Bukedea, Uganda: The Speaker of Uganda’s Parliament, who is also Bukedea Woman MP, Rt Hon Anita Annet Among, Tuesday launched a digital learning facility at Kachumbala Primary School, urging communities and schools across Bukedea to embrace digital education as a tool for transformation.
The digital classroom was established by Nkumba University under the Digitally Community-Centred Early Childhood Development Approach (DECEDA) project, with support from the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) and the Ministries of Education and Sports, as well as ICT and National Guidance.
Hon Among described the initiative as a transformative step toward promoting inclusive, technology-driven education in underserved communities.
“I encourage learners to take full advantage of the digital classroom for research purposes, to enhance their access to quality education and bridge the learning gap with more privileged schools,” she said.
She noted that the government remains committed to advancing Uganda’s digital transformation agenda across education, health, and business sectors. “Our learners are no longer in the analogue age we once experienced; they are now in a digital world and should fully utilise technology for quality learning,” she emphasized.
The Speaker also appealed to UCC to provide additional computers to Kachumbala Primary School to strengthen the facility’s capacity and support the DECEDA project’s objectives.
Ms Among lauded UCC for implementing government programmes aimed at expanding ICT infrastructure and digital literacy in schools nationwide, urging them to continue digitisation efforts to ensure learners in rural areas access modern educational tools.
“I want to express my gratitude to UCC for implementing government programs aimed at promoting ICT. Please continue these efforts to digitise schools throughout Uganda, ensuring our learners have access to quality education,” she said.
Among further hailed teachers for heeding government’s appeal to end their recent strike, “and assured them that the government is committed to addressing their grievances comprehensively and promptly.”
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