Huawei Bangladesh has partnered with Bijoy Digital to provide digital solutions to T&T High schools across Bangladesh to facilitate distance learning.
"Bridging the Digital Education Divide to Reduce the Gap' – the project formed under the partnership will aid Huawei smart devices along with Bijoy Digital App and connectivity to the pre-school to Grade 4 students, says a press release.
The project received collaborative support from the Unesco Office in Bangladesh.
This initiative was announced in a virtual inauguration ceremony on the day, where Posts, Telecom and IT Minister Mustafa Jabbar attended as chief guest.
The event was also attended by Md Nur-Ur-Rahman, posts and telecom secretary, Md Rafiqul Matin, managing director of Bangladesh Telecommunication Company Limited (BTCL), Beatrice Kaldun, head of office and UNESCO representative to Bangladesh, Jasmine Jui, CEO, Bijoy Digital; Halima Begum, head teacher at T&T Boys High School, Banani, Dhaka and Zhang Zhengjun, CEO of Huawei Technologies (Bangladesh) Limited.
Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, all the schools across Bangladesh have been shut down to maintain social distancing, and it leads millions of children to be out of the education system.
Numerous schools across the country have restarted its teaching through distance learning.
However, a higher percentage of the student population across the nation do not have access to digital technology.
Initially, the project will start with T&T Boys High School in Banani, Dhaka and then move forward to other schools in two years.
Huawei will provide Huawei Tab (Huawei MediaPad T3 10) to students and teachers to T&T Boys High School, Banani in Dhaka to empower the process of digital education.
All the tabs will have pre-installed Bijay Digital apps.
By February 2021, the entities will ensure to provide the digital solutions for two other schools and will finish the project in August 2022.
Mustafa Jabbar said: “I find so much confidence when I see Huawei is realizing the facts in the education sector and collaborating with local and UN organizations, took the initiative to distribute digital solutions to the students who do not have access to study. This will be one important part of ultimately accelerate the progress of digital transformation in Bangladesh.”
Source: https://www.dhakatribune.com/business/2020/07/08/huawei-endows-digital-adaptability-of-students
