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Transformation-Ready: The strategic application of information and communication technologies in Africa
eTransformAfrica
December 06, 2011

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Background

This report is part of a cross-sector study (eTransformAfrica) conducted by the World Bank Group and the African Development Bank, with the support of the African Union, intended to identify how information and communication technologies (ICT) have the potential to transform the education and other sectors in Africa. The overall framework for this programme recognises that the future development of Africa will be heavily influenced by how Africa manages to deliver quality education to its citizens.

The following five thematic areas, which were specified in the study terms of reference, form the core focus of this examination:

1) Teacher professional development: with an emphasis on the contextualisation and implementation of a teacher competency framework that also addresses ICT in education.

2) Digital learning resources: with an emphasis on the experience and challenges for development of open educational resources that are responsive to development needs.

3) Affordable technologies: with an emphasis on the opportunities and challenges for use of mobile devices and smart phones for access to learning materials and collaboration platforms.

4) Education Management Information Systems (EMIS): with an emphasis on the opportunities and challenges for mobile data collection and dissemination.

5) National Research and Education Networks (NRENs): with an emphasis on the global and African experience in development of NRENs. Particular attention will be paid to costs and shared applications.

This document provides a full executive summary of the report of the education sector study, and incorporates the recommendations that conclude that study. Much more information and analysis is included in the main report and in eleven annexes which include assessments of each of the five thematic areas above and three country case studies. A shorter summary of the education study findings will be included in the eTransformAfrica overview report.

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