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Survey of ICT and Education in Africa : Botswana Country Report

This short country report, a result of larger Information for Development Program (infoDev) - supported survey of the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in education in Africa, provides a general overview of current activities and iss...

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Main Author: Isaacs, Shafika
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
ACCESS TO PRIMARY EDUCATION
ACCESS TO THE INTERNET
ADDITION
ADULTS
BANDWIDTH
BASIC SERVICES
BASIC SKILLS
BROADBAND
BROADCAST
BUSINESS SERVICES
CACHE
CAPACITY BUILDING
CAPACITY-BUILDING
CD-ROMS
CERTIFICATES
CLASSROOM
CLASSROOM SETTINGS
COMMUNICATION FACILITIES
COMMUNICATION SERVICES
COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS
COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT
COMPUTER LITERACY
COMPUTER NETWORK
COMPUTER SCIENCE
COMPUTER SKILLS
COMPUTER TRAINING
COMPUTERS
COMPUTERS FOR SCHOOLS
CONNECTIVITY
CONTINUING EDUCATION
CURRICULUM
CURRICULUM AIMS
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
DATA NETWORK
DEVELOPMENT OF WEB
DIGITAL CONTENT
DIGITAL DIVIDE
DISTANCE LEARNING
DRAWING
E-LEARNING
E-MAIL
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
EDUCATION DATA
EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
EDUCATION MANAGEMENT
EDUCATION MANAGERS
EDUCATION POLICY
EDUCATION SECTOR
EDUCATION SYSTEM
EDUCATION TELEVISION
EDUCATIONAL CURRICULA
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION
EDUCATORS
ELEARNING
ELECTRICITY
ENABLING ENVIRONMENT
ENGINEERING
EQUIPMENT
EXPORT EARNINGS
FIBRE OPTICS
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FORMAL EDUCATION
FORMAL EDUCATION SYSTEM
FORMAL SCHOOLS
GENDER EQUALITY
GENDER EQUITY
GENDER ISSUES
GENDER PARITY
GENDER PARITY INDEX
GENERAL EDUCATION
GER
GOVERNMENT POLICY
GROSS ENROLMENT
GROSS ENROLMENT RATIO
HARDWARE
HIGHER EDUCATION
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMANITIES
ICT
ILLITERACY
ILLITERACY RATE
INFORMATION SYSTEM
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INNOVATION
INSTITUTION
INSTRUCTION
INSTRUCTIONAL DELIVERY
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
INTERACTIVE TELEVISION
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
JUNIOR SECONDARY
JUNIOR SECONDARY EDUCATION
JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS
LANGUAGES
LEADERSHIP
LEARNER SUPPORT
LEARNERS
LEARNING
LEARNING RESOURCES
LIBRARIES
LIFE SKILLS
LIFE SKILLS EDUCATION
LOCAL AREA NETWORK
MARKET OPPORTUNITIES
MATHEMATICS
MULTIMEDIA
NATIONAL CURRICULUM
NEW TECHNOLOGIES
NON-FORMAL EDUCATION
NUMBER OF STUDENTS
NUMBER OF TEACHERS
NUMBERS OF LEARNERS
ONLINE SERVICES
OPEN LEARNING
OPEN SCHOOL
OPEN SCHOOLS
PC
PCS
PEER-TO-PEER
PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
PILOT PROJECT
POLICY FRAMEWORK
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY LEVEL
PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
PUPILS
QUALITY OF LITERACY
QUERIES
RADIO
RADIO STATIONS
RESULT
RURAL ACCESS
RURAL LOCATIONS
SATELLITE
SCHOOL NETWORK
SCHOOLING
SEARCH
SEARCH ENGINE
SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS
SERVER
SITES
SPEAKING
TARGETS
TEACHER
TEACHERS
TEACHING
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TELECOM
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY
TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
TERTIARY EDUCATION
TRAINING PROGRAMME
UNIVERSAL ACCESS
UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO PRIMARY
UNIVERSAL SERVICE
USE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
USER
USERS
VIDEO
VIDEOS
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
VSAT
WEB
WEB SITE
YOUTH
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/04/10022273/survey-ict-education-africa-botswana-country-report
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10713
Description
Summary:This short country report, a result of larger Information for Development Program (infoDev) - supported survey of the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in education in Africa, provides a general overview of current activities and issues related to ICT use in education in the country. Botswana is a small, dynamic country with visionary leadership particularly in the sector of ICTs in education. Not only does it boast a liberal telecoms policy, its education and national ICT policies are linked to a broader economic vision for the country. Moreover, in practice, Botswana arguably boasts among the highest computer penetration in education institutions in Africa. As well, all junior and senior secondary schools and government tertiary institutions have computer labs. The government has committed financial resources to improve connectivity and to promote the educational use of ICTs.

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