General ICT in Education References

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General ICT in Education References


 * 1) Esselaar, P., O. Hesselmark, T. James and J. Miller.  November 2001.  “A Country ICT Survey for Tanzania”.  Swedish International Development Agency (Sida). http://www.eldis.org/cf/search/disp/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC10280&resource=f1.  This paper presents the results of a survey of ICT availability, usage and needs in Tanzania.
 * 2) “The Kenya ICT Trust Fund”. Republic of Kenya. http://www.education.go.ke/ICTFund.htm. The ICT Trust Fund was formed in February 2004 between the Private and Public Sector with the aim of spearheading ICT Initiatives in the Education Sector. The Fund has developed a Strategic Plan for 2006-11 that sets out the goals and outcomes it aims to achieve.
 * 3) Hawkins, Robert J. “Ten Lessons for ICT and Education in the Developing World”.  In The Global Information Technology Report 2001-2002: Readiness for the Networked World, edited by Soumitra Dutta, Bruno Lanvin and Fiona Paua. http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/apcity/unpan008676.pdf.  The chapter describes ten lessons that World Links has learned in its efforts to help developing countries span the knowledge divide.
 * 4) Beebe, Maria A., K.M. Kouakou,  B. O.Oyeyinka and M. Rao, eds.  2003. “Africa Dotedu: IT Opportunities and Higher ED in Africa”.  New Delhi, India: Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.  http://www.africadotedu.org/. This book chronicles and analyses the growth of the Internet in Africa, provides descriptions of regional initiatives  and highlights the role of ICT in higher education in selected countries.
 * 5) "ICT and education activities supported by USAID”. November 13, 2006.  InfoDev, World Bank. http://www.infodev.org/en/Publication.142.html.  A quick guide to ICT and education activities supported by USAID.
 * 6) “dot-EDU (Digital Opportunity through Technology and Communication Partnerships-Learning Systems)”. International Education Systems.  Projectduration: 2001-2007. http://ies.edc.org/ourwork/project.php?id=3219&topic=13.  dot-EDU is an information and communication technology intervention mechanism for USAID Missions seeking to improve education systems in their respective countries.
 * 7) “Online Education: What Can It Deliver?”. elearning Africa, News Portal. http://www.elearning-africa.com/newsportal/english/news8.php. The Development Gateway has posted a special report that looks at lessons learned, innovations that work, and the future of ICTs in education for developing countries.
 * 8) "ICT4D Africa Scan”. http://open.bellanet.org/afscan/. This is a pilot site to experiment with a different way of presenting “who is doing what” in the area of ICT for Development (ICT4D) in Africa.
 * 9) “Gambia-UNESCO ICT Fellowship Center”. 2006.  The Stockholm Challenge. http://www.stockholmchallenge.se/projectdata.asp?id=1&projectid=916. The purposeof this initiative is to bring ICT infrastructure to the door step of young people, particularly persons with disabilities.
 * 10) ”Educational Technology Policy in Southern Africa”. 2001. IRDC. http://www.apc.org/books/ictpolsa/ch4/ch4-toc.htm.  Chapter 4 in An Information Policy Handbook for Southern Africa, edited by Tina James. This chapter  examines educational technology policy development, particularly as it refers to the use of ICTs in schools.
 * 11) “ICTs in Education Options Paper”. July 16, 2005.  Ministry of Education, Science, & Technology, Government of Kenya. http://ict.aed.org/kenya/ICT_in_Ed_options_paper_Kenya.pdf. The paper discusses ways in which ICTs can be leveraged to support and improve the delivery of quality education for all Kenyans.
 * 12) Souter, David et al. June 2005.  “The Economic Impact of Telecommunications on Rural Livelihoods and Poverty Reduction”.  DfID. http://www.telafrica.org/R8347/files/pdfs/FinalReport.pdf.  The research reported in this document assesses the impact of the telephone on the lives of the rural poor in three developing countries – in the state of Gujarat in India, in Mozambique and, in Tanzania.
 * 13) “Information and Communications for Development 2006: Global Trends and Policies”. April 2006. World Bank. http://publications.worldbank.org/ecommerce/catalog/product?item_id=5558392”14. The report contains lessons from both developed and developing countries and examines the roles of the public and private sectors, identifying the challenges and benefits of adopting and expanding ICT use. The tables enable assessments and comparisons over time and across economies, so they help gauge ICT capacity, performance, and progress.
 * 14) “Reduction Strategy (GPRSII) (2006 – 2009)”. November 2005. National Development Planning Commission, Republic of Ghana. http://www.ndpc.gov.gh/pdf/Final%20GPRS%20II%202006.pdf.  The strategy is intended to introduce a shift of strategic focus between 2006 and 2009 to accelerate the growth of the economy. Specifically the policy addresses issues pertaining to the development and delivery of education, access to different levels of the education ladder,               Information and Communication Technology (ICT), distance education,  professional development and the management and financing of education.
 * 15) “Bushnet”. http://www.bushnet. This wireless High Speed Data Network, called Ten by Ten, is currently supporting a range of users across Uganda, including donor-funded teaching colleges, government organizations and commercial enterprises.
 * 16) “Measuring ICT: the global status of ICT indicators”. 2005.  New York: The United Nations Information and Communication Technologies Task Force. http://www.unctadxi.org/Sections/WSIS/docs/other/globalstatusICTIndicators.pdf. The report provides a synthesis of the results of a stocktaking exercise on ICT indicators in five regions of the world including Africa.
 * 17) Butcher, Neil. “Technological infrastructure and use of ICT in education in Africa”. December 2003. Working Group on Distance Education. http://www.adeanet.org/publications/docs/ICT_eng.pdf.  A comprehensive report on existing technology used in education in 14 sub Saharan countries as of 2000-2001. It includes data on teacher training, tertiary education, primary/secondary and ABE.
 * 18) “New virtual reality-based learning approach in Africa”. June 20, 2006. UNESCO. http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=22398&URL_DO=DO_PRINTPAGE&URL_SECTION=201.html.  A recent UNESCO-funded workshop held in Pretoria looked at the creation of VR-based applications in the African learning context with a focus on the localization of Interactive3d Learning Objects to suit and address local needs.
 * 19) “African Virtual Open Initiatives and Resources (AVIOR)”. http://avoir.uwc.ac.za/avoir/index.php?module=cms. AVOIR is a collaborative project between various universities to create a core of Free Software developers who are able to create educational and business opportunities that contribute to development on the continent. The site provides current information about projects and activities.
 * 20) Lenoir, Miep. October 31, 2006.  “Tanzania: ICT policy for education was born”.  IICD. http://www.iicd.org/articles/iicdnews.2006-10-31.1764031033. The Ministry of Education and Vocational Training invited more than fifty stakeholders to discuss a first draft of an ICT policy for education.
 * 21) “National Information and Communications Technology Policy”. January 2006.  Ministry of Information and Communications, Republic of Kenya. http://www.information.go.ke/policy/ICT%20Policy.doc
 * 22) “Draft National Information and Communications Technology Policy”. January 2005. Ministry of Communication, Science and Technology, Republic of Botswana. http://www.maitlamo.gov.bw/docs/draft-policies/ict_policy_draft_jan_2005.pdf.
 * 23) “The Namibian ICT Policy for Education”. 2005. The Communication Initiative. http://www.comminit.com/trends/ictpolicies/ictpolicies-22.html.
 * 24) Menda, Aloyce. “ICT in Education: Content Issues as Kiswahili reigns”.  iConnect Online. http://www.ftpiicd.org/iconnect/ICT4D_Education/ICTEducation_Tanzania.pdf.  A description of initiatives to make Kiswahili ‘internet and ICT ready’ for the benefit of the community that speaks this widely spoken language in Tanzania.
 * 25) “Africa’s e-Learning Program in ICT Policy and Regulation”. 2005.  DOT COMments e-newsletter. Issue 14.  http://www.dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/print_article.php?article_id=138.  The Network for Capacity Building and Knowledge Exchange (NetTel@Africa) has created a unique on-line learning program that is changing the way policymakers think about ICT policy reform.
 * 26) Jensen, Nils and N. Ducastel. 2006.  “eSchools programme and ICT integration in Tanzania’s secondary education policy”.  http://www.iicd.org/articles/iicdnews.2006-07-03.9949735116.  The Ministry of Education and Vocational Training is supported and assisted by Sida to work on two country-wide interventions designed to improve teacher training and support the ‘e-schools’ programme.
 * 27) “Gambia ICT4D National Policy (2004)”. July 19, 2006.  The Communication Initiative.  http://www.comminit.com/trends/ictpolicies/ictpolicies-9.html
 * 28) “Mozambique ICT4D National Policy (2000)”. July 19, 2006.   The Communication Initiative.  http://www.comminit.com/ict/ictpolicies/ictpolicies-12.html.
 * 29) “Ghana ICT4D National Policy (2003)”.  July 5, 2006. The Communication Initiative. http://www.comminit.com/ict/ictpolicies/ictpolicies-2.html.
 * 30) “Ethiopia ICT4D National Policy [Draft}(2005)”. July 17, 2006. The Communication Initiative. http://www.comminit.com/ict/ictpolicies/ictpolicies-8.html.
 * 31) “Kenya ICT4D National Policy (2006)”. August 9, 2006.  The Communication Initiative. http://www.comminit.com/ict/ictpolicies/ictpolicies-10.html.
 * 32) “ICT Policy for Lesotho”. March 4, 2005.  The Lesotho Government Portal. http://www.lesotho.gov.is/documents/important.php.
 * 33) “Malawi National ICT for Development (ICT4D) Policy”. December 2005.  Government of Malawi.  http://www.malawi.gov.mw/publications/nationalICT4DPolicy.htm.
 * 34) Etta, Florence E. and Laurent Elder, eds.  2005. “At the Crossroads: ICT Policy Making in East Africa”.  East African Educational Publishers Ltd. http://www.idrc.ca/openebooks/219-8/.  The book provides a comprehensive analysis of ICT policy development in Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania.
 * 35) “ICT Education Policy for Namibia”.  August 2004.  Republic of Namibia. http://www.gesci.org/gesci/files/ict_document.pdf.
 * 36) “IICD supported project: ICT policy and implementation strategy for Education in Tanzania”. August 1, 2006.  International Institute for Communication and Development. http://www.iicd.org/projects/articles/iicdprojects.2006-07-03.1541076672/view?searchterm=education%20policy%20tanzania.
 * 37) Casely-Hayford, Leslie and Paul Lynch. October 2003.  “A Review of Good Practice in ICT and Special Education Needs for Africa”.  An Imfundo Knowledge Bank Initiative. http://imfundo.digitalbrain.com/imfundo/web/papers/sen/?verb=view . The study was based on existing research on the global use of Assistive Technology and ICT based resources within the Special Needs sector with particular reference to the African context.
 * 38) “Namibia: TECH/NA! Is Launched”. Global e-schools and communities initiative (GeSCI).  http://www.gesci.org/gesci/publisher/index.jsp.  TECH/NA!, Namibia’s ICTs in Education Initiative, the comprehensive strategy for the integration of ICTs across the entire education sector, was launched on September 13, 2006.
 * 39) “Nigeria: Report on National ICT Strategic Action Plan”. www.nitda.gov.ng/document/Report_on_ICT_Strategic_Action_Plan_1.pdf.
 * 40) “Burkina Faso National ICT Policy”. CADRE_DE_REFERENCE_BF.doc.  This document is in French but outlines the general national ICT policy.
 * 41) “ICT for education and development in Southern Africa” . July 2005.  West Indies: IJEDICT. 1 (2).  EDICT-2005-94[1].pdf.  The focus of this issue is papers given at e/merge, an online conference on ICT in education and development.