B2.7bn needed to fund apps for students’ free tablets

The Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec) wants a budget of 2.7 billion baht to develop content for the Education Ministry’s plan to give students and teachers nationwide each a tablet computer, to promote equal opportunity in education.

Obec secretary-general Thanu Wongchinda said the tablet distribution programme could not be put into effect this year. The office must first develop apps to preload…