The Seychelles government has announced plan to sell laptop computers at a subsidised price in a special scheme, to popularise information and communication technology (ICT) in education.
President James Michel made the announcement recently.
“Given the mobile nature of a teacher’s work, moving between classes, sometimes even schools, and also working at home, a laptop is the hardware of choice,” said Mr Michel.
The laptops are on offer for Seychellois teachers in State schools only.
Those wishing to participate in the scheme can choose between two
Dell laptop models, namely the Inspiron 1501 and the Inspiron 6400. Both is equipped with the latest Microsoft Vista Operating System as well as MS Office Professional Plus.
The prices will be R2, 500 and R3, 500, respectively. These prices are only 25% of the market value, according to the ministry of education.
Distribution of the computers will be made by the ministry of education, which says money collected from the sale will build up a fund for the continuity of the scheme.
With campaigning for the next National Assembly in full force, the opposition parties have branded the initiative as a mean to lure voters towards of the ruling SPPF party.
2 comments:
Selling laptops at a discounted price in Seychelles is indeed a welcome gesture. Without doubt it will especially help teachers who can really put the laptops to good use. However, the ministry of education should be well aware that there are other pressing matters to address with regards to teachers’ working conditions, such as class sizes and the number of periods they teach per week. On top of that I think the government should have complete the project of providing all state schools with the appropriate ICT labs, first before launching another ambitious project.
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