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What do we do?What do we do?GeSCI provides strategic advice to Ministries of Education in developing countries on the effective use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to support the attainment of educational objectives.

How do we approach our work?How do we approach our work?Adopting a demand driven, collaborative and comprehensive approach we aim to improve the quality of teaching and learning, thereby transforming education, empowering communities and promoting development.

What is our methodology?What is our methodology?GeSCI has identified 5 critical ICT work streams:GeSCI has identified 5 critical ICT work streams:

Policy Development

Strategic Implementation & Planning

ICTs in Teaching & Learning

Infrastructure & Connectivity

Monitoring & Evaluation

Good PracticeGood Practice

FROM THE TOP- DOWN

1. Policy Development1. Policy DevelopmentICT policy must be aligned with wider scale development strategies: ICT 4 D & ICT 4 E.

FORESIGHT IS FOREKNOWLEDGE

2. Strategic Implementation and Planning2. Strategic Implementation and PlanningEvery stage of the process must be anticipated for integration to succeed.

AGENTS OF CHANGE 3. ICTs in Teaching and Learning3. ICTs in Teaching and LearningChildren require new competencies to meet the demands of a rapidly changing world. - Higher order thinking and problem solving skills, and ICT literacy & Life skills

ACCESS, CAPACITY, AVAILABILITY

4. Infrastructure & Connectivity4. Infrastructure & ConnectivityWithout adequate infrastructure, technology deployment is a waste of resources.

CONTINUOUS LEARNING

5. Monitoring & Evaluation5. Monitoring & EvaluationMonitoring and evaluation is an integral part of the process of ICT integration. Without it the entire initiative is flawed, as continuous learning on different levelscannot be realised.

Developing Country PartnersDeveloping Country Partners

• NamibiaNamibia - Tech/Na! Namibia’s ICT4E Initiative, is a comprehensive - Tech/Na! Namibia’s ICT4E Initiative, is a comprehensive strategy for the integration of ICTs across the entire education sectorstrategy for the integration of ICTs across the entire education sector http://www.tech.na/index.htmhttp://www.tech.na/index.htm

• BoliviaBolivia - NTICs is Bolivia’s national ICT policy- NTICs is Bolivia’s national ICT policy http://www.minedu.gov.bohttp://www.minedu.gov.bo

• RajasthanRajasthan – – The Rajasthan Education Initiative (REI) is a multi-The Rajasthan Education Initiative (REI) is a multi-stakeholder partnership supporting education in the state of Rajasthan.stakeholder partnership supporting education in the state of Rajasthan.http://www.weforum.org/en/initiatives/gei/Rajasthan%20Education%20Initiative/index.htmhttp://www.weforum.org/en/initiatives/gei/Rajasthan%20Education%20Initiative/index.htm

• GhanaGhana – Ghana e-Schools Initiative is the Ghanaian national ICT – Ghana e-Schools Initiative is the Ghanaian national ICT education initiativeeducation initiative http://www.ghana.gov.ghhttp://www.ghana.gov.gh

GeSCI is supporting these partner countries’ policy development, GeSCI is supporting these partner countries’ policy development, strategic planning and effective implementation of their ICT4E initiatives strategic planning and effective implementation of their ICT4E initiatives following a coordinated and comprehensive approach.following a coordinated and comprehensive approach.

Going forward….Going forward….We need to We need to Collaborate & EnableCollaborate & Enable

ResearchResearch

• Addressing Research GapsAddressing Research Gaps

• North South CollaborationNorth South Collaboration

Capacity BuildingCapacity Building

• Joint EffortsJoint Efforts

• Share ExperiencesShare Experiences