Digital Strategy for schools – is it just more of the same?

IPPN welcomes the news that a multi-annual grant will be issued for the upgrade of ICT infrastructure in schools but we have significant reservations regarding implementation of this strategy.

In the report, Minister Jan O’Sullivan acknowledges ‘the strategy recognises that schools require a robust, reliable infrastructure in order to effectively integrate ICT into all aspects of school life’. However, there are more than 1,500 schools in the country without adequate broadband access.

The ...