To assist in countering the digital divide and to play its role in education, arivia.kom has embarked on a number of exciting initiatives with learning institutions. The most recent initiative is the supply of 100 desktops to Fort Hare University.
Teaming up with Mustek, the company also donated a further five desktops to Fort Hare University.
Says Billy V Twala, the Accounts manager of the Infrastructure Business Division of arivia.kom: "The University of Fort Hare aims to play an active role in its community and we at arivia.kom are ideally placed with our extensive IT infrastructure and expertise to assist the university in this regard."
In March, arivia.kom and St Alban`s College in Pretoria launched what is believed to be the largest radio network in SA, thereby showcasing an education system that is fully integrated with information and technology.
"By installing the ORiNOCO wireless system, arivia.kom has provided 250 desktops and laptops at the college with anywhere, anytime access to electronically captured information sources.
Says Twala: "There can be no doubt that mobile technologies are the way of the future. St Alban`s College demonstrates that by employing modern information communication technologies, it is possible to not only shift educational paradigms but also to reduce the overall cost of education.
"The campus is a showcase of how modern ICTs can be moulded into an effective educational system that incorporates administration, innovative curriculum development, staff development and parental communication systems.
"This initiative not only benefits St Alban`s students, but through Outreach projects, students from Mamelodi and Atteridgeville also share in the resources at the school`s modern computer centre."
The company is also involved in other exciting projects at educational institutions including the University of the Western Cape. Initiatives include the establishment of a Unix laboratory. In a joint initiative with Sun Microsystems SA, 20 SunRays and a Sun E250 server were donated to the computer laboratory.
Concludes Twala: "IT education is not the sole responsibility of government and educational institutions. The industry itself has an important role to play in not only attracting people to the industry but also in the education process. "
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