Aprender Conectado begins hiring to connect a further 8,800 schools this year

This press release was published in English using an automatic translation system

By EACE

São Paulo - Aprender Conectado is launching the Request for Proposal (RFP) process for stage 2, Phase 4. The objective is to hire suppliers for the installation of internal and external networks in 8,800 schools spread across 22 states in the country. These are Alagoas, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso, Pará, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Sergipe, São Paulo and the Federal District.

Stage 2 of Phase 4 is the largest hiring since the project opened in 2022, encompassing a larger number of states. The first stage of Phase 4 will include schools in SP (245), MG (648) and SC (298).

In phases 2 and 3 of Aprender Conectado, 5,100 schools were authorized to connect, 1,900 via broadband and 3,200 via satellite. Of these, more than 1,300 schools already have an external network working, 2,600 have an internal network, and the implementation process is ongoing. In the pilot phase, the action covered 177 schools.

“We are now making great strides in this largest public school connectivity project. We are going to bring the internet to classrooms and change the reality of students and teachers,” commented Flávio Santos, president of Eace (School Connectivity Management Entity), the company that runs the Aprender Conectado project.

Check the number of schools by state in stage 2 of phase 4:

Acre (29); Alagoas (312); Amazonas (243); Bahia (1352); Ceará (378); Espírito Santo (73); Goiás (78); Maranhão (2076); Minas Gerais (648); Mato Grosso do Sul (20); Mato Grosso (49); Pará (253); Paraíba (513); Pernambuco (583); Piauí (404); Paraná (65); Rio de Janeiro (159); Rio Grande do Norte (241); Rondônia (77); Rio Grande do Sul (470); Santa Catarina (298); Sergipe (243); São Paulo (245).

More about Connected Learning

The Aprender Conectado project, which brings high-speed connection to schools throughout Brazil, emerged with the 5G Public Notice, which allocated resources in the order of R$3.1 billion to bring connectivity to public basic education schools, with the quality and speed necessary for the pedagogical use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in educational activities.

The project aims to serve public schools throughout the country, including those located in indigenous and quilombola communities, ensuring broadband internet and Wi-Fi connections, even for those that do not have electricity.

More information at www.aprenderconectado.org.br