Interconnection of all schools through a dedicated educational Intranet
Cyprus , 2005 to 2009
Compendium: Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
Background
Connecting all State schools with the Data Centreof the Ministry of Education and Culture to form an educational Intranet.
The motivation of the initiative
Not available.
Participants
Ministry of Education and Culture and companies.
Aims and targets
Objectives of the initiative
To develop the infrastructure for implementing a secure educational Intranet for State schools.
Methods applied to reach the objective (technological and/or pedagogical)
Technological/tendering process.
Target group
All students/approx. 110 000 students/100% of pupils attending State schools. All teachers at all levels of education: 13 000.
All students/approx. 110 000 students/100% of pupils attending State schools. All teachers at all levels of education: 13 000.
Strategy and actions
Level of implementation
Nationally. All State schools.
Implementation
A loan of €110m was obtained from the CEB and EIB. Additional funding of €20m from the European Social Fund.
Monitoring and evaluation
Funding/Cost effectiveness
Budget
In €:
2005: €10 925.20
2006: €22 765.23
2007: €440 379.72
2008: €9 133 347.69 (contract signed)Sustainability/Transferability
Outcomes/impacts
Achievements
Specific results
- Improvement of teachers’ and students’ digital skills.
- Solving technological issues.
- High-speed connection/security issues solved.
Success factors
Lessons learnt
There are fewer problems in implementing eLearning initiatives if hi-tech investments are made.
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