The Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) says it is close to completing a nationwide project to provide internet access to public high schools, a key part of the government’s plan to expand digital learning.
Speaking at the Ministry of Information’s regular press briefing on Thursday, LTA Chairperson Clarence Massaquoi said the Authority is working with the Ministry of Education to connect public high schools across Liberia to reliable internet services.
Massaquoi said that when the Boakai administration took office, no public high schools were connected under the national internet program.
He said 89 of the 156 schools identified for the project have already been connected, while work on the remaining schools is expected to be completed within the next two weeks.
He also disclosed that a recent assessment identified 28 additional public schools that were not included in the original plan. Following President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s directive, the LTA has been instructed to include those schools, bringing the total number of beneficiaries to 184.
According to Massaquoi, the project is aimed at giving students across the country, especially those in rural communities, access to online learning resources and educational opportunities.
He said expanding internet access in schools will help improve teaching and learning while narrowing the digital gap between urban and rural Liberia.
The LTA Chairperson reaffirmed the Authority’s commitment to working with the Ministry of Education to ensure every school in the program is connected and equipped to support digital education.
