Anudith expected to discuss tablet issues with Chinese supplier
Information and Communications Technology Minister Anudith Nakornthap was reportedly to meet with high-ranking executives of Shenzhen Scope Scientific Development in China, where they were expected to discuss issues surrounding the tablets the ministry wi
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and several Cabinet members, including Anudith, are on a three-day official visit to China that ends today.
The state procurement panel for the tablet project reportedly will seek Bt50 million from the Cabinet for contracting Thailand Post to distribute the devices to Prathom 1 classes nationwide.
The ICT Ministry has been waiting for the Office of the Attorney-General to finish reviewing the newest draft of the purchase contract so the ministry can sign the contract to purchase 1 million tablets from the Chinese supplier.
The Cabinet on April 10 approved the ministry’s proposal to procure 1 million tablet computers on a budget not exceeding Bt3 billion or Bt2,400 per unit. The Cabinet also approved the change of the person authorised to sign the purchase contract from the ICT minister to the ICT permanent secretary.
The One Tablet Per Child policy was a part of the Pheu Thai Party’s election campaign.
