Kenya Multi-Year Programme 2011-2013 - VVOB

These programmes will then be systematically implemented and monitored, to ensure that they havethe desired impact on personal, organizational and institutional capacity.Sub-result 1.3Support critical technical installations/infrastructure at MOE HQ, SAGA‟s and selected provinces /districts to enable an accelerated ICT Integration in Education process within the educational system(through: improvement of connectivity, databases, applications, support & maintenance)To let the ICT Unit, ICT4E Unit and the ICT Integration Team function properly, they need all the toolsand facilities for their own internal working according to their mandates and roles. The critical ICTstructures required will be acquired and deployed. All offices and working places of the ICT Unit,ICT4E Unit and ICT Integration Team will be furnished, networked and provided with computers,peripherals and accessories. A high speed backbone network connecting all the servers and othercritical devices of the ICT teams, with proper connection to the Internet, will be expanded whereneeded. Server capacity with appropriate applications will be planned and made operational inaccordance with the expected number of ICT services (current and projected). Critical ICT structuresfor communication of the ICT Unit (MOE HQ) with the National ICT Innovation and Integration Centre,KESI, CEMASTEA, and other key ICT players are to be put in place.Sub-result 1.4Support development and review of ICT strategies, policies, standards, guidelines and procedures byICT Unit, ICT Integration Team and ICT for Education Unit (Through: support and facilitate planningand development, meetings, workshops, advice)This component will focus on the capacity development of the ICT Unit, ICT4E Unit and ICTIntegration Team as teams to cope with the complex issues of strategic coordination and steering ofICT initiatives within the work space of the MOE. Different capacity building techniques will be appliedto achieve this. A major emphasis will be on learning the development processes for ICT strategies,policies, standards and procedures. On-the-job guidance, advice and support will be given to theteams in its development of strategies and policies with other stakeholders. The teams will be guidedin establishing and deepening on a continuous base its linkages and networks with other stakeholders,so that more projects and programmes can be setup and implemented. Project managementprocedures (feasibility studies, time frame management, budget control, work plans...), quality controland M&E procedures capabilities of the teams are developed by targeted specialized sessions andon-the-job guidance, advice and support for on-going projects and programmes with involvement ofthe ICT Integration Team.Sub-result 1.5Assist and support with the set up and operational startup of the National ICT Innovation andIntegration Centre (Through: support in planning/design, equipment, software, accessories, logistics,meetings, workshops, partnerships, training)Assistance will be delivered for the setup of a National ICT Innovation and Integration Centre tosupport the overall ICT Integration process within the whole educational sector. It will incorporate thelatest technologies and use the latest pedagogic and didactic techniques. It will be used fordemonstrations to educational managers and teachers, for running pilot projects and for experimentingwith digital content, e-learning, web portals, teacher training practice, and other innovative ICTintegration methods. It will be intensively used in collaboration with CEMASTEA and KESI inimplementing the intermediate results 4 & 5 and with other stakeholders. A multi-partner collaborationwill enable branching in the many different facets of ICT integration. Teacher training institutions andschools can use the facility to pilot certain ICT educational designs. New learning practices foreducational managers can be experimented (for example by KESI).Assistance will be delivered for the setup of an information and advice desk within the Centre, whereschools and individuals can be assisted on ICT Integration in Education issues. Currently schoolshave no place to go within the educational sector to find this kind of information and it fits properly inoverall holistic approach.Kenya - Multi-Year Programme 2011-2013 44/148