THE fifth eLearning Africa, an International conference for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for Development, Education and Training will be held in Lusaka later this month.
The two day largest Pan African conference that seeks to bring ministers and education officials from nine African countries is slated for May 26th – 28th.
Zambia’s president Mr. Rupiah Banda will officially open the event that will be under the patronage of the country’s Education Minister, Ms. Dora Siliya.
The conference titled, “Leading for Change in ICTs in education”, is expected to draw over 1,500 participants around the world, and Ministers and senior policy advisers from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Equatorial Guinea and Zambia, who will be seeking to foster capacity development in African education system.
Expected discussions include eWaste management, eInclusion, eHealth and Green IT. Others include the debate on the millions of mobile phones in private hands that may be regarded as the best gateway to learning for school children, students, apprentices and technicians of the new Africa. Following last year’s discussion on eLearning in post- conflict situations held in Senegal, the role of ICT in building a peaceful and stable society will also be discussed.
It will be accompanied by an exhibition and demonstration area where leading international eLearning manufacturers, suppliers and service providers present their latest products and services.
With a multitude of best-practice examples on display, eLearning Africa presents how and where technology-enhanced learning can boost the Continent’s economies and development. International experts are expected to provide participants with solutions on how online education and training can be implemented in corporations and organisations successfully and cost effectively.
Education providers, corporations, decision makers from governments and educational institutions, as well as non-governmental and development organisations from Africa and the rest of the world will convene at the annual event.
For the last five years eLearning Africa has spread technology-enhanced learning and training throughout the continent and demonstrated best practice examples of eLearning and technology-enhanced learning. There will be special events on "speed networking" and the "Insaka" sessions which are named after the Bemba word for a meeting place and delegates exchanging knowledge and new ideas.
International organizations including the African Virtual University, the World Bank Institute and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) will join grassroots non-governmental organizations to enrich the conference programme with presentations about the work of battling illiteracy in Southern Africa, promoting gender equality in Mali and encouraging participatory communication in East African refugee camps.
The conference is sponsored by Microsoft while hosts include Global e-Schools and Communities Initiative (GeSCI), the International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD), and International Conferences, Workshops and Exhibitions GmbH (ICWE).
The two day largest Pan African conference that seeks to bring ministers and education officials from nine African countries is slated for May 26th – 28th.
Zambia’s president Mr. Rupiah Banda will officially open the event that will be under the patronage of the country’s Education Minister, Ms. Dora Siliya.
The conference titled, “Leading for Change in ICTs in education”, is expected to draw over 1,500 participants around the world, and Ministers and senior policy advisers from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Equatorial Guinea and Zambia, who will be seeking to foster capacity development in African education system.
Expected discussions include eWaste management, eInclusion, eHealth and Green IT. Others include the debate on the millions of mobile phones in private hands that may be regarded as the best gateway to learning for school children, students, apprentices and technicians of the new Africa. Following last year’s discussion on eLearning in post- conflict situations held in Senegal, the role of ICT in building a peaceful and stable society will also be discussed.
It will be accompanied by an exhibition and demonstration area where leading international eLearning manufacturers, suppliers and service providers present their latest products and services.
With a multitude of best-practice examples on display, eLearning Africa presents how and where technology-enhanced learning can boost the Continent’s economies and development. International experts are expected to provide participants with solutions on how online education and training can be implemented in corporations and organisations successfully and cost effectively.
Education providers, corporations, decision makers from governments and educational institutions, as well as non-governmental and development organisations from Africa and the rest of the world will convene at the annual event.
For the last five years eLearning Africa has spread technology-enhanced learning and training throughout the continent and demonstrated best practice examples of eLearning and technology-enhanced learning. There will be special events on "speed networking" and the "Insaka" sessions which are named after the Bemba word for a meeting place and delegates exchanging knowledge and new ideas.
International organizations including the African Virtual University, the World Bank Institute and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) will join grassroots non-governmental organizations to enrich the conference programme with presentations about the work of battling illiteracy in Southern Africa, promoting gender equality in Mali and encouraging participatory communication in East African refugee camps.
The conference is sponsored by Microsoft while hosts include Global e-Schools and Communities Initiative (GeSCI), the International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD), and International Conferences, Workshops and Exhibitions GmbH (ICWE).
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