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MOBSE Education TV boosted with over D1.4m digital equipment

Jun 22, 2020, 1:05 PM | Article By: Abdoulie Nyockeh

The Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (MOBSE), last Friday received digital equipment worth over 1.4 million dalasis aimed at ensuring effective and quality service delivery. The equipment was provided by Islamic World Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (ICESC) through NATCOM and UNESCO.

The donated equipment include 2 pieces of camcorder 4k with accessories,1 desktop server backup, 1 piece of my book TB desktop backup and 3 pieces of Amazon UK integral 128GB SD Card 4k video premium high speed.

Principal programme officer of UNESCO, Mariama Sidibeh said the support was provided in partnership with Mohammed Ibn Salman Foundation.

According to her, through the Gambia National Commission for UNESCO, ICESCO provided the equipment and technology for an efficient and cost control production and broadcast of TV content.

She said she has no doubt that the MOBSE TV will now have efficient materials to do their production with high quality videos.

She added that the materials will suitably enhance TV coverage, filming and editing, storage and back up and power stabilization.

Sidibeh further stated that NATCOM wish to see that all the provided equipment are handled with the utmost professional care.

Permanent secretary of the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Louise Mendy said they appreciated their partnership with NATCOM through ICRSCO and Mohammed Ibn Salman Foundation.

He commended the secretary general of NATCOM, ICESCO and Mohammed Ibn Salman Foundation for their unflinching support to the ministry. "In extension, I wish to express my profound gratitude to DR Salman M. AL Malik, director general of ICESCO for his foresight leadership and unflinching support to The Gambia. I also thank The Gambia National Commission for UNESCO for the continued partnership and collaboration."