The Ministry of Education is considering terminating some aspects of the contract of “Wi-Fi for Schools” programme, spokesperson, Kwasi Kwarteng said in a statement.
According to the statement, in line with the government’s education transformation agenda, the Ministry of Education undertook a significant initiative to boost internet connectivity in educational institutions in 2019.
The programme extended internet access to senior high schools, Colleges of Education, regional and districts education offices across the country.
Recent media reports suggest that there is failure in service leading to the misuse of public funds in the “Wi-Fi for Schools” programme contract.
However, the Education Ministry said it employs various monitoring mechanisms, including reporting lines from ICT coordinators in schools, Wi-Fi monitoring tools and a network operating room.
“These measures aim to ensure timely dedication and resolution of connectivity issues in the institutions nationwide,” the statement said.
“Theh Ministry upon evaluation is considering terminating aspects of the contract in schools that are experiencing satellite connectivity challenges, a situation which had been attributed to the failure of Lifted Logistics’ Ltd (formerly Busy Internet) to pay its providers.
The statement said the ministry is committed to ensuring value value for money in all its initiatives and reassures the public of the government’s dedication to improve education with the aim of achieving socioeconomic transformation.
In August 2019, the Education Ministry engaged Busy Internet Ghana Limited for Wi-Fi provision in 717 seenior high schools at a cost of almost GHC60 million. This covered supply, installation and maintenance of hardware devices.
Read the full statement below:
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