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The National Union of Ghanaian Students (NUGS) has described the decision of both the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to introduce free wifi services on the various university campuses if they are elected to office as commendable and a clear recognition. of one of the problems faced by students in the country.
He said the decision of the two main parties indicated that the political parties were doing a lot of research to discover the real needs of the people.
However, he expressed the hope that the two parties will implement such a policy if either party wins power during this year’s general elections.
“We believe they should be congratulated for such efforts,” NUGS President Isaac Hyde told the Daily Graphic.
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At the launch of the PNP manifesto on August 22, 2020, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia said that the next party administration was going to provide free Wi-Fi to secondary schools and tertiary institutions across the country.
“The process has started and a contract has already been awarded. The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is also leveling its fiber network across the country, ”he said, adding that the government expected work on the free wifi initiative to be completed by 2021.
NDC
During the launch of the NDC manifesto, former President John Mahama’s running mate, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, said that when elected to power, the NDC would establish free Wi-Fi zones at public and private tertiary institutions across the country. .
“Therefore, we provide free laptops to higher education students to facilitate participation in online classes. We would also establish free Wi-Fi zones in all public and private tertiary institutions, ”he said.
Online studies
Many tertiary institutions in the country were forced to adopt online studies to continue their academic work after the closure of schools on March 15, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
However, many other institutions were unable to fully migrate to the Internet due to the lack of a robust IT system, while many students also complained about the high cost of Internet data.
Need
Mr. Hyde noted that the free Wi-Fi initiative was much needed, as it could boost learning among students and help expand the reach of ICT education and research.
“The importance of Wi-Fi services cannot be overstated, as it was clearly seen when we had to switch to the learning management system during school closings. One of the biggest problems that arose at the time had to do with the cost of data because without data, there was no way to access teaching and learning facilities.
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