Government and Intel Corporation, the world leader in silicon innovation have officially launched in Ghana, the skoool.com, a groundbreaking educational tool that will offer students and teachers the best online education tools available worldwide.

The skoool.com.gh portal, will provides mathematics and science modules which have been tailored to suit the new Ghana Education Service Curriculum.

Dr Benjamin Aggrey Ntim, Minister of Communication, said the portal would equip the school children with Information and Technology knowledge which is essential to prepare them for the future job markets.

He said the skool.com web application would complement government’s drive to accelerate ICT development in the country.

Mr Ntim asked the heads of the schools to encourage the students to use the resource to develop their skills in the areas of mathematics and science.

The Minister said a Memorandum of Understanding the government signed with Intel Corporation had helped to bring down the cost of Personal Computers.

This has also helped the government programme of providing computers to government officials and schools laboratory to enhance e-learning.

Ms Elizabeth Ohene, Minister of State in-charge of Tertiary Education, who launched the portal, said government was focusing primarily on science and technology to accelerate the pace of technological advancement.

Mr William Swope, Vice President and General Manager, Corporate Affairs Group, Intel Corportaion, said the company had been investing 100 million dollars annually to advance the knowledge in ICT on the continent.

Intel is not new in Ghana. The company recently set up two projects in the country - Africa's first WiMAX connected school and the iAdvance digital inclusion initiative.

The selected school for the pilot project, Accra Girls Secondary School, was set up with a full e-Learning centre, hardware, software, Internet connectivity and teacher training.

WiMAX technology is now used to provide high-speed Internet access to the school. The iAdvance is Ghana's digital inclusion initiative and was set up with the aim of ensuring that Ghanaians have access to PCs, the Internet and software.


Source: GNA