The Ekiti State authorities at the weekend mentioned it has accredited a brand new education policy that may assure the teaching of Information Communication and Technology (ICT) at the primary education level.
This, the federal government, mentioned was to spice up ICT know-how among the many residents and increase the scope of information for extra alternatives within the world community.
The State Govt Council presided over by Governor Kayode Fayemi adopted the academic policy at its virtual meeting held in Ado Ekiti.
A statement by the Commissioner for Information, Muyiwa Olumilua, yesterday, said: “The executive council approved the development of an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) policy in education, for both primary and secondary schools in Ekiti State.
“This is in furtherance of one of the major pillars of the Fayemi-led administration, which is the Knowledge Economy. The Policy was approved to fulfill the quest to commence ICT education right from our basic schools in Ekiti, and to embrace a structured approach in building a robust, scalable and sustainable ICT culture .
“The need to ensure that global practices are put in place, so that teaching/leaving will deliver and produce world class products, cannot be overemphasized”, it stated.
