New Taipei City promotes smart campuses, investing 240 million yuan this year to fully upgrade the campus network to 2G, which has been questioned to reap the achievements of the central government.

In this regard, Mayor Hou Youyi (middle) said that the education work depends on the cooperation of the central government, local governments and non-governmental organizations.

(Photo by reporter Lai Xiaotong)

[Reporter Lai Xiaotong/New Taipei Report] New Taipei City has invested 240 million yuan in the construction of campus network infrastructure this year. The network bandwidth of 310 public schools in the city has been upgraded to 2G, and the number of "tablets for students and students" has reached 112,000. , the central government subsidized New Taipei to purchase more than 80,000 tablets, and the city government put in a large number of them, which was reduced to promoting the personal achievements of New Taipei Mayor Hou Youyi.

In this regard, Hou Youyi responded that the central government, the local government and civil society should work together to improve education in New Taipei City.

New Taipei City's achievements in promoting smart campuses have been questioned to harvest the achievements of the central government. The purpose is to publicize Hou Youyi's personal achievements and pave the way for the 2024 presidential election.

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Hou Youyi said in an interview after the municipal meeting today that the New Taipei City Education Bureau has performed well in all aspects over the past four years, winning 100 national innovations and ranking first in the country. In particular, it has spared no effort in promoting smart classrooms, including the construction of optical fiber 2G bandwidth. As part of the work, the central government, local governments, and non-governmental organizations work together. With dreams and creativity, the Education Bureau combines all forces to make education in New Taipei City better.

Zhang Mingwen, director of the Education Bureau, said that all education work is a joint effort between the central government and the local government. New Taipei City used its creativity to join the power of the private cable TV system to upgrade the campus network to 2G, becoming the county with the largest school network bandwidth in the country.

Zhang Mingwen explained that taking this case as an example, improving the campus network infrastructure includes increasing bandwidth, adding base stations, switches and other equipment. The total cost is about 240 million yuan, half of which comes from central government subsidies, and the other half is borne by the New Taipei City Education Bureau .

He emphasized that the central government provides relevant subsidies for any education policy, including "using tablets for students" and "cooling air-conditioning in classes". The central and local governments will jointly implement and implement them to comprehensively improve the quality of the school's teaching environment and equipment.