The Ministry of
Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI) has presented laptops
to 94 public and private accredited senior high, technical and vocational
schools in the Volta Region.
Each beneficiary
school received 40 of the laptops with schools offering general science
receiving additional 10 to equip their computer laboratory.
The distribution of
the laptops is a partnership project between the government and Rlg, a local
telecommunications company.
Speaking at the presentation ceremony at the Mawuli Senior High School yesterday, Dr. Bernice Adiku Heloo, the deputy minister at the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, said it formed part of the government's Better Ghana Agenda Laptops Programme, which was initiated in 2010.The programme started with the distribution of laptops to individuals, but the second phase is targeting schools. At least 40,000 laptops have been earmarked for distribution to 800 public and private schools accredited by the Ghana Education Service.
Dr. Bernice Adiku Heloo said the laptops were not meant for the personal use of teachers but that of the schools and students.
She, therefore, urged the school authorities to follow laid-down rules to ensure that the computers were used by the students.
The Deputy Volta Regional Minister, Mr. Francis Ganyaglo, appealed to the beneficiary schools to use them judiciously to enhance their knowledge in information and communications technology (ICT).
He also entreated them to maintain the computers.
The Volta Regional Director of Education, Mr. Emmanuel keteku, on behalf of the beneficiary schools, thanked the government and its partners for the computers and expressed the hope that the students would take advantage of the laptops to study ICT.
Speaking at the presentation ceremony at the Mawuli Senior High School yesterday, Dr. Bernice Adiku Heloo, the deputy minister at the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, said it formed part of the government's Better Ghana Agenda Laptops Programme, which was initiated in 2010.The programme started with the distribution of laptops to individuals, but the second phase is targeting schools. At least 40,000 laptops have been earmarked for distribution to 800 public and private schools accredited by the Ghana Education Service.
Dr. Bernice Adiku Heloo said the laptops were not meant for the personal use of teachers but that of the schools and students.
She, therefore, urged the school authorities to follow laid-down rules to ensure that the computers were used by the students.
The Deputy Volta Regional Minister, Mr. Francis Ganyaglo, appealed to the beneficiary schools to use them judiciously to enhance their knowledge in information and communications technology (ICT).
He also entreated them to maintain the computers.
The Volta Regional Director of Education, Mr. Emmanuel keteku, on behalf of the beneficiary schools, thanked the government and its partners for the computers and expressed the hope that the students would take advantage of the laptops to study ICT.
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