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A contract entitled "Purchase of Services for the establishment and operation of a Technical Support Centre and the supply of various equipment on a hire purchase basis to meet the needs of public Primary and Secondary Education" - DG01/21 was signed today at the Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth. The contract is worth €9,000,000 plus VAT and concerns one of the largest projects of the Ministry of Education and Culture for the digital equipment of schools, which is funded by the Recovery and Resilience Plan "Cyprus_Tomorrow".
On behalf of the Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth (MESY) the General Director Mr. Neofytos Papadopoulos and on behalf of the Contractor Company NewcyTech Business Solutions Ltd the Managing Director Mr. Andreas Dermosoniadis signed the contract.
Specifically, the Contract provides for the delivery of equipment to Pre-Primary and Primary Education schools, High Schools, Lyceums and Technical Schools, which, among other things, includes portable computers, special digital pens, projectors, televisions, microphones and loudspeakers. At the same time, it provides for the creation of a Technical Support Centre to which teachers will be able to turn in case of technical issues concerning this equipment: "The Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth, on the basis of the Governance Programme of the President of the Republic, is proceeding with immediate and decisive actions to enhance the school - learning environment with new technologies. Our goals are the inclusion of new technologies in the teaching and learning process, as well as the access of all teachers, students and pupils to appropriate equipment."
Then, Ms. Michaelidou noted that: "The Convention concerns the first of four related actions, which are expected to have a decisive impact on the effectiveness of the learning process. The second action concerns a sponsorship project to help vulnerable groups of pupils to acquire laptops and tablets. The third is aimed at the transformation of the Curricula, with the enrichment and development of educational material for STEAM lessons and the implementation of approaches for the development of digital skills of our students and the fourth is aimed at the design and implementation of seminars and workshops for the professional development of teachers on the acquisition of digital skills by students."
Concluding her address, the Minister stressed that: "The above has been recognised 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 capital 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.
Then, the Director General of the Ministry of Education, Sports, Youth Mr. Neofytos Papadopoulos noted that the present Convention, as well as the Agreement signed for the e-government of Public Education, will bring drastic changes and improvements to the Education of our country, which have been expected for many years.
Finally, in his address, the representative of the Contractor Company, Mr. Andreas Dermosoniadis, after thanking the Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth for the trust shown in the company, referred to the content of the Agreement and the importance of this project for the promotion of digital transformation in education.
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