Africa-Press – Angola. The centrality of Zango 8000, in the municipality of Icolo e Bengo, in Luanda, has since Thursday, a digital library.
The structure, located at school 6082, in the Zango 5 district, has 15 computers connected to the internet and a diverse bibliography so that students can enrich their school work for free.
The inauguration of the library is part of the Angola Digital project, carried out by Angola Telecom, to increase info-inclusion in the education system in the country, via information and communication technologies.
On the occasion, the Minister of Telecommunications, Information Technologies and Social Communication, Mário de Oliveira, said that the initiative constitutes a challenge that will be implemented annually in schools and other public places to increase the digital literacy of the population.
“The inauguration, in a primary school, aims to prepare children for the rational use of the internet, alerting them to the dangers of careless use of this tool”, he stressed.
The minister was satisfied with the fact that the school accommodates children with special needs, stressing that this helps in their inclusion in society.
For his part, the Chairman of Angola Telecom, Adilson Santos, said that the school is the first of many others that will be implemented in various areas of the country.
He referred that the company’s plans also include the installation of telemedicine in communities.
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