Training farmers who have never used computers to embrace web 2.0 tools has been a great challenge for me here in Monze. The worst thing was that i could not even speak their language Tonga of which i beat that barrier by asking a good Samaritan to translate for me during the workshop. I was amazed by...

The Community Education Computer Society (CECS), an ICT training NGO established in 1985 in South Africa, will be conducting 2-day workshops on free/libre and open source software (FLOSS) in 5 Southern African countries. COUNTRIES AND WORKSHOP DATES The workshops will be conducted as follows: Maseru...

African governments need to have a supportive legal environment to eliminate barriers to meaningful use of computers in African schools. Lack of infrastructure and adequate power supplies, limited Internet connectivity and education resources and the need for more awareness and policy support for education...

According to news reports, Computer Aid International has donated 2000 computers to the Ministry of Education. Education Minister Professor Geoffrey Lungwangwa said the provision of quality education requires the application of information communication technology (ICT), especially computers. The growth...