ICTs and Higher Education in AfricaThis overview reviews existing national and international policies with regard to the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to enhance teaching and learning within institutions of tertiary education. Common areas of strength and of weakness with regard to educational technology readiness in the Partnership for Higher Education in Africa (PHEA) countries are explored. The challenges to the deployment of ICT in tertiary education within the PHEA countries are eoulined. Finally lessons learned and possibilities for collaboration are highlighted. |
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Telecommunications infrastructure indicators August 2005 | 2 |
Ghana selected key indicators | 21 |
Enrolment at educational institutions | 28 |
Summary of statistics in the Kenyan transport and communications sector | 38 |
Electrical power produced by EDM by region | 54 |
Milestones in the development of the national ICT policy | 61 |
Number of applicants and number of students admitted to HEIs in Nigeria 2004 | 72 |
Percentage of household access to different forms of ICT by province | 98 |
Survey of ICT policies at South African universities June 2006 | 105 |
Use of learning management systems by South African universities | 111 |
Conclusion and the way forward | 117 |
Equipment status at two Tanzanian universities | 121 |
ICT initiatives in Kenya | 131 |
Uganda ICT infrastructure 19962004 | 134 |
Training in modern ICT | 144 |
Fees of schools offering computer training courses | 150 |