Publication: Survey of ICT and Education in Africa : Guinea Country Report
Date
2007-06
ISSN
Published
2007-06
Author(s)
Tutu, Osei Agyeman
Abstract
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. Guinea has begun the
implementation of ICT in the tertiary education sector in
collaboration with donors. Donor efforts have also recorded
significant impact on the primary and secondary education
sectors. Specifically, United States Agency for
International Development (USAID) has assisted Guinea under
the Global Learning and Observation to Benefit the
Environment (GLOBE) programme and launched other initiatives
jointly with some state organizations. Poor electrification
and telecommunication infrastructure, however, hinders the
process. Connectivity is limited to certain urban areas and
power supply is at best irregular even in the administrative
region in the capital city, Conakry, where the ministries
and principal organs of state are located. This phenomenon
among others presents challenges to the deployment of ICTs
across the country, particularly in the education sector.
Citation
“Tutu, Osei Agyeman. 2007. Survey of ICT and Education in Africa : Guinea Country Report. InfoDev ICT and Education Series. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/4de6d71c-194d-5c0a-b0d4-21e32566b5f8 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”