Bank of Zambia (BOZ) Governor Dr. Caleb Fundanga says in an information age, knowledge and effective use of computers along with sound education will be the cornerstone of a vibrant and modern society.
Dr. Fundanga said it is important therefore to enhance computer literacy by making computers accessible to citizens especially youths in the country.
He said BOZ realises that government has limited resources to address the challenges facing the people in the country at once hence the Central Bank’s decision to continue donating used computers to various schools around the country.
T he BOZ governor disclosed that his bank has so far donated a total of sixty (60) computers to various schools including Mumbwa High School and David Kaunda Technical High School.
Dr. Fundanga was speaking in Mumbwa today when he handed over five (5) computers and learning materials to Mumbwa High School.
He expressed hope that the donated items would sustain and improve academic performance of the pupils in the beneficiary schools while bridging the digital divide.
And speaking earlier, Mumwa High School Headteacher Kizito Kalonga thanked BOZ for the generous gesture saying it will go a long way in improving the academic performance of pupils at his school.
Meanwhile, Mumbwa High School Parents Teachers Association (PTA) Board Chairman Gracious Hamatala said the importance of computers in this fast changing world cannot be over emphasised.
He said it is gratifying to note that there are institutions that were eager to supplement government’s efforts in providing quality education to the citizenry.
He urged school authorities to ensure that the computers are put to good use.
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Yes its a computer age now!!
Good gesture.
It will help too if channels are established for schools to get used computers discarded by companies and institutions in developed countries such as the UK.
We the box is not enough. We need high speed internet also. Fast accessible cheap internet + high speed computers is help to alleviate up lift our backward education system. Thanks for the initiative. Why not take the computers to remote rural schools? DK pupils can use cafes, boss.
Every where we go, pipo wanna know, who we’re!!! We’re DK, the mighty DK, the cream of the Nation. Song we used to sing as pupils at DK. Thanks for the donation to DK, they will go a long way.
Romantic Monk, I was at DK too when it was strickly for boys and boarding only. Had to get a weekend pass from the boarding master just to go home in Woodlands which was just a few minutes walk. 😮
guys any one know how the demand for computer scientists in zambia is???????
guys any one know how the demand for computer scientists in zambia is??????????
😮 # 5, the time I got there, girls were there but very few, in my class there were no girls. Passes were still there though. Interesting, a pass to get into woodlands 😕 we used to dodge
Only 60 computers???………………. :((:o
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A computer is just as good as the user so IMO the emphasis should not be on the equipment but on the students. In fact, we are actually lagging behind because more and more people in the West are advocating less usage of computers and more usage of the brain.
I don’t know if anyone here came accross a brain-training method called Dual-n-back which is a memory test where n refers to how many previous stimuli must be remembered. Experts assert that it is helpful for building the type of memory that is useful for calculating/storing variations of moves in your head without a computer. So #1 – think we are slowly passing the computer age and entering back into the brain age. History repeats itself, remember?
Mumbwa – His former school.
Another interesting read which should surely provide material for controversy:
Measured IQ’s in different ethnic groups:
Nisbett acknowledges that measured group differences exist: Jewish (mean IQ = 113), East Asian (107), White (100), South Asian (87), Hispanic (87), African American (85), and sub-Saharan African (70).
Please don’t shoot me, I’m only reporting what I read on: Dissecting Leftism.:)>-
Way to go Caleb. Please, extend computer literacy to RB and Sata so that we can send them leadership suggestions online.
if an IQ is supposed to measuere a persons intelligent,the question is:what is Intelligence?Is it the ability to do well in school?Is it the ability to write and spell well?The problem is that the term intelligency has never been defined adequately and therefore nobody knows what an IQ test is supposed to measure.Those that trust in it are desperate for something they know nothing about.Intelligence is an umbrella term used to describe a property of the mind that encompasses many related abilities, such as the capacities to reason, to plan, to solve problems, to think abstractly, to comprehend ideas, to use language, and to learn.
Intelligence is the ability to avoid doing work, yet getting the work done.
Somehow those statistics are true when you think of sata’s IQ it should be around 19.5.
#16 Ghost Dog very good analysis. I think that those statistics only show that the test was not designed by sub-Saharan Africans. I also think that fundamental factors like social, cultural and mental status of the ethnic group immensely contribute to the count of the IQ – poverty may have nothing to do with intelligence but it can definately hinder someone from increasing his IQ through education.
Well said bro,thats some food for thought right there,our culture depicts how intelligent we are its so rich,on poverty you are totally came correct,the brain works with food.
on poverty you totally came correct,the brain works with food.
What is Wrong with my country? Computer Scrap being termed as investment in an important economy driving sector like education?[-( [-(
Good deed indeed.
……# 20 Kaze…. What may be computer scrap to the BOZ would be a very welcome piece of modern equipment to a school in an outlying / remote area of zambia starved of govt attention.
….You have to appreciate the bigger pic.
Here in England, e-Goverment has donated one computer to every household in the UK. By 2012 every household shall have broadband connectivity in every household! By 2016 the connectivity shall be free! Last Saturday the launched the first 3D television in the Manchester/ Arsenal game in pubs around the UK. Even me I- who has donated 4 computers to a Lusaka Library- I did not appear in the newspaper. But when a Governor of one of the biggest Reserve Banks in Central Africa- he then goes with a whole delegation with my Black Label partner and its headlines! What about if 1,000 people in the Diaspora donate a laptop- it will be present at independence avenue- wont it?
Manase says:
February 4, 2010 at 7:15 pm
Ah they had to be a catch- Mumbwa – His former school!
Does anyone here know whether Sata knows how to use a computer? Am worried
Okay, let the community spirit prevail. Other companies and successful individuals should follow suit, learn to give for a good cause. Its about time companies started being ethical and doing some corporate responsibility.
Things we take for granted in diaspora, broadband in a home is like a must have. I think i can also donate 5 computers to my old school!!
60 computers is a pretty sad number. We have to strive to do much better than that…
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