The One Laptop Per Family Initiative has seen its termination and will see its successor in the form of the One Laptop Per Teacher Initiative launched by the government. The launch ceremony was held yesterday at the Cyril Potter College of Education campus, Turkeyen, East Coast Demerara.
It was an auspicious day as October 5th was designated World Teachers’ Day by UNESCO to honour, commemorate and celebrate teachers everywhere. This has been an annual occurrence since 1994.
The Ministry of Public Telecommunications through the eGovernment Agency is in a close collaboration with The Ministry of Education in an effort to raise the level of digital literacy countrywide.
The program will involves a detailed roll-out throughout the ten administrative regions, which has started immediately following the launch.
The One Laptop per Teacher initiative is driven by President Granger’s position that the government must provide modern research and educational tools to ensure that our children, youth and young professionals receive the most rounded development.
