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PRESIDENT LAUNCHES MASS INEXPENSIVE SCHOOL TEXTBOOK PROVISION PROGRAM
Jakarta, Aug 20 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at the State Palace on Wednesday officially launched a mass inexpensive school textbook provision program designed by the National Education Ministry.
The ministry had devised the program to enable students and teachers to access textbooks at affordable prices.
The copyrights on a number of good quality textbooks available in the program were owned by the government.
Students and teachers who want to access the books can download the program's website: http://bse.depdiknas.go.id without having to ask for permission from the government.
The National Education Ministry expressed hope that besides the central government, regional administrations could also play a role in duplicating the electronic textbooks and distribute them to schools in remote areas.
Meanwhile, National Education Minister Bambang Sudibyo said the government had bought the copyrights on 95 titles of elementary school textbooks, 72 titles of secondary school textbooks, 24 titles of senior high school textbooks, and 216 titles of vocational school textbooks.
The minister said on the whole, there were 407 titles of textbooks for teachers and students across the country to access them from the website.
"In this way, the National Education Ministry prohibits teachers from selling textbooks to students and lets the students to buy them directly from retailers," Bambang said.
He expressed hope that the program would encourage equitable education for all and improve the national education quality.
On the occasion President Yudhoyoho was accompanied by First Lady Ani Yudhoyono, Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Widodo AS, Research and Technology Minister Kusmayanto Kadiman, Foreign Affairs Minister Hassan Wirayuda, and Cabinet Secretary Sudi Silalahi.
The ministry had devised the program to enable students and teachers to access textbooks at affordable prices.
The copyrights on a number of good quality textbooks available in the program were owned by the government.
Students and teachers who want to access the books can download the program's website: http://bse.depdiknas.go.id without having to ask for permission from the government.
The National Education Ministry expressed hope that besides the central government, regional administrations could also play a role in duplicating the electronic textbooks and distribute them to schools in remote areas.
Meanwhile, National Education Minister Bambang Sudibyo said the government had bought the copyrights on 95 titles of elementary school textbooks, 72 titles of secondary school textbooks, 24 titles of senior high school textbooks, and 216 titles of vocational school textbooks.
The minister said on the whole, there were 407 titles of textbooks for teachers and students across the country to access them from the website.
"In this way, the National Education Ministry prohibits teachers from selling textbooks to students and lets the students to buy them directly from retailers," Bambang said.
He expressed hope that the program would encourage equitable education for all and improve the national education quality.
On the occasion President Yudhoyoho was accompanied by First Lady Ani Yudhoyono, Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Widodo AS, Research and Technology Minister Kusmayanto Kadiman, Foreign Affairs Minister Hassan Wirayuda, and Cabinet Secretary Sudi Silalahi.
