Students of Minilik high school test the new school net program in class after the launching ceremony in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Oct. 9, 2015. (Xinhua photo)
ADDIS ABABA, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Chinese telecom solution provider Huawei on Friday delivered a project that aims to promote resources sharing and educational exchanges among schools in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital.
The Addis Ababa School Net Project will create connectivity among 65 education institutions, including 64 secondary schools and one university college through information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure.
The Addis Ababa City Education Bureau has implemented the project that amounted to an investment of more than 240 million Ethiopian Birr (11.5 million U.S. dollars), according to bureau head Dilamo Otore.
Students of Minilik high school go past the launching ceremony site of new school net system in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Oct. 9, 2015. (Xinhua photo)
Speaking during the delivery ceremony of the project at Menelik II Secondary School in Addis Ababa, Dilamo said the project enables the education system in the country to be supported with timely ICT technology.
"Today, we launch this infrastructure, a technology that will help educators and students in the teaching-learning process," said Dilamo.
The Addis Ababa School Net Project is in line with an ICT package the east African country champions in a bid to utilize modern technology in the country's education system, said the Dilamo.
A teacher reacts during the testing of new school net program at Minilik high school after the launching ceremony in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Oct. 9, 2015. (Xinhua photo)
Roger Wu, Vice CEO of Huawei Ethiopia, said by successfully carrying out the project Huawei contributes to educational development in Ethiopia.
With long-term ICT capacity building cooperation, Huawei will help the Addis Ababa City Education Bureau in its future capacity building in the area, he said.
