The Mmawere hene of Aseseeso in the Okere District of the Eastern region Nana Otutu Kwasi Kwaku Mantey Larbi is advocating for the decentralisation of computers to schools in the rural part of the country.
The move he argued would enhance the teaching and learning of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).
The traditional leader wants the Ghana education (GES) service to make the supply of computers to schools in rural areas mandatory.
According to him, when this is done it would reduce the student computer ratio in schools.
He further wants the GES to improve internet connectivity in rural areas to aid students in learning ICT.
He made the appeal at the launch of an ICT center at Aseseeso Presbyterian Junior High School (JHS) funded by a non-governmental organization (NGO) called Frantomapa Educational AID.
He bemoaned the lack of computers in public schools in rural areas, a situation which he noted was not the best since students in rural Ghana are made to write the same exams in ICT with students in urban areas.
“I would appeal to the government to prioritize the supply of computers to public schools most especially in the rural areas and factor it in the budget to help improve the teaching and learning of ICT in the country”.
He entreated students in public schools especially those in Aseseeso Presby JHS to take advantage of ICT to enhance their knowledge to aid them to pursue their future professions.
On her part, founder and leader of Frantomapa Educational AID Selina Agyei admonished the youth to take interest in ICT to help reduce the unemployment rate in the country.
She pledged the continuous support of the NGO in ensuring that students in public schools in rural communities gain more knowledge in ICT under the Rural School Technology in Ghana project.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com