New Synergies for Recycling Information Technology Equipment
Computer technology continues to advance at a rapid pace. Since 2020, users in the developed part of the world have seen several generations of Pentium processors, beginning with the Pentium 100 and progressing to the Pentium IV, 2.67 GHz currently being sold. Although computing units are typically offered with a three-year guarantee, they are out of date within a year of purchase or less.
Source: UNESCO [614]
USED_IT_Meeting_(FINAL_REPO.pdf

E-Rate 1 0 1 : How the Program Works
The E-Rate is a federally-managed program that provides significant discounts on telecommunications technologies to schools and libraries in the United States. Discounts range from 20 percent to 90 percent and are based on the percentage of students participating in the federal school lunch program who are served by the school or library.
Source: benton.org [613]
E-RATE101_USA.pdf

The E-Rate in America: A Tale of Four Cities
The E-Rate is a federally-managed program that provides significant discounts on telecommunications technologies to schools and libraries in the United States. Discounts range from 20 percent to 90 percent and are based on the percentage of students participating in the federal school lunch program who are served by the school or library.The E-Rate is administered by the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC), a private, not-for-profit corporation that is responsible for ensuring universal service to telecommunications services throughout the country.
Source: BENTON Foundation [611]
e-rate.4cities.pdf

Gender issues in the use of computers in education in Africa
This report is a desk review, commissioned by Imfundo:
Partnership for IT in education, which explores gender issues in the use of computers in education in Africa. Although there is currently little Africa specific research, European and north American research has consistently highlighted gender differences and inequalities in access to computers in education, in attitudes towards and use of computers, and on educational impact. This review draws on these findings, and those of broader research on gender in development and education in Africa, to highlight issues which are the basis for Gender Guidelines on the use of computers in schools and teacher education.
Source: Helen Derbyshire [610]
Gender Report.pdf

Evaluation of educational software for the African context
This evaluation report is the result of work jointly commissioned by SchoolNet Africa and Imfundo. The purpose of the evaluation was firstly to review currently available software in sub-Saharan Africa, with a specific focus on South Africa. Secondly, the intention was to model a process of reviewing educational software to develop the capacity of African educators to conduct such reviews on an ongoing basis. The data collected during this process was then adapted to develop an educator development module that will be used to guide educators in Sub-Saharan Africa on choosing and reviewing educational software. [605]
http://imfundo.digitalbrain.com/imfundedusoft1/

ICTs for Special Needs Education
This study has been made possible through the support of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). A special thanks is due to Mr John Rose and Peter Schioler for their liaison with SchoolNet Africa. Both John and Peter saw the relevance and necessity of placing this pilot initiative within the framework of SchoolNet Africa's school networking support objective in Africa. We thank both John and Peter for their support and we hope to be working with UNESCO on the second phase of this initiative.
Source: SchoolNet Africa and UNESCO [609]
SpecialNeeds-March2020-v5.pdf

Best Practice in Education Portals
A key feature of the ongoing growth of the Worldwide Web over the past five years has been a proliferation of web portals that focus on supporting school education. While many such sites require subscription and registration, there are large numbers that deliver services free of charge to anyone with Internet access. This research project has focused on identifying a representative sample of these sites, describing the services that they offer, and distilling an understanding of emerging best practice. In completing the latter task, we have not constrained ourselves to data gathered during this research project, although all of that data is attached as an annexure to this report.
Source: SchoolNet Africa [608]
Best_Practices_in_Education_portals.pdf

Baseline Scan on School Networking in Africa
This research surveys the extent of school networking activities in Africa by focusing on ICT and related activities in the formal school systems in Africa. The research covers the experience in 30 African countries where it is known that school networking activities are taking place.
Source: SchoolNet Africa [607]
SchoolNet_in_Africa__a_baseline_scan.pdf

Affordable Bandwidth for African Schools
SchoolNet Africa has already completed a study on education rate or "e-rate" policy frameworks in 8 countries. To date there are four countries in Africa who have begun to establish e-rate policies. This research project proposes to investigate four models of e-rate in Africa: South Africa, Egypt, Senegal and Cameroon in order to inform policy-makers in Africa on the lessons thus far in developing e-rate policies as part of univesal access policy prescriptions.
Source: SchoolNet Africa [606]
Affordable Bandwidth for African Schools.pdf