Publication: Survey of ICT and Education in Africa : Egypt Country Report
Date
2007-06
ISSN
Published
2007-06
Author(s)
Hamdy, Amr
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. Egypt faces significant
challenges in harnessing its education system to promote its
development plans. The government has articulated a vision
of an information society in which widespread access to
technology can nurture human capital, improve government
services, promote Egyptian culture, and support economic
growth, and the ICT sector has been targeted as a vehicle
for this growth and social development. A national ICT
policy has been adopted and is managed by the Ministry of
Communication and Information Technology, of which education
is one priority. The Egyptian education initiative, launched
by the first lady, is a prominent result.
Citation
“Hamdy, Amr. 2007. Survey of ICT and Education in Africa : Egypt Country Report. InfoDev ICT and Education Series. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/9c4713cf-c1f5-51ef-8557-591763549035 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”