Survey of ICT and Education in Africa : Senegal 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 issues related to ICT use in education in the country. Senegal's hand on commitment to incorporating ICT in education is still in the beginning stages of progress and evaluation. Although Senegal's public officials and government bodies recognize ICT as a powerful engine for progress in economic expansion and modernization and have a national ICT policy in place, it has not yet been integrated into the education sector in any kind of formal policy. However, the Ministry of Education and several organizations have taken initiatives to launch and continue activities that will facilitate the modernization of schools and other educational institutions. Initiatives have also been made in the informal sector, such as the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Community Multimedia Center Scale-Up Project, to make ICT accessible to community members. Although obstacles remain, such as the need for more telecommunications infrastructure and computer materials, the outlook for integrating ICT into Senegal's education system is very optimistic.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Fall, Babacar
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2007-07
Subjects:	ACTION PLAN, ACTION PLANS, ADSL, ANTENNA, BROADCAST, CELLULAR PHONE, CELLULAR PHONES, CIVIL SERVICE, CIVIL SOCIETY, COLLEGES, COMMUNICATION SCIENCES, COMMUNICATION SERVICES, COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES, COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNITY ACCESS, COMMUNITY COLLEGES, COMMUNITY RADIO, COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, COMPUTER HARDWARE, COMPUTER NETWORK, COMPUTER SCIENCE, COMPUTER SKILLS, COMPUTER SOFTWARE, COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY, COMPUTER-EDUCATION, COMPUTERS IN SCHOOLS, CONNECTIVITY, CONVENTIONAL SCHOOLS, CONVENTIONAL TRAINING, COURSE OFFERINGS, DIGITAL ACCESS, DIGITAL CONTENT, DIGITAL DEVICES, DIGITAL GAP, DISTANCE EDUCATION, DISTANCE LEARNING, DISTANCE TRAINING, EDUCATION POLICY, EDUCATION PROJECTS, EDUCATION SECTOR, EDUCATION SYSTEM, EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATORS, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES, EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICITY, ELEMENTARY EDUCATION, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, EMPLOYMENT, FORMAL EDUCATION, GENDER EQUITY, GIRLS, HIGH SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOLS, HIGHER EDUCATION, HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS, HUMAN RESOURCES, ICT, IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATION, INFORMAL EDUCATION, INFORMATION NETWORK, INFORMATION SHARING, INFORMATION SYSTEM, INSTALLATION, INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS, INTRANET, LEARNERS, LEARNING, LEARNING PROCESSES, LEVELS OF EDUCATION, LIFE EXPECTANCY, LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH, LITERACY, LITERACY DEVELOPMENT, LITERACY RATE, LITERATURE, MIDDLE SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOLS, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, MOBILE TELEPHONY, MULTIMEDIA, NETWORKS, NUMBER OF STUDENTS, PCS, PDF, PERSONAL COMPUTERS, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRODUCTIVITY, PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, PROTOCOL, RADIO, RADIOS, RESOURCE CENTRE, RESULT, RURAL AREAS, SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, SCHOOL CURRICULA, SCHOOL CURRICULUM, SCHOOL LIFE, SCHOOL STAFF, SCHOOL SYSTEM, SCHOOL-AGE, SCHOOL-AGE POPULATION, SCHOOL-AGE POPULATIONS, SCHOOLING, SCHOOLS, SEARCH, SEARCH ENGINE, SKILLS TRAINING, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SPECIAL EDUCATION, TEACHERS, TEACHING, TELECOM, TELECOMMUNICATION, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE, TELEPHONE, TELEPHONE LINES, TELEPHONE NETWORK, TELEPHONES, TELEVISIONS, TRAINING ACTIVITIES, TRAINING COURSES, TRAINING INSTITUTES, TRAINING WORKSHOP, TRAINING WORKSHOPS, TYPES OF EDUCATION, UNIVERSITIES, USERS, VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, VSAT, WEB, WEB PORTAL, WEB SITE, WEB SITES, WIRELESS CONNECTION, YOUTH,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/07/10003113/survey-ict-education-africa-senegal-country-report https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10650
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