Teachers and the government are discussing the possibility of introducing a different procurement system for individual IT facilities, particularly computers and laptops.

The government recently issued a multimillion euro tender to buy 7,000 new laptops and thousands of desktop computers but many educators are questioning whether the system should be changed.

“The time has come when it does not make sense to have the same laptop for every teacher. We have different needs and we should be allowed to buy the best machine that suits us according to the subject we teach,” an assistant head told the Times of Malta.

Read more in the Times of Malta.

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