$5.7 million Investment in Laptops for Schools in El Salvador

The Ministry of Science and Technology has delivered more than 5,000 computers to 84 public education institutions, which will benefit over 55,000 students, investing some $2.3 million.

This investment is part of a program entitled Broadening Information Technology and Communication, whose resources come from the Program for Strengthening Social Cohesion in the Education Sector of El Salvador (Pro-EDUCA), with which computers worth a total of $ 5.7 million will be donated.

An article in laprensagrafica.com indicates "to date, in the public sector, the number of high school students per computer is 6.56. With the intervention, the index will decrease to 4.12 students per computer.

The aim is to diversify and increase technological resources available to schools, as well as, expanding access to Information Technology and Communication ".

Source: laprensagrafica.com

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