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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Zani",
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        "legal_name": "Agnes Zani",
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    "content": "COVID-19 pandemic and how to get to the new normal, and go on with our educational system. This is very critical for us because it is what everybody is asking. The ICT Policy of 2016 says that ICT is a development tool that should be widely accessible and utilized across the general population. This is the hope, but even in that policy, issues are raised about rural/urban disparity in internet use and social and economic context of ICT. This is what the Statement is bringing to the core. If this is going to be a widely used tool for education, then it is very important to ensure inclusivity at all levels. I want to briefly add to the question about the data being sought from this Statement about the schools that have capacity in terms of ICT for its educational need. Apart from stating the number of schools, we need to hear from the response the schools that do not have ICT facilities. What about schools that do not have connectivity? What will be done and what is being done from now up to the time that it is fully implemented, to ensure they are not left behind? At the various levels of education, right from primary to university, learners are struggling with e-learning. Some students have come on board quickly, while others have not been able to because of different reasons. If this is the direction, then it is a policy matter and we have to handle it in such a way that all students can be included in the ICT connectivity for them to reap the rewards of ICT. I thank you, Mr. Temporary, Speaker, Sir, and congratulate Sen. (Dr.) Mbito. As a Member of the Committee on Education, this will come to us and we will do our best to articulate and raise the issues, so that we can get the right answers to this House."
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