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Project BackgroundOverviewThis report synthesises the findings from a survey that was initiated by the Information for DevelopmentProgram (infoDev), a multi-donor partnership housed at the World Bank which investigates issues related tothe effective and appropriate use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in developingcountries. The survey was undertaken in response to needs expressed by international donor and developmentagencies, private sector organisations, governments, and NGOs for a consolidated database ofinformation focused on the following key questions:nnnHow are ICTs currently being used in the education sector in Africa, and what are the strategies andpolicies related to this use?What are the common challenges and constraints faced by African countries in this area?What is actually happening on the ground, and to what extent are donors involved?A similar survey was completed in 2003–2004 by UNESCO-Bangkok (Metasurvey on the Use of Technologiesin Education in Asia and the Pacific). It is hoped that this Survey will contribute to the building of a globaldatabase on ICT and education issues in developing countries, regularly updated with the co-operation ofproject stakeholders.More complete background information on this project is available on the infoDev web site at http://www.infodev.org/ict4edu-Africa.The Survey ProcessA request for expressions of interest was issued by infoDev in April 2006. The Commonwealth of Learning(COL) was selected from among the respondents to conduct the survey, and the work began in September2006.The work process was designed as follows:nnnThe first phase involved an extensive literature search to identify relevant extant information to informthe data-gathering process for the preparation of reports. The resulting English language bibliographywas posted on the WikiEducator web site (http://www.wikieducator.org/ICT4EdAfrica) establishedspecifically to solicit public feedback on the survey project.Researchers prepared reports on each country over a three-month period beginning January 2007. Thereports were structured to include:n National policies, strategies, and programmes that exist in the country for the use of ICT in educationn A brief description of the current level and types of ICT infrastructure being used in the variouseducation sectors including primary, secondary, tertiary and non-formaln A list of the major initiatives underwayn Identification and description of the factors that enable and constrain the use of ICTData collection was largely done via desk research, using published sources on the Internet, and throughwww.infodev.org Project Background ix
nntelephone and e-mail discussions with country-based contacts. This was supplemented by the personalknowledge and expertise of the ICT in education environment in the countries surveyed by regional andcountry researchers.The first drafts of all reports were posted on the WikiEducator web site during a public comment periodfrom March–June 2007.Prior to the preparation of the final report, drafts of individual country reports and the related SummaryReport were submitted to an infoDev review panel for comment.Project TeamProject ManagersnninfoDev Project Manager: Mike Trucano, Education SpecialistCOL Project Manager: Paul West, DirectorProject LeadersnnShafika Isaacs, Schooling Executive, Mindset Network, Johannesburg, South AfricaGlen Farrell, Senior Consultant, COL, Vancouver, CanadaCountry Report AuthorsnnnnnnnnAmr Hamdy, Manager, Business Development, American University, Cairo, EgyptBabacar Fall, Associate Professor, Faculté des Sciences et Technologies de l’Education et de la Formation,Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar SenegalHarry Hare, Executive Director, African eDevelopment Resource Centre, TanzaniaJosué Tetang Tchinda, Coordinator, Musa Documentation and Information Network for Africa(REDIMA), Douala, CameroonKofi Mangesi, Director of Research, Techgov, Accra, GhanaOsei Tutu Agyenman-Duah, Principal Programme Officer, Community Computer Centre, ECOWASSecretariat, TogoShafika Isaacs, Schooling Executive, Mindset Network, Johannesburg, South AfricaGlen Farrell, Senior Consultant, COL, Vancouver, CanadaResearch SupportnFlorence Ngombo, Pretoria, South AfricaAcknowledgementsThe project team would like to kindly acknowledge the many representatives from government, the privatesector, civil society, donor organizations, academia and the global on-line community who contributed theirtime, expertise and/or knowledge to help with the research for this survey. While space does not permit allof these people to be acknowledged here, special thanks is made to the following persons: Mohamed SaadLaib; Pedro Teta, Dimoneken Ditutala; Kouagou Kevin; Archie Makgothi; Issa Boro; RévérienBanteyubwoba, Laurence Jisho, Aloys Ndemeye; Martin Lolo, Claude Tangha, François Donfack, FrançoisGiroux, Ebot Ebot Enaw, Pierre Fonkoua, Ekouma Ebo’o Emmanuel, Sidonie Ndemba, Louis OngueneEssono; Daniel Dos Santos Lobo; Denamse Kete André; Doromon Michel; Said Omar; Anne MarieNzumba; Ongoka Pascal Robin, Nguimbi Etienne; Afeli Kouakou; Faith Ahmed Chamsan, Adbi IbrahimHaiban; Suzan Marzouk, Samia A. Mashali; Michel Esono Mansogo, Eto Nzo Angono, Fernando NsoloEssono; Negga Tesfai, Fisseha H; Adebayo Bamitale, Berhan Hailu, Sirak Yohannes; Roger NzambaMavioga; Momodou H Njie; Rev. E. K. Dadebo, Denise Clarke; Aissata Traore; Mamadu Danfa; B.K. Sang,Survey of ICT and Education in Africa: A Summary Report Based on 53 Country Surveys
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