Botswana: Orange helps the school curriculum

Gaborone – Orange Botswana, the Ministries of Basic Education (MoBE) and the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together at the establishment of a digital education program Expressing at the signing ceremony, Mr. Collie Monkge, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Basic Education, said that ICTs are very important for the provision of education, adding that the importance of using technology for He added that by realizing the use of technology in teaching, learning and management of education, his ministry aims to improve the ICT infrastructure in schools by computerizing them and connecting them to the Internet.

Dr. Monkge says that there is a deliberate move to equip teachers with ICT integration skills to enable them to combine teaching and technology.

"Our goal is to have electronic educational content in the form of electronic books, interactive electronic badessment materials and educational videos accessible to all students."

He also noted that schools in rural areas work poorly compared to urban areas because they have little access to information.

He said that with Orange Botswana giving them an advantage of gadgets, the dropouts in rural areas will fall, while results will improve.

"Such efforts by organizations like Orange Botswana We are able to help us face the challenges we face as MoBE, "he said, adding that they worked tirelessly to mobilize resources and stakeholders.

Dr. Monkge encouraged schools to play an important role.

Orange Botswana CEO, Dr. Patrick Benon, said the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding marked the official launch of the program, which aims to reduce the digital divide and leverage "At Orange we believe that it is really important to give and allow all children access to education, by providing them with equipment and equipment that will facilitate their learning ", he said. 19659013] Dr. Benon said the program should benefit a total of 30 primary schools with the first pilot phase in five primary schools in Ntlhantlhe, Dikgonnye, Mmanoko, Sedibe and Moshopha.

He said that each school would receive a digital kit consisting of 50 tablets and their cases, two pre-loaded raspberry Pi servers, 11 multi-socket adapters, two dust-proof cases, a projector and a screen.

He says that on average 500 students per school will benefit from this program, with an expectation of about 15,000 students enjoying a full rollout to offer 25 primary school shelves with a waiter. It is bringing technology to schools for students to learn at an early age.

Source: BOPA