President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced that 1.3 million senior high school (SHS) students across the country will get Smart Tablets in the coming days.
He disclosed this during the launching the Ghana Smart Schools Project in Accra on Monday.
The Ghana Smart Schools Project aims to provide pupils with technology skills under the free SHS policy.
President Akufo-Addo also stated that around 100 smart SHSs would be built across the country over the next two years.
“To distribute 1.3 million educational tablets to students in SHSs. That is one student, and one tablet under the Ghana Smart Schools Project. The tablets are fitted with digital content to aid research, teaching and learning.
“At the tertiary level, Ghana is pleased to provide at a discounted price tablets and laptops to students and lecturers to facilitate academic [activities]… The government continues to seek innovative ways to do STEM and the FSHS policy.”
“The next phase of FSHS policy enhancement will be propelled by digitalisation. This will allow a seamless online and offline teaching and learning experience,” he stated.
Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, Education Minister, stated that despite the country’s economic issues, the government is dedicated to implementing a number of projects to boost education throughout the country.
According to Dr. Adutwum, the government would ensure that no kid is left behind.
Speaking during the opening of the Ghana Smart Schools Project, which would ensure that every SHS student receives a tablet, Dr. Adutwum stated that the government will continue to invest in education.
He went on to say, “[Someone] looked at me and said you’re doing all of this in the midst of economic challenges, and I said that’s what a visionary president does.” To guarantee that we provide a solid and robust education for the economy, this economy will withstand the test of time.
