absolute 'no' to technology, we say 'no' to it at certain stages and ages because it has been proven that it is not always beneficial or is even harmful."

He continued, "There are stages in life where things are absolutely impossible without technology, and depriving young people of these opportunities is like going back to a situation that no longer occurs in the world."

Furthermore, he stated, "Their lives and employment opportunities will be achieved through technology and its utilization. Therefore, we will provide young people with very important educational courses."

While expressing a very positive stance on the use of technology, Minister Ramírez conditioned this on having models, methods, and teams capable of verification, control, and accountability in the process.

He specifically explained that they are currently collaborating with telecommunications companies and will basically offer courses that support students in entering the labor market after graduation. The specific details of the courses to be offered have not yet been announced, but they are expected to focus on strengthening practical employment skills, particularly in the field of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).

This "Connected Youth" project is seen as an example of the Paraguayan Ministry of Education's proactive approach to introducing technology education to address youth unemployment and cultivate future talent. The collaboration between the public and private sectors is expected to improve the quality of education and play a crucial role in supporting students to contribute to society immediately after graduation.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Education has expressed limited support for regulating mobile phone use only for educational purposes. This indicates an awareness of the negative effects of indiscriminate technology use while recognizing the importance of technology utilization for educational purposes.

Attention is now focused on the specific content of the educational courses, the participating companies, and the detailed plans for the project's sustainability that the Ministry of Education will present through this announcement. There is significant interest in whether the Ministry of Education's efforts to ensure the successful social integration of Paraguay's future generations will come to fruition.