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Delft gets wired for the future GARY VAN DYK
Delft is leading the way into education through the internet.
Premier Helen Zille and Pastor Charles George cut the ribbon to launch the Delft Mesh Wireless Network. Photo: Gary van Dyk
On Monday night the Zoe Academy of Skills hosted the graduation of some of the people who have completed their skills courses, but then they proudly announced their involvement in a new initiative that will have a positive effect on education in the area, that will spread to other disadvantaged areas. Premier of the Western Cape, Helen Zille, was on hand to launch the Delft Mesh Wireless Network to 20 schools providing free internet access to all learners at schools. Ashley Paulse of the academy was very excited about this new initiative and pointed out that the deployment of internet connectivity to schools forms part of the province’s Strategy Framework that enables learning environments. “Just three months ago, this initiative was launched with the participation of all the schools in the Delft area,” he says. “The impact of this network will affect our learners in every aspect of their lives. At Zoe Academy we believe that we must be proactive and seek collaboration with like-minded individuals, organisations and governmental departments. “We are glad that Premier Helen Zille was here to launch the project because she is passionate about education and technology and we believe that she will be the ideal can-
didate to champion this process.” This mesh network will be rolled out to other communities facing similar challenges in their learning environments over the next three years and will be linked to the fibre network being rolled out by the provincial government. “The Delft Free Internet project proves that we can be as progressive as countries like Nigeria, Egypt and Morocco in delivering internet access to our communities in a sustainable manner,” said Paulse. Addressing the gathering, Zille was very excited to be supporting this new initiative, relating her personal experiences with realising the potential for use of the internet in education especially in disadvantaged communities. “The internet and connectivity have become an integral part of life today, and I can’t imagine what we would do without it,” she said. “A few years ago I was part of starting the Khanya project at schools, and this is another step in the right direction to improve education for learners. “Now our dream is to have this type of broadband access for every school by 2014, and I am glad that Delft is once again at the forefront of this initiative. “The launch of this project is in line with what we want to do at a provincial level because we want the knowledge of the world’s libraries to be at the fingertips of not just the learners, but the teachers as well. . To page 3.
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