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View all search resultsThe alleged corruption surrounding the Google Cloud procurement for schools was the second case implicating former education minister Nadiem Makarim after another case pertaining to the Google Chromebook laptops, currently investigated by the Attorney General’s Office.
Attorney General’s Office (AGO) investigators alleged that former education, culture, research and technology minister Nadiem Makarim had instructed the officials that are accused of favoring Google’s Chromebooks in the nationwide procurement project.
An AGO spokesman says that investigators might have follow-up questions for Nadiem as a witness in the Chromebook graft case, opening the possibility of a second round of questioning after the first round on Monday, when the ex-minister was grilled for 12 hours.
A Rp 9.9 trillion (US$610 million) corruption scandal involving the procurement of school laptops by the Education, Culture, Research and Technology Ministry from 2019 to 2022, under the leadership of Nadiem Makarim, has captured national attention.
Attorney General’s Office (AGO) investigators are probing alleged corruption pertaining to the procurement of Google Chromebook laptops by the then-education, culture, research and technology ministry between 2019 and 2022.
Elementary and Secondary Education Minister Abdul Mu’ti’s plan to reinstate the science, social studies and language study pathways in senior high school have drawn criticism from students and teachers, particularly because of a lack of apparent evaluation of the existing system introduced by the previous government.
Elementary and Secondary Education Minister Abdul Mu’ti is looking to scrap the national assessment and replace it with a revamped version of the national examinations, although observers are unconvinced that reintroducing the decades-old policy will result in an improvement to the nation’s education system.
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