Govt launches educational TV

Govt launches educational TV

JAKARTA: The government launched on Tuesday its second
educational television station, Televisi Edukasi (TVE), which
aims at educating students through on-air programs.

Minister of National Education Abdul Malik Fajar said the
programs were expected to increase the quality of the country's
education and learning processes.

As a pilot project, the government has cooperated with state-
owned PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) and 10 local TV
stations to make the programs available for 100 state and
privately run schools across the country.

Because TVE uses satellite, each school needs to have a
parabolic satellite and receiver to be able to view the programs.

The first educational television station, Televisi Pendidikan
Indonesia (TPI) was launched in 1991, but went into commercial
operations three years later allegedly due to loss. -- JP