The e-schools project was first publicly announced at the 2003 African Economic Summit in Durban and Bugulumbya Secondary School in Busobya Village, Uganda, will become the first school on the continent to be provided with information and communication technology (ICT) skills and knowledge.
The scope of the project focuses on providing an end-to-end education solution that will utilise ICT to connect schools to the Nepad e-schools network and the Internet. In addition to connectivity, solutions will provide content and learning material, as well as establish health points at schools in support of the Nepad e-Health programme.
Schools will be equipped with ICT equipment, including hardware, software, personal computers and associated technology.
“The NEPAD e-schools initiative will deliver real and tangible results to 600 000 schools across the continent. With high targets set, the initiative will rely heavily on strong private public partnerships between African governments and the participating private sector companies. This type of collaboration between the HP consortium and the Government of Uganda lays an important foundation for the future success of the initiative,” says Uganda's Nepad Minister Isaac Musumba.
A number of private companies, including the HP consortium, have committed to sponsoring the demonstration project for a period of 12 to 18 months in 16 participating countries. Participating countries include Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Egypt, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa and Uganda.
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