In a recent focus group in Atyrau, eighth graders were asked if they would use an internet center in their school open daily to everyone from 8am to 8pm, and the responses shed light on the low internet penetration in the region. The first child didn’t get it, "No, I wouldn’t use it, because the director would lock it.” After reassurance that the center would be open, another child said, "No, I wouldn’t, because it would be chaos with all the kids there.” Ever since computers were introduced to schools more than 12 years ago, computer classrooms have mostly remained locked throughout Kazakhstan outside the teaching hours of computer science (informatika, a dated name and approach which includes everything information-related). When the government provided internet to all schools over fou ... Read more »