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It is with great pleasure that I welcome you today to the signing of the Contract "Purchase of services for the establishment and operation of a Technical Support Centre and supply of various equipment through the hire purchase method to meet the needs of public Primary and Secondary Education". The contract, which will be signed shortly by the Director General of the Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth and the Director General of the contractor company, is one of the many actions that our Ministry is implementing towards the digital transformation of public education.
Nowadays, technology has entered dynamically into the everyday life of all of us and has a significant impact on our lives. Consequently, it has a decisive impact on the way our children function, communicate, express themselves and learn. Technology is the main source from which our students draw knowledge, attitudes and skills. For this very reason, the Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth, on the basis of the President's Governance Programme, is proceeding with immediate and decisive actions to enhance the school - learning environment with new technologies. Our objectives are the inclusion of new technologies in the teaching and learning process, as well as the access of all teachers, pupils and students to the appropriate equipment.
At the same time, in order to achieve the best possible results and avoid undesirable effects, we aim to strengthen our students with new skills, such as the critical analysis of information sources, the recognition and use of scientific information and the rejection of fake and false information.
At the same time, in order to achieve the best possible results and avoid undesirable effects, we aim to strengthen our students with new skills, such as the critical analysis of information sources, the recognition and use of scientific information and the rejection of fake and false information.
Friends,
The Convention to be signed shortly is the first of four related actions which are expected to have a decisive impact on the effectiveness of the learning process. Specifically, the Contract provides for the introduction of thousands of new machines and equipment in all public schools, pre-primary, primary, secondary, high schools and technical schools, as well as the creation of a Technical Support Centre, available to all teachers.
The second action, concerns a sponsorship project to help vulnerable groups of students to acquire laptops and tablets. The third action is aimed at transforming the Curricula, enriching and developing educational material for STEAM lessons and implementing approaches to develop digital skills of our students. The fourth and last related action concerns the design and implementation of seminars and workshops for the professional development of teachers on the acquisition of digital skills by students.
The above has been recognized by the European Union as a critical synergy of actions that will bring about a significant improvement in public education in our country. For this very reason, the Union, through the Recovery and Resilience Plan, has undertaken to finance these four actions with a very substantial fund of more than €10 million. Taking into account the Computerised Education Management System being implemented under the 'Support Services System' project with another EUR 10 million, it is clear that the introduction of new technologies in education is a strategic objective both for our country and for the European Union itself.
At this point I call on the Director General of the Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth for a coherent report on the content of the Contract before proceeding to sign it with the contractor.
IP
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