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Huawei agrees to promote distance education facilities in schools: Edu. Minister

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The Huawei Technologies Company, Ltd. has agreed to provide free pieces of equipment and accessories to schools in the country to promote distance education facilities through the internet, Education Minister Prof. G.L. Pieris said. 

Huawei Technologies is a Chinese multinational telecommunications equipment and services giant, headquartered in Guangdong, China. 

This was revealed at a special meeting held at the Ministry recently. He said Huawei had agreed to provide 30,000 accessibility devices (Access Points) for easy access for school children to obtain  internet facilities.

"Making the learning and teaching process mutually effective, providing internet facilities to schools is a timely and essential step," the Minister said. (Chaturanga Samarawickrama)


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  • Dam Thursday, 31 December 2020 04:52 PM

    Hope assistance will include Chinese curriculum too. We don't need that and believe that there is a monitoring body

    BigEars Thursday, 31 December 2020 05:05 PM

    Begging for vaccine and now for technology. A country with no self respect. Shame!

    Lalith Thursday, 31 December 2020 09:48 PM

    This can be dangerous, who knows what kind of communist propaganda would be in these equipment along with monitoring software. It's China!

    vithura Friday, 01 January 2021 12:58 AM

    A company that the developed free world shun, is given respectability in Sri Lanka!

    Ex Police Friday, 01 January 2021 09:50 AM

    It looks Indians have planted Agents to influence Sri Lankans via media.


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