Saturday, August 23, 2003
AfricaDotEdu
My good friend, Dr. Madan Mohan Rao has a new book out called "AfricaDotEdu: IT Opportunities and Higher Education in Africa." A related website is in the process of being developed.
What kind of impact is IT having on educational institutions, systems, processes and knowledge assets in Africa? And what critical roles does the higher education sector play in developing local capacities in pedagogy, research, knowledge exchange, publishing, healthcare, e-commerce and cyberlaw?These are the two most critical sets of Information Age questions facing researchers, educators and policymakers in Africa today, as well as in the development community at large. The themes are scholarly researched and include contributions from over 25 African writers, covering topics ranging from digital libraries and country case studies to national IT policies and e-learning. Future books in this series will include AfricaDotGov, AfricaDotBiz and AfricaDotMedia.
What kind of impact is IT having on educational institutions, systems, processes and knowledge assets in Africa? And what critical roles does the higher education sector play in developing local capacities in pedagogy, research, knowledge exchange, publishing, healthcare, e-commerce and cyberlaw?These are the two most critical sets of Information Age questions facing researchers, educators and policymakers in Africa today, as well as in the development community at large. The themes are scholarly researched and include contributions from over 25 African writers, covering topics ranging from digital libraries and country case studies to national IT policies and e-learning. Future books in this series will include AfricaDotGov, AfricaDotBiz and AfricaDotMedia.
