This report records the experience of literacy workers in India and Zambia who, with support and technical assistance from COL, used modern ICTs to design, create, develop and deliver literacy programmes in the rural parts of these two Commonwealth countries over a three-year period.
"This primer is intended to help policy-makers and decision-makers understand the potential use of free and open source software (FOSS) in education—where and how it can be used, why it should be used, and what issues are involved. In particular, officials in ministries of education, school and un
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iversity administrators, academic staff and researchers should find this primer useful." (Preface)
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"The essays in this book examine the current and potential impact of the ICT explosion in Africa. They focus specifically on gender issues and analyze the extent to which women's needs and preferences are being served. The authors underscore the need for information to be made directly relevant to t
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he needs of rural women, whether in the areas of agriculture, health, microenterprise, or education. They argue that it is not enough for women simply to be passive participants in the development of ICTs in Africa. Women must also be decision-makers and actors in the process of using the new ICTs to accelerate African economic, social, and political development." (Publisher description)
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