Sunday, January 21, 2001

Introduction of NCER


Introduction of cITaKU lab

cITaku is a planning by NCER (Northern Corridor Economic Region) for the Education & Human Capital Development Plan. This program is one of the aspirations of the 9th Malaysia Plan to put additional emphasis on human capital development to ensure the sustainable success of the country especially in northern area. Students, teachers and community will need to expose to ICT environment in cITaku Lab.

Objective

Create labs which are consistently maintained and professionally managed complete with hardware, software, training modules and dedicated facilitators; Produce students who value the concept of knowledge seeking, appreciate inquisitiveness and able to work independently

Amplify enthusiasm among the teachers to use ICT in preparing academic lessons

Increase digital accessibility to rural schools and communities

Empower the locals, in 3-5 years time, to use these labs outside school hours as base for community activities and important nodes for business.