Jakarta - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono launched on Wednesday an electronic book program that would provide free online school books for teachers and students across the country.
During the launching event at the presidential palace, Minister of National Education Bambang Sudibyo called on local governments help the education sector by downloading the books, printing them and providing them free to the students in their area.
"The Ministry of National Education bans teachers from selling books and let students buy books directly from retailers," Antara news agency quoted the minister as saying.
He said this program should help improve access to education as well as quality of education in the country.
Currently, there are over 400 book titles on various subjects available on the site, comprising of 95 titles for elementary schools, 72 titles for junior high schools, 24 for senior high schools and 216 for vocational schools. Editor:Lu Jing
Source: http://www.cctv.com (August 20, 2008)
