Mawuli school gets Computer Centre

Ho (Volta Region) 11 June ?99

The World Bank through its world link pilot project has provided 10 computers each to 14 selected schools for an Internet project.

Professor Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi, Director-General of the Ghana Education Service made this known on Wednesday when he commissioned a computer centre for Mawuli school in Ho.

The Institute of Computer Technology (ICT) a United Kingdom Non-Governmental Organisation provided 45 computers and accessories at a cost of 90,000 dollars while the school's Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) contributed 24 million cedis to set up the centre.

Prof. Ameyaw-Akumfi said the project would allow for computer appreciation, literacy and networking for students.

He urged government, private enterprises and other donor agencies to make every effort to ensure that pupils in junior and senior secondary schools become computer literate by 2020.

He intimated that each of the 110 science resource centres would have six computers to accelerate computer learning.

Prof. Ameyaw-Akumfi called on PTAs to establish computer centres in their schools and congratulated the ICT and all others who contributed towards the establishment of the Mawuli Computer Centre.

Mr Jeff Tomlinson, director of ICT, said the aim of the institute is to provide computer education to schools in developing countries at a minimal cost.

The ICT would be responsible for tuition, maintenance, replacement and upgrading of the computers.

Mr Flavian Degbor, acting headmaster of Mawuli school, said with the establishment of the centre, computer lessons would be compulsory for every student but warned that all beneficiaries would have to pay for tuition.