Unable to access the much needed learning materials when growing up in Lae, Shane Chinau founder of Chayil Information Technology aims to provide the best E-learning resources for students who have limited access to resourceful materials in schools even in remote areas.
According to Director Shane Chinau, Chayil Information Technology is a 100% PNG owned ICT Company established in 2014 that is based in Lae, Morobe province. He said, they are more focused on educational services to better students learning across the country. Currently, they have installed e-library services in 37 locations in the country in different schools.
“We have installed the E-Library service from elementary, primary, secondary and all the way to tertiary institutions as well as communities, NGOs and government organizations. The E-Library is a plus because it does not require internet access, students just need to connect to the provided network that we set up, said Chinau.”
Mr. Chinau said, they build the customized E-Library service from the client’s requirements and tailor the content that is suitable for them to use and access.
“To build an electronic library, it takes us one week to build, according to our clients request and after that, we send down a team to do the set-up which takes about three-to-four days.”
Mr. Chinau said the library is offline and not connected to the internet and many individuals and users are still confused. They think that the library is connected to the internet, but it’s not.
“The library has an access point which serves a coverage of 300 meters or more. This depends on our client’s requirements we can always extend the boundaries of the Wi-Fi coverage that can go as far as 8, 000 meters.”
Mr. Chinau explained that as long as the users are with the Wi-Fi coverage, they can have multiple devices accessing the E-library with a maximum of 3, 000 users. Wi-Fi devices such as mobile phones, tablets, a desktop computer, laptop and any other form of electronic device can connect and access it through a web browser.
Chinau also said that the E-Library service has helped a lot of students and teachers across the country by enhancing their knowledge which are some of the feedbacks they have received.
Chinau is calling on schools in the remote parts of the country that are finding it very difficult to access learning materials for their students to install the E-Library service because it is a best solution for them as it is accessible and does not require data or an internet connection, all they need is an electronic Wi-Fi device.