SILOAH, St Elizabeth

Junior Minister of Industry, Technology, Science and Commerce, Kern Spencer, has reassured students that the government is making every effort to ensure that they will not be left behind in their quest for knowledge and the use of modern technology.

“We, at the ministry are aware of how rapidly the society is changing because of the digital and technological changes that are taking place in our world today, and we are making sure that you will not be left behind,” Spencer said. “Our vision of Jamaica is the creation of a knowledge-based society, and we have been making significant strides in this area,” he added.

He stressed that the government firmly believes that every child should have access to the technologies in the society.

“It is, therefore, our mandate to create an environment that facilitates easy learning and greater access to information, particularly in our schools where the focus is on children gaining knowledge,” the minister argued.

He was speaking at the handing over ceremony for 10 computers -valued at $700,000 – to the Siloah Primary and Junior High School in St Elizabeth last Thursday.

He noted that research has shown that human beings learn best with the combination of audio, visual and tactile skills, adding that computer technology is one of the best ways of affording the nation’s children the opportunity toutilise all of these skills simultaneously.

“It is for this reason that the Ministry of Industry, Technology, Energy and Commerce, along with the Ministry of Education and Youth, embarked on the E-Learning project, which is geared towards revolutionising the way teachers teach and the way students learn,” he said.