Intel Teach program in Uva

Chief Minister of the Uva Province, Shashindra Rajapaksa inaugurated Uva province’s sixth Classmate PC lab at Moneragala Royal College.

Additional Secretary to the President, Anura Dissanayake, EKSP Project Manager, Uva, Anura de Silva and Country Business Manager, Intel Sri Lanka, Indika de Zoysa were present.

“The province now has approximately 2,500 teachers trained in ICT under the Intel Teach program. With over 110 Classmate PCs across six labs, students in the province have also been provided with the opportunity to experience one-to-one learning,” a spokesman for Intel said.

“The Uva province’s commitment to ICT-led initiatives has been encouraging over the years. This has motivated us to continue to work with them and take the benefits of ICT to its citizens,” Country Business Manager, Intel Sri Lanka, Indika de Zoysa said.

“In education, we are focusing our combined efforts on integrating technology into classrooms – teachers trained in using ICT to conduct their classes. Locally relevant digital content available on skool.lk could be accessed by students on Classmate PCs,” he said.