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At the initiative of Education State Councilor Daniela Winkler and Deputy Governor Astrid Eisenkopf all pedagogues and pupils in the compulsory school sector are equipped with Microsoft software Word Excel Powerpoint and many more. By making the Microsoft 365 package available to the entire compulsory school sector in the future we are creating an excellent basis for working digitally in the classroom. This is an important investment in the future of children and in education say the members of the government in unison. In cooperation with the First Burgenland Computer Center EBRZ the Education Directorate and the municipalities the Province of Burgenland created the right framework for this nationwide digitization offensive. Education State Councilor Daniela Winkler regards this step as necessary for further development and sees it as a great advantage In the digital age these programs are essential basic equipment for every student. From elementary schools to vocational schools everyone will in future have the opportunity to work with the worlds most widely used software. This means that everyone in Burgenlands compulsory school system has the tools they need for their electronic devices whether its a computer notebook or tablet. The need to make these software products available to everyone was recognized among other things in the wake of the increasing challenges in the wake of the corona pandemic. Knowledge of these tools and the ability to use them profitably are a good basis for further education and career. In addition these applications are used in almost all areas of life. The Deputy Governor Astrid Eisenkopf responsible for municipalities Middle and polytechnical schools as school providers are responsible for being able to offer a comprehensive and inexpensive range of Microsoft licenses. The combination of available Internet and access to free software offers the ideal basic prerequisite for tomorrows adults to be able to survive in the modern world of work. The Burgenland education system thus underscores its pioneering role in the field of digitization. The technical networking of all Burgenland public compulsory schools in the school network began almost 20 years ago. So far the scope of the school networks services has been central and secure internet access in the Austrian university network for the management and the educational area of all schools a secure interface to the educational server and communication via e-mail.In 2021 these services were enormously improved in cooperation with the EWC and the municipalities through the following measures Increase in bandwidth for middle schools and polytechnic schools to 20015 megabits secondImprovement and stability in the bandwidth especially at school locations in southern Burgenland thanks to the renewal of the radio link internet connections probably in the first half of 2022 With the same costs Adjustment of the supplier contracts and thereby an improvement of the servicesComputer hardware for pupils of the 5th and 6th grades by the Ministry of EducationMicrosoft 365 licenses for all children of elementary middle polytechnical and vocational schools as well as general special schools. The students can install the license on five devices each. This means that you are not tied to one device or a fixed workstation.As early as 2018 42 schools in Burgenland used Microsofts programs. The EBRZ commissioned with the license rollout in 2021. The task was to conclude a main contract for all 221 public schools in Burgenland. Private school maintainers were also invited to participate in this contractual agreement and to purchase the license packages at their own expense. Most of this offer was accepted. Due to the intensive efforts of those involved in the project the majority of the licenses could be assigned to the schools within a short period of time. All 37 middle schools in Burgenland six of the seven ASOs and 92 of the 168 elementary schools are currently fully equipped and already in operation. The aim is for all students and their teachers at all schools to have their licenses and be able to work with the programs by December 24 2021 at the latest. In total the licenses were rolled out to around 2500 teachers and around 26000 pupils. The annual license costs amount to 141000 euros. The total costs for the school network including bandwidth and IT security measures amount to 515000 euros per year. With the acquisition of the licenses the school network experiences an increase in value of 30 percent. In addition to the Outlook Word Excel Powerpoint OneNote Publisher and Access applications that can be installed on the PC the Microsoft 365 package also includes numerous Microsoft services. The main contract with the licensor and the contracts with the schools were handled by the First Burgenland Computer Center. The schools are primarily serviced by trained IT teachers and subsequently by the school district IT supervisors and a broad network of IT experts.
