President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday launched the new Education Television Broadcasting Service (ETBS) and stressed that it is more than an education channel.It is a new industry that will provide opportunities for Guyanese and revolutionise the delivery of educational material, the president said. The channel’s programming will begin airing today on Channel 29/Cable 80.
“This is a great initiative for our country,” he told a gathering of education sector stakeholders at the launching at the National Centre for Educational Resource Development (NCERD).
The Head of State observed that building on the Information Communication Technology (ICT) thrust that the new channel advances, Guyana can be catapulted forward.
ETBS is expected to be streaming its programmes in full swing in another three months, at which time the infrastructure, costing some US$1M to have the broadcast carried to all corners of Guyana, will be in place.
Jagdeo noted that by July, all three phases of the implementation plan will be rolled out and children in the South Rupununi will be able to access the information that children on the coast are exposed to.
Programmes are expected to include those that are locally produced, as well as others acquired from the region and other international sources – all in the interest of improving the education of Guyana’s children, as well as that of the general public.
According to the President, the immediate and pressing concern is the ability of local producers to generate content.
He made it clear that while material is borrowed from regional and international sources, it must be country specific and reflective of the values that are in sync with Guyanese culture.
“We need good quality content,” Jagdeo posited.
The Head of State acknowledged that there will be teething problems in the beginning, as is the case with any new venture, but called for the support of all stakeholders.
“This is a great initiative for our country,” he told a gathering of education sector stakeholders at the launching at the National Centre for Educational Resource Development (NCERD).
The Head of State observed that building on the Information Communication Technology (ICT) thrust that the new channel advances, Guyana can be catapulted forward.
ETBS is expected to be streaming its programmes in full swing in another three months, at which time the infrastructure, costing some US$1M to have the broadcast carried to all corners of Guyana, will be in place.
Jagdeo noted that by July, all three phases of the implementation plan will be rolled out and children in the South Rupununi will be able to access the information that children on the coast are exposed to.
Programmes are expected to include those that are locally produced, as well as others acquired from the region and other international sources – all in the interest of improving the education of Guyana’s children, as well as that of the general public.
According to the President, the immediate and pressing concern is the ability of local producers to generate content.
He made it clear that while material is borrowed from regional and international sources, it must be country specific and reflective of the values that are in sync with Guyanese culture.
“We need good quality content,” Jagdeo posited.
The Head of State acknowledged that there will be teething problems in the beginning, as is the case with any new venture, but called for the support of all stakeholders.
This tv station will not only help to not only educate the young generation but also the parents of these young people as well.
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