Following on from my blog post dated 8th December the role of the Internet in education is being scaled up. According to the Vientiane Times, Tuesday 21st December, the Internet provider, Unitel, has given 500 schools and provincial and district education offices free Internet access. The push to develop ICTs in Laos is on and learning and teaching through the Internet seems to be gaining momentum.
Unitel is a joint venture between Lao Asia Telecom State Enterprise and Viettel Global of Vietnam. According to the articles in both the Vientiane Times and KPL News they have agreed to install the network and provide modems and free access to the Internet for the next five years. A second phase of the project is said to be starting shortly.
It will be interesting to look at how new technologies / new media are and can play a role in the development of Laos. I hope to find and report back with more stories / ideas next year.
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