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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

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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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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

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Internet BroadbandMobile

High Income CountriesLow and Middle Income Countries

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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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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!