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The government’s decision to choose the Cisco platform for e-learning was defended in her statements this Tuesday morning by the Secretary General of the Ministry of Education, Anastasia Gika.
“The e-learning platform has ‘gone down’ in Europe, as well as in parts of Asia and America. It was not something that the Ministry of Education could have predicted,” said Ms Gika, speaking to ANT1, referring to the Yesterday’s collapse of the Webex platform sparking a firestorm of reactions and fierce political controversy.
«We don’t randomly choose Webex: It is the simplest process. Teachers know it, it is a very reliable platform internationally. It has already been tested. It protects personal data and is completely free for the Ministry of Education. These are very important characteristics to get to this option. Throughout the summer we discussed in multiple meetings with all the suppliers that exist in the international market and we chose a company that we had already tried. “We couldn’t have predicted this problem and I don’t think anyone would have predicted it,” he said.
When asked why the problems on the platform continue today, the second day of mandatory distance learning, Ms Gika said: “Today I don’t have a picture of the situation, the picture I had is positive. “We are standing, we will control it, we are on alert and we and the entire educational community.”
In a bystander comment that the problem is not located on the Cisco network, which operates normally and broadcasts teleconferences, but on the Greek school network system, Ms Gika replied: “The Ministry’s pan-Hellenic school network Education cooperates with Cisco and together they have established the system, which we use for e-learning. We will look at individual problems. ” “In the period of the health crisis, we will solve the problems with solidarity and patience,” he added.
The contract is ignored
It’s worth noting that the government on Monday blamed Cisco for e-learning problems.
Under normal circumstances, and according to what is called business continuity planning in the marketplace, Cisco had to have a plan b in case there was a problem with plan A for some reason. The government contract Greek with the company obviously (should) have foreseen such conditions and circumstances.
But here is a serious problem that News24 / 7 has highlighted a number of reports that have NEVER been refuted by the Ministry of Education. Questions remain unanswered. Has Cisco signed a contract for free with the Greek government, as required by law? And if so, what does it provide for business continuity planning?
The contract that “links” the Greek government with Cisco has been requested by both the opposition parties and the Authority for the Protection of Personal Data. The Ministry and Niki Kerameos have not given it.
The contract was even requested by the Greek Parliament! Again, there is no answer. Independent authority, parliament, parties, nobody respected the Ministry. It still does not do what the law requires. Make the contract public. Is there something you are afraid of, after all, and don’t do?
As long as the ministry does not notify the contract (if it exists of course), we can assume anything. What to say, the Greek State has not taken its measures, requiring the company to have active and effective support in case of any problem.
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