Date : June 1,2009
THE Terengganu State Government, Top IT Industries Sdn Bhd and Intel Malaysia launched the Projek Buku Elektronik recently, providing 25,000 Intel-powered Classmate personal computers or eBooks to Standard Five pupils in the State's schools.
A brainchild of the Terengganu State Government , Projek Buku Elekronik represents the first step towards harnessing the benefits of technology to make education more efficient by delivering the school curriculum in a digitised format, as an alternative to heavy textbooks.
The project is also part of the State government's ongoing effort to enhance the quality of education through direct ownership of portable PC devices and IT-based learning, thus injecting renewed enthusiasm for learning in the classroom and at home.
"Projek Buku Elektronik is a bold first step the State Government is taking, and it will be the catalyst for a new chapter in Malaysia's education curriculum.
We strongly believe ICT plays a very important role in supporting the development of human capital and we are optimistic that the use of Intelpowered Classmate PCs in the classroom will have a positive impact on the critical thinking, communication and digital literacy skills of students," said Datuk Ahmad Said, Menteri Besar of Terengganu.
With the partnership between the State Government, Top IT Industries Sdn Bhd and Intel Malaysia becoming official in December 2008, the first shipment of eBooks arrived from Taiwan three weeks ago and were distributed to the first batch of pupils at the end of May.
Source : Malay Mail
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