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Nigeria
SchoolNet Nigeria
SchoolNet Nigeria was launched in September 2020 with the support of the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Telecommunications the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Education Tax Fund. SchoolNet Nigeria is a non-profit organization created to address the secondary education sector in Nigeria. SchoolNet Nigeria emboodies a partnership between a diverse range of public and private sector interests in order to mobilize Nigerias human and financial resources for the purposes of using ICTs in education.
Mission:
SchoolNet Nigeria creates learning communities of educators and learners who use Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to enhance education within and beyond Nigeria, and to contribute to the transformation of the education system in Nigeria into one which participates in and benefits from the knowledge society.
Objectives:
- Through the DIGINET (Digital Inclusion) Programme:
Implement, support and coordinate ICT development projects in education. Provide and support Internet and technology solutions for schools, particularly lower-cost and scalable solutions.
Provide support mechanisms for schools in respect of technical infrastructure and connectivity.
- Through the PEOPLE NET (Human Resource Development and Capacity Building) Programme:
Develop local, state-wide and national ICT in education capacity.
Support distance education and teacher development through use of ICTs Implement training for educators to use technology to enhance teaching and learning.
Address the shortage of technical ICT skills.
- Through the K-NET (Knowledge Warehouse) Programme:
Support and facilitate the development of education content, particularly local content, for use by learners and educators.
Promote collaboration among educators and learners.
Assess the functionality and impact of ICT-based learning opportunities and resources in the classroom to encourage systemic improvement in the education system.
- Through the VOX-NET (Advocacy and Marketing) Programme:
Create an awareness of the use of ICTs in education (through press, conferences, seminars, electronic media, and the internet), leading to grassroots demand and adoption and at all levels of the education system.
Develop partnerships in support of ICTs in education.
Provide strategic guidance and support policy development in the area of ICTs for education in order to create an enabling environment.
Current project include:
- Think Quest Africa: ThinkQuest is an international initiative in which high school children collaborate with other children to create web sites that address a range of important issues.
- SchoolNet Nigeria DigiNet Centre: The SchoolNet DigiNetCentre Project aims to ensure that Nigerian schools are given the opportunity to allow their students to cross the Digital Divide, and use ICTs to enhance their learning experience. The project entails reaching all schools in Nigeria, and equipping them with computer and communications technology. More importantly, the schools receive educational content, and teachers are put onto a teacher development programme to ensure that they can effectively use the technology in the classroom.
- MTN Book Aid Project: This project was launched in November 2020 together with MTN Nigeria and Education Tax Fund. The project aims to assist at least 10,000 secondary schools in Nigeria with print-based educational resource materials.
Contact:
Olaolu Sasore, [email protected]
Plot 531 Malabo Street, Off Aminu Kano Crescent
Wuse II, Abuja, Nigeria
Tel: +234-9-413-9111
Fax: +234-9-413-2020
Website: http://www.snng.org/
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Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD)
The vision/mission of CITAD is to use ICTs for the development of society. The organization works under five semi-autonomous projects. These are:
- Computer Literacy Project (CLP)
- SchoolNet Project (SnP).
- Community Access Network (CAN)
- Trade in ICTs Monitor (TIM).
- ICTs Research and Adaptation Programme(ITRAP).
The method of work includes training, seminars and workshops, research, advocacy and publication.
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Computer Literacy Project
The mission of the Computer Literacy Project is to promote the attainment of universal computer literacy in Nigeria. It does this through educational programmes such as training for teachers, students and members of community-based associations. The Computer Literacy Project is also involved in ICT advocacy.
Contact:
Kafar Kabuga, Opposite Mobil Filling Station, BUK Road,
P. O. Box 20200, Kano, Nigeria
Telephone: 064-645614
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