By: Ronoh Kipronoh P . THE DIGITAL LITERACY KENYA CASE -TRUE - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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TRANSFORMING AFRICA’S EDUCATION THROUGH ICT

By: Ronoh Kipronoh P . DIRECTOR , ICTA

email: digischool@ict.go.ke communications@ict.go.ke

THE DIGITAL LITERACY –KENYA CASE -TRUE STORY

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The Content

• Programme Concept/scope
• Prime Achievements
• Implementation Approaches and Power of Internet
• Key Learning and Experience

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Smart Schools

• Quality Content and accessibility
• Skilled Teachers
• Better Learning facility
• 21st Century Learners

Smart Industry

• Relevant R&D
• Device Construction/Local Assembly
• Application & Content Development

Smart Society

• 10%-30 % of GDP in
• Everyone uses technology
• 10% produce technology
• 20% in technology sales & services

Technology learner Technology ‘farmer’ Technology designer

Digital Literacy 2030

Business Objective

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Programme Scope

• Integration of ICT in education in Kenya covering 24000

public primary schools with over 1.2 million digital devices

• Power connectivity to 24000 Schools
• Distribution of Digital Content to Schools
• Training of over 300,000 teachers-Continous
• Provision of Technical support to the Programme
• Set up of two assembly plants for electronic devices
• Employment creation of over 300,000 jobs –D/indirect
• Stakeholders engagement

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ACHIEVEMENTS IN 1 YEAR

Schools installed Over 14000

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Teachers Trained

In 11000 schools [over100,000]

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Schools Ready with power , desks

OVER 22000

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Schools targeted 24000

Digital Content

Ready for Class 1 , 2 and 3

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Support center Classroom with digital devices

Assembly plant at JKUAT

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Four Attempts

• Ist attempt – Funding not enough-Poor planning
• 2nd attempt- One bidder for Multi-Billion –Court Case
• 3rd Attempt – Complexity to the Programme to MED—
• 4th Attempt– All stakeholders engaged –It Took off

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‘Prime’ Preparation

• Prime Planning-Budget-

stop over preparing

• Prime Leadership
• Prime Engagement
• Prime ‘Risk’ and

Mitigation

• Prime M&E
• Prime Policies

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H.E CHECKING ON THE PROGRAMME Wading with devices Lorry is stuck team confirming the Ground

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The Power of Internet in Deployment of DLP -Management

• 1. Portal for all the

schools-Open data- E-readiness assessment

• 2. Portal for

Communication/Co

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teams

• 3. Portal for

Stakeholder Updates

• 4. Portal for Citizen

200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 Bomet Homa Bay Kisumu Makueni Narok Tana River Vihiga Garissa Isiolo Wajir Nairobi Kajiado Total Schools Installed Schools

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Educational System Portal

Power of internet Digital Content distribution

1. Access to content is independent of the device being used 2. Variety of content 3. Government enhance controlled and access to content 4. Universality of content platform 5. Interactive content 6. Create Training and awareness

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Power of Internet in Deployment of Digital content

Grey cloud Green Cloud

Access to content and Evaluate

Digital Content Submitted Return for Review

Submission Return Of content for review

Access Download Fees to KICD

Payment Gateway Payment

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Authorize d Digital Content and suppleme Digital Content Developers Users of Digital Content (schools)

GREEN CLOUD Approved Content

1. Internet used to distribute content to Learners 2. Devices deployed with

• ffline content

3. Learners to login to KICD Cloud to update content 4. Content industry is US 13 Billion not yet exploited 5. Content developers login to cloud infr and submit their content 6. Payment module incorporated 7. Liberalization of content development

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Challenges/Experience

• Usage and access to

internet stuff-Religious groups?

• Change of roles –

Teacher/Learner ? Who is faster? Teacher training

• Power to schools? Huge

cost? Sustainability?

• Schools infrastructure –

classrooms?/desks?

• The changing digital

content?

• Stakeholder buy in? who

to involved? What stage?

• Policies/regulations?

Required?

• Tone at the

top?leadership?

• Which sector to lead

implementing team? ICT/Education?

Men Transport devices Donkeys Transport devices Devices acrossing aRiver Tana with Crocodiles Some of the infrastructure Learner showing teacher how To use device

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The Proof is in Kenya

• Trues Stories about ICT in

Education

• Real Issues…. Challenges and

Experience

• What you cannot get in books and

Wikipedia’’

“BUT IT WORKS IN KENYA HERE IN AFRICA”? China took this initiative years back and

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Thanks & Bye! Bye!!

AFRICAN CHILD NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT!!