The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has assured that every student will receive a tablet to aid in their learning.
He disclosed this at a brief ceremony in Kumasi on Wednesday, June 12, 2024 to officially launch the distribution of the government’s one student one initiative to senior high school students in the region.
Dr. Bawumia said the government remains committed to ensuring a digitally modernized environment for teaching and learning in senior high schools across the country.
He explained that recent strategic interventions to digitally reform the school environment aim to ensure that graduates of the country’s education system fully embrace and participate in the fourth industrial revolution.
“Ghana is among the few countries in the world where the government has supplied students with tablet computers to ensure the future does not elude our children.”
The Vice President presented tablets to some students, with all senior high schools in the region expected to distribute the tablets at no cost.
Some 1.2 million students in public senior high schools across the country are expected benefit from the free gadgets.
The Vice President was accompanied by members of Parliament, senior party officials, and education managers.
The Vice President also inaugurated a dedicated school block at Opoku Ware School, named after President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
The Nana Akufo-Addo Smart Block features classrooms equipped with digital devices such as smart boards, computers, and internet access.
According to the Ministry of Education, Opoku Ware School is now the first Smart School under the Ghana Smart Schools Project.
The Minister for Education and Member of Parliament for Bosomtwi, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, addressed the gathering at Opoku Ware School, stating, “Ghana cannot be left out of the digital age.”
He admonished the students to face the 4th Industrial Revolution with pride and a growth mindset.
The Headmaster of the school and National President of the Conference of Heads of Assisted Schools (CHASS), Rev. Fr. Steven Owusu Sekyere, pledged to make good use of the facilities and mentioned that measures have been put in place to prevent abuse.
The Bishop of the Archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Kumasi, Bishop Gabriel Yaw Anokye, commended the government for its efforts in transforming educational institutions.
Under the government’s One Student One Tablet Programme, implemented by the Ministry of Education, students in public senior high schools will receive a free tablet.
This initiative aims to accelerate ICT-aided teaching and learning, benefiting approximately 1.2 million students.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
