The Department of Education (DepEd) is set to deliver information technology (IT) equipment to stand-alone Senior High Schools (SHS) nationwide to support the implementation of the K to12 Program.
Each Senior High School will receive an IT equipment package which consists of 7 host personal computers (PCs), 42 terminals, 2 laptops, 2 projectors, 7 uninterruptible power supplies, 7 automatic voltage regulators and other network accessories.
In line with this, DepEd has conducted a demonstration on installation and configuration of the actual IT equipment at Pateros National High School. The event was attended by DepEd secretary Armin A. Luistro and UNDP country director Titon Mitra.
?What you are seeing are digitized modules for grade 11. I?ve always dreamt that our schools should not be textbook dependent,? Luistro said.
DepEd partnered with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to procure and deliver the IT equipment package for the schools. With its global experience and track record in co-implementing programs with governments, including implementation of government projects using government funds, UNDP delivers the highest standards of transparency and achieves cost efficiency and timely delivery of project outputs through more flexible procurement procedures.
?What you?re seeing now is the fastest procurement of IT packages in a government agency. UNDP came to us as an answer to our prayer,? Luistro said.
With just 3 months of procurement, UNDP was able to award contracts for the provision of 184 ICT packages to SHS stand-alone schools within the budget provided by DepEd.
DepEd has started the roll out of SHS nationwide beginning with Grade 11 this school year and Grade 12 next year to complete the 12-year basic education cycle under the K to 12 Program.
Some 11, 000 public and private senior high schools nationwide opened their doors to the pioneering batch of Grade 11 students.
