Publication: Survey of ICT and Education in Africa : Madagascar Country Report
Date
2007-04
ISSN
Published
2007-04
Author(s)
Isaacs, Shafika
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. Madagascar has begun to
take steps towards promoting ICTs for development with the
adoption of two policies: 1) the national ICT policy in
2004; and 2) the economic and social development policy, the
Madagascar Action Plan for 2007-2012, which promotes the
expansion of ICT infrastructure and access in the country
including the establishment of ICT centers in schools. The
country does not have a national ICT policy for education,
and the level of access to ICTs including connectivity is
relatively low. There are a few initiatives in the country
that attempt to promote the access and use of ICTs to
support learning and teaching, but these largely assume the
form of extracurricular projects.
Citation
“Isaacs, Shafika. 2007. Survey of ICT and Education in Africa : Madagascar Country Report. InfoDev ICT and Education Series. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/cc7ba65f-e588-5623-afb3-c323a901a4c4 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”