Described: 16 Jul 2024 at 06: 05
The Education Ministry remains committed to its product distribution job despite the resources being cut from 16 billion to 13 billion ringgit, Siripong Angkasakulkiat, an aide to the Education Minister, said on Monday.
Education Minister Pol Gen Permpoon Chidchob, in accordance with Mr. Siripong, is committed to putting together a share of education assets, both physically and technologically, among the schools in each area.
According to Mr. Siripong, the government will continue with the project and set aside funds to help teachers while also providing teachers with cutting-edge technology.
The proposed venture includes the program to deliver educational resources, including tablets, to Mathayom 4-6 learners in 1, 808 colleges.
He claimed that the government is looking to hire contractors to create the platform and teach the content.
Due to the reduction of the project’s recently proposed expenditure of 16 billion ringgit for product distribution, the project is currently being reviewed for the 2025 finances allocation.
Mr Siripong said the funds would be used for the five-year rental agreement for 600, 000 tablets, or 400 ringgit per system, including the online community service.
Now, 1, 808 neighborhood high schools are registered for the job. The government is considering including small and medium-sized schools on the list.
The product distribution plan, which is funded by the Education Ministry, aims to increase student mobility by offering teachers and students access to more than 600,000 devices.
The government said next month that the price for the entire project, from 2025 to 2029, covering 29, 312 institutions, may be 22 billion baht.
This program has drawn comparisons to the controversial” One Product, One Student” job under the Yingluck Shinawatra management. Before the coup in 2014, the Yingluck authorities had planned to buy or rent more than 2.5 million devices, with a complete expenditure of 12 billion baht, for kids global.