Thursday, January 23, 2025
The University of Namibia (UNAM) has launched a new wireless network giving students with compliant laptops unlimited Internet access around campus. Initially available to students at the main Windhoek campus from February 20th, 2012, plans are in place to extend the wireless capability to all ten of the university’s campuses nationwide. Speaking to eLearning Africa, Nabot Uushona, the Director of UNAM’s Computer Centre said […]
Monday, February 6th saw the World Food Programme launching the week-long “6 Degrees of Freerice” social media campaign to reduce world hunger. By Prue Goredema
One of the world’s leading pioneers in research into ICT for Education will be a keynote speaker at this year’s eLearning Africa. Professor Sugata Mitra of Newcastle University in the United Kingdom achieved worldwide fame with his “hole in the wall” experiment, which showed how children use technology to teach themselves. The experiments were the basis for the film “Slumdog Millionaire”. Professor Mitra, […]
In an exclusive interview, Hicham El Amrani, the Secretary General of the Confederation of African Football, tells Prue Goredema of the eLearning Africa News Service that the on-going Orange Africa Cup of Nations has attracted a growing fan following on social media as people across Africa turn to the Internet for instant updates on what’s happening on the pitch. The 28th Africa Cup of […]
“Innovative, useful, inclusive, affordable for users and educative” was how Matti Sinko of UNECA described Dr Math, an award-winning mobile tutoring service and “go-to” resource for primary and secondary students. What has happened to Dr Math since it won a Technology in Government Award at eLearning Africa 2011?
“Innovation works well for large companies, but it’s not so easy for a sole trader to gain recognition,” says Eric Mutta, a software designer whose latest app won him recognition in the Apps4Africa Climate Challenge. But it’s through youthful innovation that Africa will find long-term solutions to long-standing problems. By Prue Goredema
An effective regulatory framework is essential for countries trying to make the most of technology, says Ken Lohento, ICT4D Programme Coordinator at the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation. A specialist in the design and implementation of ICT projects to support agriculture and rural development, Lohento offers some lessons from his native Benin.
The annual exhibition at eLearning Africa is the ideal place for businesses in the ICT sector to reach their target audience. As the Continent’s premier event on eLearning, eLearning Africa bustles with excitement and energy as speakers, participants and vendors enjoy the rich networking opportunity which the conference provides. The exhibition and demonstration area is extensive and showcases the boldest, newest and most dynamic […]
La notion de transformation de l’éducation grâce à l’informatique «one to one» est actuellement un sujet très brûlant dans toute l’Afrique. Des initiatives sont actuellement en cours dans différents pays, en particulier au Nigéria, au Rwanda, en Ethiopie et au Ghana. Mais l’informatique «one to one» est-elle réellement possible pour chaque enfant et est-elle la solution la plus appropriée et la plus rentable en […]
The Society for Promotion of Education and Development (SPED) is a Nigeria-based NGO that brings Information and Communication Technology tools to underprivileged school children. The director, Okafor Toochukwu Patrick, has attended eLearning Africa since its inception and has watched how people across the Continent are adopting ICT tools in ever more creative and cooperative ways. On his recent trip to Germany for the ONLINE […]
