Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digitization Krzysztof Gawkowski explained that there had been irregularities in tenders held since October 2022.
Corruption and cyber-violence
"All points to a breach of criminal law during the tender. There could be corruption. As a result, a classified study will be submitted to the prosecutor about the anticipation of committing a crime in the organisation of a tender," the Minister of Digitalism informed.
Krzysztof Gawkowski besides pointed out that there was no hope of continuing the programme due to the deficiency of adequately secured funds for its implementation. It turns out that the erstwhile government did not take care of this issue.
Barbara Nowacka, on the another hand, recalls that the “Labtop for the Student” program was controversial from the beginning. There was a heated debate in the Sejm about the programme in which Members expressed many doubts about its implementation.
"The government of the Law and Justice organization behaved highly disgustingly during the election campaign. They utilized children and the request to access technologies to their exclusive purposes. They treated laptops like election sausage. They gave them distant without preparing a real strategy. The laptops were unprotected from misuse, exposing children to cyber threats," Barbara Nowacka said.
Also, the rights concerning the possession of a device were never clearly outlined. The contract signed by the guardian included a clause which states that ‘a demonstration should be given at the premises of the school attended by a class supported by the subject of the contract, if necessary’.
‘Digital student’
Barbara Nowacka and Krzysztof Gawkowski decided together that in 2024 there would be no program to deliver laptops for 4th grade students. Instead, by the end of June, they plan to make a fresh "Digital Student" programme that will supply children with access to mobile devices. The Minister of Education explained that the fresh programme “will fix the situation related to the programme Laptop for the student and will be examined by experts.’
Laptop for each student pic.twitter.com/7CYjHyEkWG
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