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New Science, Technology and Innovation policy set to drive all sectors of Gambian economy

At a meeting to review Gambia’s draft policy on STI, the Chancellor of the University of the Gambia, Professor Muhamadou O. Kah, described Science, Technology and Innovation as affecting every social and economic problem facing the Gambia, and all African nations. Education will receive considerable…

Digital Creative Media Showcase and a chat with Juliani

For just over a month now sixteen students under the tutelage of four local professionals, with the assistance of four tutors from the Ballyfermot College of Further Education, have been able to hone their skills in graphic design, gaming, music and animation as part of the GESCI African Knowledge…

A New Experience in Kibera by Mathias Antonsson

Last Monday I started my new job at GESCI in Nairobi, Kenya. Technically I’m hired by the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida), and they seconded me to GESCI. In short I’m here to promote the use of ICT4D in education in East Africa. As such I have been assigned to gather information on…

Fully funded Digital Media Training Opportunity for Kenyan Youth

We’re delighted to announce a new training opportunity for Kenyan youth with an interest in digital creative media. The training program runs from 1st November 2012 - 8th February 2013 and is open to youth who have artistic abilities and want to develop their digital creative media skills with a…

The final leg of the African Leadership in ICT course opens at AUC HQ Addis

We're here in Addis for the opening of African Leadership in ICT final workshop, where Africa's future leaders in science, technology and innovation, education, and ICT will gather to develop the first ever cross cutting knowledge society roadmap for policy development in Africa. Speaking at the…

Kenyans are now eligible to apply for a place on ALICT round two!

Over half-way through a very successful first round of the African Leadership in ICT course, GESCI is preparing to launch the second round of the course in October 2012. Applications are now being accepted from Rwanda Mozambique, Uganda, Botswana, Ethiopia, Namibia, Kenya and Malawi . To be eligible…

Majority of children can't keep pace with school curricula

Let’s move from schooling to learning. That’s one of the key messages I took away from this excellent report from the Center for Global Development, which presents empirical evidence to support a suspicion that many of us working in education already harbour – that the gap between schooling and…

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