Brunei Ministry of Education
Supporting Brunei’s Industry 4.0 Vision
We have partnered with Brunei’s Ministry of Education, Baiduri Bank, Shell, AITI and other partners to develop a multi-phase youth skills and teacher training programme. The project aimed to develop a collaborative ecosystem that supports AI and entrepreneurships skills, thereby contributing to the future growth, innovation and productivity of the country.
The initiative supported His Majesty’s vision to explore AI as part of Brunei Darussalam’s Industry 4.0 Initiative.
Working together for change
How we made it happen
More than 500 Bruneians have participated in the series of inter-school hackathons, workshops and trainings over the programme period. They included students, teachers, corporate speakers, mentors, and representatives from the Ministry of Education, who were all introduced to design thinking, machine learning, business development, and AI ethics skills to create innovative projects which aimed to address three UN Sustainable Development Goals: Unemployment, Mental Health and Education.
Empowering change through innovation
We’re proud of the numbers behind our programme in Brunei where participants explored more of the world of AI ethics, design thinking, coding and more.
- Female Participants: 73%
- Gained More AI Knowledge: 77%
- Said they want to pursue AI / ML in University or College 37%
Participants
teachers
Mentors
Projects
In the news
Our project made waves in the media. From local news to international coverage, our innovative work in AI captured the attention of journalists worldwide.
“Teens in AI really breaks down the mystical perception of technology and futuristic tools to an accessible level yet brings up the skills of our teens to be able to be as competitive with the rest of the teens globally.”
“The teams had such bright innovative ideas! At this young age, they have the courage to learn programming languages and develop solutions to some of the biggest problems facing Brunei. I hope that they continue to learn and explore cutting-edge technologies that could benefit the world”
“A fun and exciting event that thought me a lot about AI. I would describe it as a program that allows you to create a tech solution that helps to change the world.”
