NEPAD eSchools Partnership Model

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NEPAD e-Schools Partnership Model
Prof. Peter E. Kinyanjui Programme Commissioner/
Coordinator Human Development e-AFRICA COMMISSION

• ITU Public and Private Sectors Partnership Forum-
• Kampala, Uganda
• 31 October- 2 November 2004

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NEPAD ICT PROGRAMME

• Purpose
• Accelerate development of ICT infrastructure
• Accelerate use of this infrastructure for ICT
  services and applications
• Bridge the digital divide within Africa and
  between Africa and the rest of the world.

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e-AFRICA COMMISSION

• NEPAD Task Team for ICT
• Mission
• To drive the NEPAD ICT programme
• Oversee the structured development and execution
  of this programme across the African continent.
• Composition
• Representatives of entities responsible for ICT
  activities across the continent .

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FOCUS AREAS OF THE COMMISSION

• Local Content
• Internet Software Development
• E-Applications
• (e-govt, e-commerce e.t.c.)
• R D and Space application
• (includes capacity building institution
  development.)
• Public e-awareness

• E-policies and Strategies
• ICT Infrastructure
• Human Development
• (Education, Health, Skills in the labour force)
• Business Development
• (And Entrepreneurship)
• Special Programme
• (LDCs, Youth, Women e.t.c)

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PRIORITY PROJECTS

• East Africa Submarine Cable
• Broadband Fibre Optic links from landlocked
  countries to submarine cable landing stations
• NEPAD e-Schools Initiative
• Overlay Satellite Network
• e-Learning project associated with African
  Virtual University
• e-Policies and e-Strategies

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NEPAD e-SCHOOLS INITIATIVE

• Purpose
• To impart ICT skills to young Africans in primary
  and secondary schools
• To use ICT to improve the provision of education
  in African schools
• To use ICT to improve the health of young
  Africans.

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WHAT IS A NEPAD e-SCHOOL?

• A NEPAD e-School is one which
• Will produce young Africans with skills to
  participate in the knowledge economy
• Is equipped with apparatus of the knowledge
  economy
• Is connected to the Internet
• Has teachers trained to teach ICT skills
• Allows teachers to use ICT to deliver their
  lessons
• Uses ICT for administration of the school
• Has a health point.

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NEPAD e-SCHOOLS INITIATIVE TASK AHEAD

• To develop all African primary and secondary
  schools to become NEPAD e-Schools
• There are about 600, 000 schools in Africa (about
  10 secondary schools)
• Target is to convert all schools in any given
  country to NEPAD e-Schools
• Secondary schools in 5 years
• Primary schools in 10 years
• from project inception.

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PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION

• Project to be implemented in 3 phases each
  comprising 15 20 countries.
• First phase currently comprises 19 countries.
• Algeria, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Gabon, Nigeria,
  Rwanda, Congo, Mozambique, South Africa,
  Mauritius, Ghana, Uganda, Mali, Cameroon, Egypt,
  Lesotho, Benin, Ethiopia and Kenya
• Project definition, coordination, monitoring and
  evaluation will be conducted at continental
  level.
• Project execution will be conducted at national
  level.

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SUB-PROJECTS OF NEPAD e-SCHOOLS INITIATIVE

• Infrastructure
• ICT teacher training
• Content and curriculum development
• Community involvement and participation
• Health point

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DEVELOPMENT OF AN OVERLAY SATELLITE NETWORK

• Commission will seek to secure satellite capacity
  on a bulk basis
• Commission will define the conditions for access
  to this capacity from small terminals located at
  the various schools across the continent
• Commission will operate the satellite network for
  the schools
• Significant progress has been made in this task
  in close collaboration with the CSIR.

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PROJECT PREPARATORY ACTIVITIES

• Development of NEPAD e-Schools concept
• NEPAD e-Schools Implementation Structure
• Business plan development
• Demonstration project
• Funds mobilisation
• Commencement of roll-out

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BENEFITS OF THE NEPAD APPROACH

• Cost reduction thru bulk purchasing and
  exploiting economies of scale
• Shared learning, collaboration and coordination
• Standardisation
• Resource mobilisation
• Political goodwill and support

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PARTNERSHIP

• Continental Structures
• NEPAD HSGIC approval
• AU Flagship project
• Country Governments
• Agreement on NEPAD
• e-Schools concept framework,
• implementation structures
• and NEPAD e-Schools Demo
• Private Sector
• ISPAD
• SAP, ORACLE Corporation SA, Intelsat, Microsoft,
• Sentech, MTN Foundation, Grintek Telecom, ZTE
  Corporation Africa
• Development Partners

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Partnership- Cont

• NEPAD e-Schools is a large-scale implementation
  project
• Greater value
• Political support
• Private sector interest

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CURRENT STATUS

• Agreement from countries on Demo concept (May
  2004 workshop)
• List of six schools per country (now)
• Establishing working groups for
• Infrastructure, Content, Teacher Training and
  Health Point
• ME (June 2004)
• Engagement with Private Sector, especially ISPAD
  (July, Aug 2004)

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CORPORATE PARTNERS

• (ISPAD MEMBERS)
• SAP
• Oracle Corporation
• INTELSAT
• INMARSAT
• Microsoft
• Sentech
• MTN
• Grintech Telecom
• ZTE Corporation Africa
• Viasat USA
• Multichoice Corporation
• Alcatel

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DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS

• Council for Scientific and Industrial Research,
  South Africa (CSIR)
• Development Bank of Southern Africa
• World Bank Group
• Swiss Development Agency
• Department of Communication, S.A
• Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver Canada
• Medical Research Council of South Africa
• State Information and Technology Agency, South
  Africa
• UNESCO
• National and International Civil Society
  Organisations

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THANK YOU

• Prof. Peter Kinyanjui
• pekinyanjui_at_avu.org