OYSG, Google train 30, 000 secondary students on digital education

THE Oyo State Government in collaboration with Google has trained 30,000 Secondary school students from schools across the 33 Local Government Areas and the 35 Local Development Council Areas (LCDAs) of the state in Digital Education in line with the government’s vision of making Information and Communication Technology (ICT) the bedrock of learning.

The Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr. Toye Arulogun made this known on Wednesday, adding that the initiative was in line with the OYSG Digital Advocacy Drive and that the pilot sessions of the programme commenced on Thursday, 16th February 2017 at St. Patrick Grammar School, Basorun, Immanuel College, University of Ibadan and Loyola College, Ibadan.

Arulogun added that another round of sessions will hold today,Thursday March 2, 2017 at Ibadan Grammar School, Molete, Ibadan, Oba Abass Alesiloye Secondary School, Eleyele and Lagelu Grammar School, Agugu, Ibadan, explaining that subsequent training of secondary school students will continue across the following Eight (8) Zones of the state, Ibadan City, Ibadan Less City, Oyo, Ogbomoso, Irepo, Saki, Kajola and Ibarapa after assessment and evaluation of the pilot sessions.

Also speaking, at the pilot session, the Special Adviser to Governor Ajimobi on ICT, Mr. Niyi Ajao explained that the governor considered ICT as a prerequisite skill for students in an increasingly competitive digital economy, noting that office of the Special Adviser (ICT) and the Ministry of Education has identified centers for the training of the 30,000 secondary school students.

In a related development, Mr. Arulogun also said that digital technology has a lot of potentials, saying that the future of the country is bright with the increasing trend of internet connectivity.

Arulogun, while speaking at the launch of a free wireless service by Flobyt Nigeria in Lagos recently, urged the founders of the initiative not to relent in their efforts to democratize internet usage in the country.

“Flobyt free wireless is here to democratize internet usage for the citizens of the country. The company is encouraging youth empowerment and employment to help the economy of the country grow with a strong entrepreneurial bias,” he added.