# 1 student,1 tablet plan to get budget boost - pelan 1 Pelajar 1 Tablet untuk peningkatan belanjawan

Aug 13, 2026

Plan “1 student,1 tablet” is presented as Malaysia’s strategy to strengthen digital education, supported by the federal government through the Education Ministry. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi links the initiative to expanded budget allocation and a broader digitalisation of learning. He also promises improved Internet connectivity for rural students via low-density 5G satellite Internet deployment, and calls for teachers to adopt new technologies and pedagogy while upgrading school computer labs.

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1 student,1 tablet plan to get budget boost

Tujuan digitalisasi pembelajaran

Keperluan bajet tambahan

Internet 5G untuk kawasan luar bandar

Peranan guru dan pedagogi

Keutamaan menaik taraf makmal komputer

SEKTOR DOKUMENTASI PENDIDIKANBPPDP,Kementerian Pendidikan MalaysiaAras SB-4,Blok E8,Kompleks E,Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan62604 Putrajaya.Tel :03-88846425Faks:03-88846284 TARIKH:17 MEI 2024 (JUMAAT)BERITA HARIAN UTUSAN M'SIAN.STRAITS TIME[THE STAR□SINAR HARIAN□ # 1 student,1 tablet'plan to get budget boost NS₁1sl024 5 KUANTAN:The federal govern-ment,through the EducationMinistry,aims to equip each stu-dent with a tablet to revolutionisedigital education strategies,saidDeputy Prime Minister DatukSeri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. “Saya akan bisik di cupingtelinga Anwar(I will whisper inthe prime minister's ear)to givethe Education Ministry a biggerbudget,although this year(refer-ring to the 2024 Budget)the min-istry has been allocated RM58.7billion,"he said after opening the53rd Teachers Day national-levelcelebration themed“GuruJauhari Digital,Aspirasi NegaraMadani”here yesterday. with the current needs...” Meanwhile,Zahid,who is alsorural and regional developmentminister,promised that studentsin rural areas would enjoy betterInternet connectivity by yearendwith focus given to install fifthgeneration of cellular technology(5G)satellite Internet at low-den-sity areas. He said he would meet PrimeMinister Datuk Seri AnwarIbrahim to provide the EducationMinistry with an additional al-location this year so that the“onestudent,one tablet”plan could bebecome a reality. In his speech earlier,Zahid saidteachers needed to explore andadapt to the new situations andchallenges posed by the rapidchanges in digital technology. Meanwhile,Zahid said if the"one student,one tablet"planwas executed this year,he be-lieved a majority of schoolchil-dren nationwide would beequipped with the gadget withinthe next four to five years. "The ministry is executing theDigital Education Policy.The useof tablets should not be only re-stricted to teachers but insteadexpanded to the students.Timeshave changed.The learning ap-proach across the country is mov-ing towards digitalisation. "Teachers have to be a stepahead of their students in ordernot be left behind,”he said,adding that they must remain fo-cused on educating them as wellas inculcate in their studentsgood Malaysian values. "A system to use the tablets andteaching pedagogy is in place butthe only constraint is the tablets.If we obtain the additional bud-get,efforts to obtain the tabletsinstages can be carried out. “Although there could be fi-nancial restrictions,distributingand equipping students with thetablets should be introducedaround the country and it couldbe done in stages.I will supportall the programmes planned bythe Education Ministry and backthem to obtain additional budgettobuy the gadgets. He urged the Education Min-istry to prioritise the upgradingof 8,106 school computer labs sothat these could be used by stu-dents and teachers. "I promise to help secure theadditional budget to buy the gad-gets to boost the digital educa-tion system. Present at the event were Ed-ucation Minister Fadhlina Sidek,her deputy,Wong Kah Woh,andPahang Menteri Besar Datuk SeriWan Rosdy Wan Ismail. "It is the ministry's aspirationto see each student equippedwith the gadget and this is in line Deputy Prime MinisterDatuk Seri Dr AhmadZahid Hamidi handingover the 2024 NationalEducation LeadershipAward to Datuk Suliaman@Sulaiman Wak(fourthfrom right)at the 53rdTeachers Day national-level celebration inKuantan yesterday.Withthem are EducationMinister Fadhlina Sidek(thirdfrom left),herdeputy,Wong Kah Woh(second from lefit),andPahang Menteri BesarDatuk Seri Wan RosdyWan Ismail(fifth fromleft).BERNAMAPIC

FAQs

Apa inti rancangan “1 student,1 tablet” dalam artikel ini?

Rancangan ini bertujuan melengkapi setiap pelajar dengan tablet bagi mempercepatkan strategi pendidikan digital, dengan penggunaan yang tidak terhad kepada guru sahaja.

Mengapa pembiayaan tambahan disebut sebagai faktor utama?

Belanjawan tambahan diperlukan supaya usaha mendapatkan dan mengedarkan tablet boleh dilakukan secara berperingkat dan menjadikan pelan tersebut benar-benar dapat direalisasikan.

Bagaimana artikel ini menerangkan peningkatan akses internet untuk pelajar luar bandar?

Jaminan diberi bahawa pelajar di kawasan luar bandar akan mendapat akses internet yang lebih baik melalui pemasangan teknologi 5G, termasuk satellite Internet di kawasan berpenduduk rendah.

Apa yang ditekankan mengenai peranan guru?

Guru digesa menyesuaikan diri dan menguasai cabaran baharu akibat perubahan teknologi digital, serta kekal fokus mendidik dan menyemai nilai murni Malaysia.

Aug 13, 2026

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