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FNU Students Association calls on Govt to invest more in digital platforms

FNU Students Association calls on Govt to invest more in digital platforms

By Dhanjay Deo
14/07/2021
The Fiji National University Students Association President, Ketan Lal. [image: file]

The Fiji National University Students Association is calling on the Government to invest more in the digital platforms, especially to assist tertiary students who are now studying online from their homes.

President, Ketan Lal says the Government should also increase their coverage of digitalFIJI Wifi to villages and remote areas where network and data services are limited.

Lal says students also need assistance like recharge cards.

He says while the FNU has put a free platform for online classes, students also need to go to other websites to do their research.

Lal says the student body would be grateful if the Government could to talk to telecommunications providers as there are a lot of internet issues.

Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum will deliver the 2021/2022 National Budget at 7.30pm this Friday.

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