The Seychelles President, Mr James Alix Michel, made an announcement at a recent public consultative meeting for an overall development.
Mr James Alix Michel said the decision has been encouraged by the development he has witnessed during his recent state visit to India.
India is one of the world's leading ICT specialists training country. Some 12,000 Indian computer programmers, engineers, web designers and web administrators are absorbed into the US, Australian and European ICC industry every year.
Under a new secondary school curriculum which will be implemented from January next year ICT will be introduced as an academic subject with the possibility of IGSCE in computer studies being introduced in two years time.
The director for IT services in the ministry of education Robin Zarine, says the programme will expose the children to ICT at a very early age and help bridge the digital divide in the long-term.
The ministry of education's effort is being hailed as an ambitious plan but already there are calls not to leave behind those who are not at school or not following any courses at the various local IT training centers. Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation TV news anchor Kevin Malbrooke says the media should fill the gap.
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