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Articles · Vol. 1 No 1 (2003): Revue de l’enseignement supérieur en Afrique · Pages 195-221

Information and Communication Technologies in Higher Education in Africa: Initiatives and Challenges

Lishan Adam

  • Lishan Adam
    Lishan Adam
    Lishan Adam, Associate Professor, Department of Information Science and Centre for Knowledge Dynamics and Decision Making, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa.
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Résumé

En Afrique, les établissements d’enseignement supérieur s’évertuent à améliorer leurs technologies d’information et de communication (TICs) en termes d’infrastructure, de contenu et de capacité. Ils fournissent également des efforts énormes pour la mobilisation des ressources afin de répondre aux besoins crois- sants des étudiants et des facultés. Dans le même sens, ces établissements travaillent à se hisser à la hauteur de la pression des revendications avec efficacité. Mais ils restent confrontés au dilemme suivant: comment transformer tout ce qui est offert par les TICs en opportunités? Le rôle des TICs dans la transformation de l’enseignement supérieur en général, de la recherche, de l’éducation et de l’apprentissage en particulier. Cette contribution examine la place grandissante qu’occupent les TICs dans l’enseignement supérieur en Afrique, surtout en ce qui concerne les initiatives en cours, les progrès réalisés, les dilemmes et les défis.

Information and Communication Technologies in Higher Education in Africa: Initiatives and Challenges: Lishan Adam

African higher education institutions are at a stage where they are striving to im- prove their information and communication technologies (ICTs) infrastructure, con- tent, and skills; making resources available to meet the growing needs of students and faculty; and responding to the pressure for effectiveness. They are also con- fronted with a dilemma of turning ongoing ICTs initiatives into opportunities and understanding what ICTs mean to the transformation of higher education in general and to research, teaching, and learning in particular. This paper examines the in- creasing role of ICTs in African higher education, ongoing initiatives, progresses made, and the dilemmas and challenges.

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    Lishan Adam, Associate Professor, Department of Information Science and Centre for Knowledge Dynamics and Decision Making, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa.

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