Survey of ICT and Education in Africa : Malawi Country Report

This short country report, a result of larger Information for Development Program (infoDev)-supported survey of 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. A highly impoverished country, Malawi has a dedicated national ICT policy that includes the promotion of ICTs in education. It also has a few innovative initiatives in this area, committed largely to the promotion of ICT access in schools and integrated library and information services and networks.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Isaacs, Shafika
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2007-05
Subjects:	ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION, ACCESS TO INFORMATION, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, AUTOMATION, BANDWIDTH, BASIC SKILLS, BRAIN DRAIN, BROADBAND, BROADCAST, CERTIFICATE, CERTIFICATES, CHILD LABOUR, CIVIL SOCIETY, COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNITY ACCESS, COMPULSORY EDUCATION, COMPUTER GAMES, COMPUTERS, CONNECTIVITY, CURRICULUM FRAMEWORKS, DIGITAL DIVIDE, DISADVANTAGED GROUPS, DISTANCE EDUCATION, E-LEARNING, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION DATA, EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS, EDUCATION SYSTEM, EDUCATION SYSTEMS, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICITY, ENABLING ENVIRONMENT, ENROLMENT RATES, EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES, EQUIPMENT, FINANCIAL RESOURCE, FORMAL EDUCATION, FREE PRIMARY EDUCATION, GENDER EQUALITY, GENDER EQUITY, GENDER GAP, GENDER PARITY, GENDER PARITY INDEX, GER, GIRLS, GROSS ENROLMENT, GROSS ENROLMENT RATIO, GROWTH STRATEGY, HIGHER EDUCATION, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RESOURCE, HUMAN RESOURCE CAPACITY, HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RESOURCES, ICT, ILLITERACY, INFORMATION FLOW, INFORMATION POLICY, INFORMATION SCIENCE, INFORMATION SERVICES, INFORMATION SOCIETY, INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INSTITUTION, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY, LEADERSHIP, LEARNING, LEVELS OF EDUCATION, LIBRARIES, LIFELONG LEARNING, LITERACY, LOCAL UNIVERSITIES, MANAGEMENT SERVICES, MARKET INFORMATION, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, NATIONAL EDUCATION, NATIONAL LIBRARY, NETWORKS, NEW UNIVERSITIES, NUMBER OF PUPILS, ORPHANS, PARTICIPATION OF BOYS, PCS, POLICY FRAMEWORK, PREGNANT WOMEN, PRIMARY EDUCATION, PRIMARY SCHOOL, PRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLMENT, PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS, PRIMARY SCHOOLS, PRIMARY TEACHER, PRIVATE SCHOOLS, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENT, PRIVATE SECTORS, PROCUREMENT, PROMOTION OF GIRLS, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, PUPIL TEACHERS, RADIO, RADIO STATIONS, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, RESULT, RURAL AREAS, RURAL POPULATION, SCHOOL CURRICULUM, SCHOOL EDUCATION, SCHOOL LEAVERS, SCHOOLS, SEARCH, SEARCH ENGINE, SECONDARY EDUCATION, SECONDARY SCHOOL, SECONDARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM, SECONDARY SCHOOLS, SKILLS ACQUISITION, SOCIAL SERVICES, SOCIAL WELFARE, SOLAR PANELS, SPORTS, SUPERVISION, SYLLABI, TEACHER-TRAINING COLLEGES, TEACHING, TECHNICAL COLLEGES, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE, TELEVISION, TERTIARY EDUCATION, TERTIARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS, TERTIARY INSTITUTION, TRAINING COURSES, TRAINING INSTITUTIONS, TRAINING SYSTEMS, UNIVERSAL ACCESS, UNIVERSITIES, USER, USERS, VIRUS, VSAT, WEB, WEB SITE, WEB SITES, WIDE AREA NETWORK, YOUTH,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/05/10007011/survey-ict-education-africa-malawi-country-report https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10695
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