VEEP Launches National ‘One teacher one laptop’ initiative
According to the vice president of Ghana, Dr Bawumia, teachers will pay 30 per cent of the cost as government absorbs 70 per cent.
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The government of Ghana has started the distribution of laptops to all teachers in public schools, starting from Senior High Schools in the country.
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia who launched the initiative disclosed that the project is to help improve the quality of education by making the country globally competitive.
According to Dr Bawumia, teachers will pay 30 per cent of the cost as government absorbs 70 per cent. Launching the initiative dubbed, ‘One Teacher One Laptop’, Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia stated that the project is to help improve the quality of education.
Stressing that the initiative is very important to the Akufo-Addo government, the Vice President noted that effective teaching and learning is critical to developing the human capacity for work, innovation, and creativity.
“Globally, we know that the world is entering the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, which is highly dependent on information technology," he said.
"Today, we know that the amount of knowledge and resources for the purposes of teaching that are available on the internet is just phenomenal and therefore, one of the best ways to equip our teachers, is to make those resources and knowledge available to them as well.
“Ghana cannot be left out and today’s event further attests to the government’s commitment to the cause of education. Under the ‘One Teacher One Laptop’ programme, each teacher at every level of education from kindergarten to Senior High School, will receive a laptop,” he said on Friday.
He further commended all teachers in the country for their dedication and sacrifices in educating the next generation.
“Many of us here today, are products of your sacrifice and can testify to your indispensable role in educating our children,” he said.
Taking his turn, the Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum said the provision of laptops for teachers, forms part of government’s digitalisation agenda.
The Director-General of Ghana Education Service, Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa Director-General of Ghana Education Service assures teachers the laptop will be equitably distributed to teachers in SHS, JHS, Primary and Kindergarten.
Freeman Koryekpor Awlesu Greater Accra Regional Correspondent
