education & ICT

25.02.2005 The Jordan Pilot Expansion Program, launched in cooperation with the Jordonian Ministry of Education, will train 1,000 teachers in using technology in providing quality learning in classrooms. Through this Project, World Link will integrate ICTs into the school curriculum.

18.02.2005 Harnessing the potential of ICTs for education is the theme of the upcoming UN ICT Task Force meet, being co-hosted by the Global e-Schools and Communities Initiative (GeSCI).

16.02.2005 President Bush is asking Congress to cut more than $1 billion in total education spending and eliminate entirely the $500 million Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) state block-grant program, the primary source of federal funding for school technology.

10.02.2005 Kemly Camacho, a Senior Program Specialist holding a joint appointment with Bellanet LAC and Fundación Acceso, will be presenting preliminary results of research into the influence of the Internet among Costa Rican youth. This presentation is hosted by Bellanet and ICT4D, and will take place in Ottawa, on Wednesday, February 16, 2005. Drop by if you are in the neighbourhood!

07.02.2005 After Indian state of Gujarat banned use of mobile phones in schools, now the Delhi government also has banned using mobile phones during school hours by either teachers or students of government-aided schools.

04.02.2005 Paul Kagame, the President of Rwanda, has reiterated the role ICT can play in accelerating the socio-economic development in a recent interview. The recent Accra preparatory regional summit has provided the Rwandan government an opportunity to review its ICT policies.

03.02.2005 With much fanfare, the national ICT internship programme was launched under the patronage of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh in April last year. But since then not a single graduate has been trained through this programme.