Tablet PCs for Form IV: New Tender in January

But the tender procedures have taken longer than expected, these students were not able to get their devices. The contract for the supply of these tablets has already been granted to Mauritius Telecom and they will get it early next year when they will be in Form V.

Decision was made by the Minister of Finance to grant tablets, also students who will be FIV next year, a new call for tenders should exercise and be launched. This will be done in January 2014, says one to the Ministry of Education. Rs 243 million have been budgeted for the purchase of these tablets.

Thus, a similar exercise in the following years will be launched at the beginning of the year for students of Form IV. With the awarding of the contract to provide the tablets to students in Form V of next year, they will get devices the Chinese brand Penta, including educational content, a 'classroom management software' or the installation software . The contract also includes commissioning and training.