ALICT

African Leadership in ICT

The ALICT Program is conceptualized to model a methodology and multi-stakeholder approach for capacity building and awareness raising of African leaders on the issues of Knowledge Society, ICT, Education, Science & Technology and Innovations in support of the European Union-African Union Strategic Partnership 8 (EU-AU P8) and the AUC Action Plan. You can find additional information in the ALICT section.

African Leadership in ICT and Knowledge Societies: Issues, Tensions and Opportunities for Learning

This paper examines the ALICT course development on the basis of a literature review of trends & issues for leadership in KS, the needs and opportunities identified in the ALICT needs analysis and the ALICT pedagogical model developed to address the issues and leverage the opportunities for leadership development in the knowledge age.

GESCI, December 2011

ALICT Concept Note: Building Leadership Capacity for ICT and Knowledge Societies in Africa

By Mary Hooker, GESCI, September 2010. This paper examines three themes on promoting effective leadership for improving organizational capability in the use of ICT in education systems to stimulate innovation and contribute to the development of Knowledge Societies.

ALICT Knowledge Society Thematic Papers

GeSCI commissioned a series of background thematic papers on the Knowledge Society and its pillars of Education, ICT, Science and Technology and Innovation. The papers were shared in a high level regional workshop with key policy, research and ministry official stakeholders in Nairobi in December 2010. This workshop consultation facilitated by GeSCI, focused on clarifying issues, questions and emergent thinking on the Knowledge Society and its pillars.