Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, the Minister of Education, has revealed plans for the distribution of 450,000 free student tablets, fully funded through the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFUND).
These tablets are scheduled to be distributed in the upcoming week as part of the government’s efforts to digitize education in the country. The distribution process has been meticulously planned, with the tablets divided into three phases to ensure efficiency.
In total, 1.3 million tablets will be distributed to public Senior High School and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) students across the nation. This initiative, known as the Smart School Project, was announced by President Akufo-Addo on March 25, reflecting the government’s commitment to advancing digital learning resources in the education sector.
The first phase of distribution will target 32 schools spanning all 16 regions of Ghana. This strategic deployment aims to provide students with access to digital tools that enhance their learning experiences while fostering a more technologically advanced educational environment nationwide.
Remarks Made by Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, the Minister of Education on the Free Student Tablets
Once it gets to the school, there is a dashboard that informs us the tablets are here. The whole idea is to ensure that you will do a phased approach to deployment and don’t get the system overwhelmed.
Once we get them to the 32 schools, then within a week or two thereafter the rest which is phase two also starts moving to the schools, so it’s a phased deployment, he remarked.
