Asian Tech Press (Mar. 16) --Singapore plans to move more school lessons online using digital technology, citing the experience from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Singapore's Minister for Education Chan Chun Sing said in an interview on Wednesday that the country aims to make better use of digital technologies for transmission of knowledge.

"We will move more and more of our lessons online, allowing our students to do more self-paced learning," Chan said, citing the experience during the pandemic.

The minister sees digital technologies not only as a way to free up in-person school time for students to hone their collaborative skills and creativity, but also as "a great enabler" that helps reduce teachers' workloads and accelerate the pace of education.