Internet in schools, the right way to go

The Ministry of Transport and Communications announced last week that plans were afoot to connect internet to 523 public schools in the coming 12 months.

This move could not have come at a better time as the world is digitalising and moving towards a paperless workplace. Just two years ago, the Gauteng province in South Africa introduced computer tablets for students to reduce use of chalks, blackboards and paper in the classrooms.

This is something the Botswana government could copy. Our schools should go digital with the Government providing all the infrastructure necessary to achieve this. It is our sincere hope that this will not be just another Government project that will die a natural death, two or three years down the line.

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