Publication: Survey of ICT and Education in Africa : Burundi Country Report
Date
2007-05
ISSN
Published
2007-05
Author(s)
Hare, Harry
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. The crisis of 1993 and
the long drawn-out conflict that followed in Burundi had a
devastating effect on education and greatly exacerbated the
underlying problems that existed before. However, a new
momentum has been achieved and Burundi is now fully in
recovery. Critical to recovery is the education development
plan that is expected to be finalized this year and that
will spell out the government strategy for the education
sector. The national ICT for development policy that was
adopted recently is expected to focus the adoption and use
of ICT by the country to achieve its strategic objectives.
It is, however, important that an ICT for education policy
that identifies the priority areas in which ICT can catalyze
development and improve both access and quality of education
in the county be developed. This sector-specific policy
should take into account the overall education strategic
goals drawn up from the development plan.
Citation
“Hare, Harry. 2007. Survey of ICT and Education in Africa : Burundi Country Report. InfoDev ICT and Education Series. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/a20ee17d-846d-57cd-8183-be1199b19b78 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”