Technology Offerings In Schools Expanded By e-LJam

Technology offerings in schools are being expanded by e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited (e-LJam), to include laptops, interactive panels, connectivity and solar power, as part of efforts to strengthen teaching and learning.

Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Andrew Lee, said the Tablet in Schools programme remains intact; however, the organisation’s support has evolved to encompass a wider suite of technological tools to assist students and teachers.

He added that the various technologies must work together to maximise the benefits to students and teachers in the classroom.

“If you provide tablets, you must have connectivity, and that’s what we’re also doing. If you have connectivity, it requires that you have resilient power so that the schools can continue whenever there are issues relating to the power,” he told JIS News.

Among the initiatives being undertaken for the 2026-2027 academic year is the provision of approximately 2,000 laptops to support computer-aided design training in schools, with a further 2,500 devices being procured.
e-LJam is also procuring 400 additional interactive panels, with the distribution expected to focus on primary schools, as well as 550 multimedia projectors.

The company is also introducing Micro:bit devices to students in grades four to six, beginning with 55 primary schools this academic year.

More than 4,000 Micro:bit devices will be provided under this initiative to expose students to coding, computational thinking, critical thinking and problem-solving from an early age.

The CEO said the various initiatives are aimed at ensuring that technology is used to advance teaching and learning, rather than simply providing devices to students.

“[It is] really about not just providing technology for technology’s sake; it is really ensuring that the technology is used to improve teaching and learning; very important – improving and advancing teaching and learning,” he said.

Mr. Lee further noted that e-LJam is also strengthening its support for education through the rollout of satellite broadband internet to schools, particularly those in remote and rural communities.

The company has already installed satellite broadband at 150 schools and is rolling out a further 200, bringing the planned total to 350 schools.

The CEO explained that the organisation is also piloting the use of solar power at approximately 30 schools, with the possibility of increasing the number to 40, depending on available funding.

He said these initiatives are also intended to contribute to a better-connected and more resilient education system.