It is about recognising the need to access to information and communication technology (ICT), especially the Internet, to promote learning.
It also takes note of the fact that currently, very few schools, mostly the privately-owned ones, have computer laboratories and other multi-media facilities. Even fewer are linked to the Internet.
At some colleges and higher learning institutions, the number of computers don't meet the demand of all students and the academic staff, and Internet access and capacity are limited.
This is happening against the backdrop of an increasingly digitalised world. It means the country must create a conducive environment for e-learning, especially through the use of Internet.
Necessary infrastructure, including alternative sources of power, has to be laid down, in addition to developing the requisite human capital. Concurrently, all stakeholders should strive to implement the good practices and ideas raised by participants at the 6th eLearning Africa conference, the continent's leading event for ICT-supported education, held in May in Dar es Salaam.
Among other things, we need to push for more investments in ICT for education in African countries. We should take a cue from the MP.
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Quelle/Source: AllAfrica, 05.08.2011
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