LAGOS: A total of six schools have benefitted from the first phase of the NEPAD e-school Initiative in Ghana. This initiative is aimed at equipping African youths with the skills and knowledge that they need to participate confidently and effectively in the Global Information Society and Knowledge. The six schools are, Wa Senior High School, Ola Girls Senior High School, Walewale Senior High School, Acherensua Senior High School, St Augustine's Senior High School and Akomadan Senior High School. In a statement issued in Accra on Tuesday it was disclosed that Ghana was set to launch the new phase of NEPAD e-schools initiative this year to harness Information Communication Technology (ICT) in schools. It further stated that a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model had been built into the e-school initiative to help tackle some of the challenges and constraints experienced in the NEPAD demonstration project. This is in a bid to improve on key lessons learnt from the first phase of the initiative and from best practice worldwide. A two-day Public-Private Dialogue Forum has been scheduled in Accra as part of the launch. It begins from Monday, March 26-27 and is expected to bring together over 100 participants to discuss a new e-school PPP model. BM ShortURL: http://goo.gl/s3LzA Tags: Education, Ghana, NEPAD Section: Tech, West Africa
