Altron invests R4 million into the Gauteng smart schools initiative
JSE-listed Altron’s Altech Radio Holdings (ARH) has handed over ICT laboratories worth a total of R4 million to three Gauteng schools.
Thursday’s handover, the second phase of ARH’s ICT community upliftment project, culminated with the handover of ICT labs at Badirile Secondary School in Carletonville and Phandulwazi Primary School in Randfontein.
Phase 1 of the project took place in September this year and entailed an ICT lab handover at AB Phokompe Secondary School, also in Randfontein, and renovations at Badirile and Phandulwazi schools.
ARH has been a strategic partner in helping fulfil the Gauteng Provincial Government’s e-government mandate since 2014 and is responsible for rolling out network infrastructure that connects over 1,000 sites such as government buildings, Thusong Centres, Urban renewal zones and targeted economic zones through the Gauteng Broadband Network project.
The ceremony was officiated over by Gauteng Finance MEC Barbara Creecy.
“The facilities that we handed over to these schools today give impetus to Gauteng Department of Education’s smart schools initiative and the important implications this has for ensuring that our youth are computer literate when they leave school. I would like to appeal to the school management, parents and teachers to protect this investment,” said the MEC.
The renovations included painting buildings, replacing glass windows with break-resistant perspex as well as replacing door handles. The three ICT labs each contain computer tablets, a local-area network server, printer, internet connectivity and a laptop for a teacher.
The learners are further equipped with an opportunity to conduct research on a variety of topics using the uncapped Wi-Fi solution, while the tablets have a web content filter to protect the learning environment and offer peace of mind to the teachers.
In addition, ARH’S partner, BasiX Group, fitted alarm systems at all three laboratories.
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