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UAE VP launches USD272m E-learning initiative

11 Apr 2012

(MENAFN) Dubai’s ruler and UAE’s Vice President Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum ordered a USD272 million programme to improve technology in the UAE’s schools, state news agency WAM reported.

The (Smart Learning) initiative was launched to create a new learning environment in schools, through introducing “smart classes” in all schools, providing every pupil with a tablet PC and high speed 4G networks.

The project will be implemented through cooperation between the Ministry of Education and the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority as well as direct follow-up by the Prime Minister’s office.

The programme, will cover all the schools across the 7 emirates, and will be implemented over a period of five years.

The initiative also envisages specialised training programmes for teachers and new scientific support curricula, WAM said.

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