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Presentation held at our 2014 client event.
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We make ICT strategies work
Björn Menden13.02.2014
Creating a future: ICT and Education
Content
1. Impact Potential of ICT2. ICT and Education in Africa3. Uplift Education in Africa through ICT
Contents
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Improvements in education and increased access to ICT are two prominent objectives to develop Africa’s future. What are the key action points?
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Key bottlenecks to address in ensuring that ICT contributes to social enablement are improving infrastructure, access and enabling environment for private sector development.
Affordable and appropriate access to ICT can play an important roles in reducing poverty through improving education.
ICT is important for Africa’s future development, growth prospects and competitiveness!
ICT increases efficiency, provides access to new markets or services, creates new opportunities for income generation and gives poor people a voice and opportunities.
ICT can Improve Education in Africa – Key Message
ICT can Improve Education in Africa – Potential of ICT
World Bank observes that a 10% increase in mobile, internet and broadband penetration respectively correlates with a 0.81% – 1.38% increase in South Africa’s GDP.
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1.12
0.81
Internet BroadbandMobile
Correlation between GDP growth (%) and telephone,mobile, internet and broadband penetration
% GDP Growth Based onIncreased ICT Usage in South Africa
% Contribution to GDP for every 10% Increase in ICT Penetration
SOURCE: Venture Africa; United Nations – Africa Renewal;Digital Jobs in Africa: Catalyzing Inclusive Opportunities for Youth South Africa Summary Report 2012
1.21
0.77
0.60
1.38
1.12
0.81
Internet BroadbandMobile
High Income CountriesLow and Middle Income Countries
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1. Impact Potential of ICT2. ICT and Education in Africa3. Uplift Education in Africa through ICT
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Internet Usage (2013)
African companies are making extensive use of ICT modes in their daily tasks. Africa’s education system must also empower its students with the relevant skills.
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Internet is used to high extent Internet is used to some extent
Internet users can both contribute knowledge to the network and gain information from it.
Increasing access to information Improving collaboration amongst
teams Faster and reliable communications
with suppliers / customers
Potential of the Internet
ICT and Education in Africa – Current Situation
Raising EfficiencyReducing Costs
SOURCE: Research ICT africa.net, The Mobile Economy 2013 –AT Kearney, Detecon Research
ICT and Education in Africa
Much is yet to be achieved in the provisioning of ICT to the common man in Africa. With poor ICT penetration rates, it is not a surprise that standards of education are falling.
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Internet Usage (%)Computer Usage (%)Mobile Phone Ownership (%)
ICT Penetration Rates in Select African Countries (2013)%
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Fast Response Survey System (FRSS), Internet Access in U.S. Public Schools and Classrooms - Benchmark:
ICT and Education in Africa
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SOURCE: Center for Universal Education at Brookings
% of School Children NOT Learning
About 153 million adults in sub-Saharan Africa
cannot read or write. Over 60% of these are
women.
Two out of every three pupils, who have finished
2 years of primary school in east Africa, fail
basic tests in English and numeracy.
One in four children in sub-Saharan Africa does
not go to school – a total of 32 million school-
age children. This is almost half (45%) of the
global out-of school population.
Significant numbers of students in Africa, even while ‘attending’ school, are reporting not learning from their studies and activities at school.
Only one in ten pupils who have graduated from
the public school education system, in South
Africa, pass university entrance exams.
Selected References
ICT and Education in Africa
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There is huge discrepancy, in the emphasis placed on the use of ICT in schools, between the world’s highest rated education systems and those of Africa.
Computers @ Schools – Europe Computers @ Schools – Africa
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25 582
NamibiaMozambiqueGhana
32 000
Egypt
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Number ofSchools with Computers
Number ofSchools
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SOURCE: Survey of Schools – ICT in Education 2012,Research ICT Africa 0 entry Specific Policy Briefs
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Content
1. Impact Potential of ICT2. ICT and Education in Africa3. Uplift Education in Africa through ICT
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Implementing ICT in Africa’s education environment requires thorough follow-through and monitoring.
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Imperatives
Policy implementation must be followed up with close monitoring to ensure effective deployment and uptake of lessons learned.
Monitor Implementation
Investment in ICT by itself does not foster human capital development, but must be accompanied by investment in education.
ICT as the ‘silver bullet’
Multi-partnership and multi-stakeholder setups must have distinct ownership of tasks in order to promote accountability.
Total Cost of Ownership
While equipping schools with computers and using them to teach computer literacy is useful, the goal of fully integrating ICT in educational and administrative processes will continue to be constrained if access to ICT infrastructure, affordable connectivity, and a reliable energy supplies are not provided.
ICT in Education vs. Education in ICT
Teachers need to be able to design and adapt content and materials to their students’ needs. Furthermore they must inculcate in their students a sense of ethical judgement to guard against dangers inherent in the misuse of ICT.
Professional Development of Teachers
The Way Forward
Uplift Education in Africa through ICT
Uplift Education in Africa through ICT
Today there are programs in Africa that fully incorporate bandwidth, hardware, software, training in order to address scale and deliver impact.
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Education leaders and policymakers are integrating technology projects and policy into the broader transformation of service delivery and national education strategy.
Policymakers are addressing the limitations of insufficient infrastructure conditions and providing affordable and sufficient quality bandwidth, electricity and ICT literacy.
Corporates are taking up the responsibilities to support the creation and enhancement of a conducive learning and teaching environment in disadvantaged schools.
Education leaders are looking outside the classroom for solutions that will support access to educational information and resources.
SOURCE: http://www.infodev.org/articles/quick-guide-ict-education-initiatives-africa
Uplift Education in Africa through ICT
The Shanduka Foundation through the Adopt-a-School Foundation’s comprehensive approach addresses issues of academics, infrastructure, social and security.
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Strategic Planning,
Leadership & Management
Teambuilding and
Motivation
3 New schools built
448 796 Learners have benefitted from initiatives
R117 Million has been invested
More than 1600 educators have been developed
More than 4500 learners have benefitted from career guidance, leadership training and
life skills programmes
More than 1000 learners have received spectacles
More than 321 new facilities built
More than 4000 temporary job opportunities
have been created
Learner Development
Extra-Curricular and Co-Curricular
Activities
School Safety, Security and
Discipline
Social Welfare
Infrastructure Educator Development
Whole School Development Model
Donors and Adopters (Corporate and individuals)
Strategic Partners Staff, Boardand Shanduka Foundation
Uplift Education in Africa through ICT
Hazyview Digital Learning Centre is an example of a success story of business involvement in ICT education.
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Open Learning Academy, providing English literacy, maths literacy, digital literacy and life skills to school-aged learners
Information-Communication Technology (ICT) Academy as well as a Hospitality Academy
120 adult learners graduated in September 2013
Funding Management
Adult Learners School-Aged Learners
R3.7 million start-up capital (August 2012) R2.6 million in additional donations
Hosanna Community Projects
+60+desktop computers,
100 tablet computers,
3 digital whiteboards,
10 full-time teachers
High-speed wireless internet connectivity
Over 200 adults enrolled
Graduates may apply for T-Systems’ internship and learnership programmes
formal partnership with two local primary schools, each one sending over 400 students to the Open Learning
“Digital” reach to 6000 primary school children in 2014
Uplift Education in Africa through ICT
With only a 2% mobile broadband penetration rate across Africa, investing into ICT and education holds significant social and economic potential for companies.
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Selected Potentials & Opportunities
Center of excellence for ICT development
Well trained workforce leading to increased efficiency
Provide and develop access to infrastructure, applications and content
Promote information transparency
Extend customer base Targeted product development
(cloud computing, e-commerce etc.)
Build customer loyalty Build positive brand perception
Talent & Skill Development
Customer Base
Development
Develop Brand Value
Close the Digital / Social
Divide
ICT
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Thank you!