The Minority in Parliament (MP) has called on the Ministry of Education to provide a detailed plan for the distribution of tablets to senior high schools under the Ghana Smart Schools Project (GSSP).

This request aims to ensure thorough monitoring of the distribution process to prevent any schools or students from being excluded.

Dr. Clement Abas Apaak, Deputy Ranking Member on the Parliamentary Select Committee on Education, disclosed this during a field visit to K A Technologies Ltd's factory and offices in Accra.

The company manufactures the Students’ Mate Tablets distributed by the government as part of the One Student – One Tablet initiative to promote digitalized teaching and learning.

The parliamentary delegation, led by Chairman Kwabena Amankwah Asiamah, toured the company's facilities and received briefings on its operations from management.

The company's General Manager, Lawrence Hornuvo, reiterated their commitment to delivering high-quality products and services to the government.

“We pride ourselves in delivering robust, quality products and services in a timely manner and so far, this has not been compromised,” he told the committee.

Chairman Asiamah praised the company's efforts and urged them to ensure every student has access to a tablet.

“Actually, coming here has demystified our thoughts on how these Tablets were going to get to the students; we have the full understanding of what is on the tablet, its usage and the distribution pattern, quantities to be distributed’.

“We have also learnt that government is not paying for everything before they produce, they are ahead of government and we will like to encourage government to quicken up payments to them to fast-track the process of making sure all students in the country have their tablets,” he added.

Dr. Clement Abas Apaak expressed satisfaction with the visit's outcome, emphasizing the importance of inclusive distribution in the project.

“So far what we have seen is reassuring. We got a detailed briefing about the tablets, its functionality, the capacity, and we’ve been taken to the unit where the tablets are being assembled. What is also exciting is that this is also a local company which also means that the jobs to be created are going to benefit Ghanaians and the monies being paid as well as the tablets are all going to benefit Ghanaians.

“We have been told that the distribution will be done in phases, we want a full rollout and that is what we are looking for,” he added.

The Members of Parliament were accompanied by officials from the Ministry of Education, the TVET Commission, and the Free SHS Secretariat.

The Ghana Smart Schools Project, launched by President Akufo-Addo, aims to transform existing schools into smart schools by providing technology-assisted devices to teachers and students to enhance teaching, learning, and research.

“We pride ourselves in delivering robust, quality products and services in a timely manner and so far, this has not been compromised,” he told the committee.

“Actually, coming here has demystified our thoughts on how these Tablets were going to get to the students; we have the full understanding of what is on the tablet, its usage and the distribution pattern, quantities to be distributed’, he said.

“We have also learnt that government is not paying for everything before they produce, they are ahead of government and we will like to encourage government to quicken up payments to them to fast-track the process of making sure all students in the country have their tablets,” he added.