Accra (Greater Accra), 23rd June 99 ?

An ultra-modern computer laboratory for the Military Academy and Training School (MATS) was on Tuesday commissioned in Accra.

The centre sited at the Clerks' Training School is furnished with 12 computers, 12 UPS (uninterrupted power supply), two printers, a scanner, a server, a 28-inch colour television and a deck valued at about 40,000 dollars.

The laboratory, funded with assistance from the British government, is to help enhance the computer literacy programme of the Armed Forces.

Air Commodore P.D. Luker, Director, Overseas Military Activities of the United Kingdom, who commissioned the centre, expressed his gratitude to the Armed Forces for their active role in peacekeeping among warring African countries.

He said the military should always be abreast with information to enable them to communicate effectively with the outside world.

Air Commodore Luker, therefore, urged all military trainees to make good use of the centre during their courses and pledged UK's continuous support for the development of the military in the country.

Lieutenant-Colonel Chris Bampoe, Director, Data Processing Unit, Burma Camp who received the keys to the centre, said a training session has already started as part of the computer literacy programme for the school.

He said students who excel after the course will be absorbed into various sector offices of the Armed Forces.