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'Portuguese govt selects Cisco for connected schools project'(DMeurope Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Cisco has been selected by the government of Portugal's Technological Plan for Education to bring ICT literacy to students and promote the use of new technologies in the educational system. Following an international tender by the Ministry of Education, Cisco will work with Portugal Telecom to equip 1,220 schools with 215,000 Ethernet ports and 15,000 wireless access points. The technology plan for education will also see a number of secondary schools establish Cisco Networking Academy programmes to teach key ICT skills to a diverse student population. Five academies are being set up with further plans to increase the number to 200. The action plan for education includes equipping classrooms with IP-connected multimedia e-learning tools, developing a digital platform and content for education, enhancing ICT skills certification and training for teachers and staff, enhancing safety at school through video surveillance and electronic ID cards for students and staff, and expanding the availability of low-cost laptop PCs and broadband access to more than one million students and teachers. (Distributed for DMeurope.com via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com)) Copyright ? 2009 M2 Communications Ltd. |