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Chile school computer initiatives

Entities: Junaeb · Freddy Araneda · Alejandra Harrison · Beca TIC program · Ministry of Education (Chile)

Overview

The nationwide push to equip Chilean classrooms with modern hardware continued throughout July. After JUNAEB’s distribution of more than 560 notebooks in Los Andes and earlier private‑sector donations, the agency’s Beca TIC programme delivered 73 laptops to seventh‑grade students in Pencahue, Maule region, on 30 July. The devices—featuring 128 GB SSDs, Full‑HD screens, anti‑theft tracking and a suite of over 65 educational applications—include a year of free internet access. Regional JUNAEB director Patricio Uribe said the rollout “levels the playing field” for vulnerable children, while local officials praised the contribution to learning. This distribution is part of a regional effort that has supplied more than 8,300 computers this year and brings the national total of Beca TIC laptops to 96,100, reinforcing Chile’s broader strategy of combining public investment and private donations to close the digital divide in both remote and urban schools.

Later in July, JUNAEB expanded the Beca TIC rollout to the north, handing out more than 1,400 notebooks in Iquique and Alto Hospicio and over 2,000 devices in the Tarapacá region. The deliveries, coordinated with regional education authorities and the Ministry of Education, provide the same specifications – 12‑month free internet, GPS anti‑theft, latest‑generation processors, 128 GB SSDs, Full‑HD displays, AI tools and access to the educational software suite – to seventh‑grade pupils in public, subsidised private and special‑needs schools. Regional director Freddy Araneda highlighted the program’s role in ensuring all students receive the technological resources needed for modern education.

Timeline

  1. 3 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 12 sources
    Chile's JUNAEB delivers laptops to thousands of students via Beca TIC

    JUNAEB's Beca TIC program has delivered over 8,300 laptops with free internet and educational software to seventh‑grade students in Chile, including 1,400 in Iquique, 2,000 in Tarapacá and 73 in Pencahue.

  2. 24 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    Siemens Healthineers and JUNAEB deliver computers to Chile schools

    Siemens Healthineers and Fundación Acrux equipped Chile’s Toquihue Rural School with new computers, while JUNAEB’s Becas TIC program distributed over 560 notebooks to 7th‑grade students in Los Andes province.

  3. 26 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 3 sources
    Chile launches nationwide school computer rollout with first delivery in Visviri

    Chile’s education ministry began its Beca TIC 2026 computer rollout, delivering the first laptops to Visviri school and planning to equip 96 000 students nationwide with new devices and free internet.

  4. about 1 month ago

    [BUSINESS] 4 sources
    Indra Group donates computers to rural school in Cabildo, Chile

    ACTI, IPYME and Indra Group gave ten refurbished computers to the rural El Guayacán School in Cabildo, Chile, to boost digital inclusion, with school director Patricio Vilches praising the impact.

Sources

agenciasanluis.com · aldiamaule.cauquenesnet.cl · amnoticias.cl · aricaldia.cl · caretas.pe · elcalbucano.cl · elmauleinforma.cl · g5noticias.cl · hondudiario.com · laopiniononline.cl · noticiasdellago.cl · proactivo.com.pe · radiopaulina.cl · radiopolar.com · radiosantarosa.com.pe · sinmordaza.com · tarapacaonline.cl · temucodiario.cl · vilasradio.cl

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