The Belgium Ambassador to Uganda, Mr Rudi Veestraeten, has asked the government to formulate a national policy on e-learning if it is to succeed in digital and long distance learning for all learners across the country.
According to Mr Veestraeten, coronavirus has brought the education sector across the world to a standstill, and all countries must develop strategies for effective teaching with digital means and must ensure that all learners, especially in rural areas, benefit.
Mr Veestraeten made the remarks on Friday during the Virtual Hackathon award event of National Teachers' Colleges that have been conducting distance learning to reach their learners during the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown.
He said with digital education, all learners and teachers across the country must have access to the internet, smart phones, computers or tablets where information can be easily shared among the two.
The principal education officer and Enable (a Belgium Agency) project coordinator in the Ministry of Education, Mr Abdul Kibendi, said since Uganda has started assembling phones, smartphones will be availed to people in rural areas at a cheaper prices saying that they are optimistic that all Ugandans will be able to access one.
