Following the approval and endorsement of the Smart Africa Board for GIGA implementation in Africa, and as part of supporting the ongoing Rwanda GIGA pilot project, Smart Africa Secretariat has donated 105 laptop computers to Rwanda.
These laptop computers, according to the statement will be given to some selected teachers in schools that are under the Rwanda GIGA pilot project.
The donation of these laptop computers had funding support from one of the Smart Africa partner organizations, the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), according to the same source.
The Director General and CEO of Smart Africa, Lacina Koné, reiterated Smart Africa’s commitment to supporting the successful implementation of Giga in Africa, particularly within the Smart Africa Member States.
“This is conducted by not only focusing on connecting the schools, but by also supporting on providing skills to teachers and students through the Smart Africa digital academy and devices as has been done with Rwanda,” he said.
The Minister of Information Communications Technology and Innovation of Rwanda, Paula Ingabire, who received the laptops on behalf of the Rwanda Giga pilot project, on her part thanked Smart Africa for the support and added that the laptops were going to enhance the effectiveness of teachers who were going to benefit from the laptops.
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