70,000 Tablets Deployed To SHS Schools As Akufo-Addo Gov’t Begins Digital Initiative.
The Ministry of Education has commenced the distribution of free tablets to Senior High School (SHS) students nationwide.
Approximately 450,000 schools set to benefit from this initiative under the Ghana Smart Schools Project. This project, launched by President Akufo-Addo, aims to provide a total of 1.3 million tablets to students across the country.
The Ghana Smart Schools Project has commenced the distribution of smart tablets to senior high school students across the country, as part of the Ministry of Education’s initiative to enhance digital learning.
The distribution uses an automated system that ensures that only students captured in the Senior High School Secretariat benefit. Dr. Adutwum explained that serial numbers have been assigned to each student to identify who uses a particular device.
A tracker can also detect when the device is active, the websites students visit, and its location if it is stolen
- Opoku Ware School
- Bosomtwe Girls
- OLA SHS
- St. James SHS
- Bosomtwe STEM Academy
- Osei Adutwum SHS
- Wesley Girls’ SHS
- Aburi Girls SHS
- Nyakrom Senior High Technical School St. Augustine’s College
- Ghana Senior High Technical School Ahantaman Girls’ SHS
- Tarkwa SHS
- Accra Academy
- Mawuli School
- Afua Kobi Ampem Girls’ SHS
The Ministry of Education, in collaboration with K. A. Technologies, has set up 274 support centers across the country to provide assistance for the tablets. This initiative is part of the Ghana Smart Schools Project, which was launched by President Akufo-Addo on March 24, 2024, with the goal of distributing 1.3 million tablets to senior high school students nationwide.
Concerns and criticisms have been raised about the distribution of tablets to senior high school students, with some questioning the initiative’s effectiveness, implementation, and potential impact on the education system.
John Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress, has criticised the government’s decision to allocate funds to provide free tablets. Mahama, a former president, recently described it as a vote-buying tactic, adding that more pressing educational concerns exist. He noted the neglect of essential ongoing educational projects as an example. The former president also lamented the lack of textbooks for primary school children.
Mahama promises to fix problems with free SHS
Also, YEN.com.gh reported that former President John Mahama promised to fix the challenges with the free SHS and NHIS policies if elected president in the 2024 elections.
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The former president said the current administration has destroyed the flagship education and health policies with its poor implementation and corruption. The NDC flagbearer for the 2024 polls said this in Kongo in the Nabdam District of the Upper East Region as part of his campaign tour.