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The mobile operator has collaborated with Microsoft, Cisco and Mindset Learn to form the Vodacom&n timevinger.org bsp;Mobile Education Programme to establish nine information and communications technology (ICT) centres, each serving 200 schools. The programme, costing R2 0 million, will provide underserviced and underpriv timesofamerica.info ileged schools with access to educational material using cloud computing services. Statistics from the department indicate that just 7 percent of schools in South Africa have a stocked library and only 10 percent have sufficient computers. “This venture has a particular eye tincona.com on ICT as an enabler, it’s really to provide connectivity and access and to allow teachers to be able to utilise ICT in a way that enhances the teachers ability to teach any subject across the grade,” said Deputy Minister of Basic Education Mohamed Enver Surty. The initiative will...