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Technological Infrastructure and Use of ICT in Education in Africa: an overview
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List of tables, charts and boxes
Table 1: Socio-economic indicators of selected
African countries...................................... 49
Table 2: Health and well-being indicators for
selected African countries ......................... 51
Chart 1: Adult literacy in selected African
countries ...................................................... 53
Chart 2: Net primary enrolment ratio 1998 –
Selected African countries......................... 54
Chart 4: Children under 15 years estimated to
be living with HIV/AIDS (x1000) Dec 2001.. 55
Chart 5: Education budget cuts in African
countries 1987-1997 ................................ 56
Table 3: Public education expenditure for
selected African countries: 1995-1997........ 57
Chart 6: Number of radios per 1000 people ....... 60
Table 4: Computer penetration ratios at schools
in selected African countries...................... 60
Table 5: Technology in Africa .......................... 69
Table 6: Technology in OECD countries and
economic groups ..................................... 70
Chart 7: African bandwidth, bits per capita and
destination of outgoing connections............ 72
Table 7: Fixed and mobile lines in 2001............. 73
Table 8: The new schooling paradigm ............... 74
Table 9: Distance education for secondary
equivalence and technology used ............... 80
Box 1: IRI in Guinea....................................... 81
Box 2: IRI in Zambia ...................................... 83
Box 3: Educational television in Côte d’Ivoire..... 84
Box 4: Computer Education Trust in Swaziland... 85
Box 5: WorLD programme telecentre in Uganda 87
Box 6: Internet para as Escoles in Mozambique.. 88
Table 10: What Is a SchoolNet? ....................... 90
Table 11: Distance education technology use at
higher education institutions ..................... 93