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 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.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Isaacs, Shafika
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2007-04
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 https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10713
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