Survey of ICT and Education in Africa : Burkina Faso Country Report

Fall, Babacar

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: ACADEMIC COMMUNITY;    ADULTS;    BALANCE OF TRADE;    BASIC EDUCATION;    BROADCASTS;   

RP-ID  :  46409

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

This short country report, a result oflarger Information for Development Program(infoDev)-supported survey of Information and CommunicationTechnologies (ICT) in education in Africa, provides ageneral overview of current activities and issues related toICT use in education in the country. Developing theeducation system in Burkina Faso will involve equipping morepeople with a basic quality education and guaranteeingdevelopment in the post-primary education sector. Throughthese two main initiatives, Burkina Faso will strengthen itsworkforce and add to the number of skilled workers,professionals, and other contributors to its culture,economy, and status. Disparities in access based onlocation, gender, and age, in addition to the lack of ruralcommunication structures, are Burkina's majorconstraints to universalizing ICT use. However, with a planto develop ICT infrastructure in Burkina Faso, and anincreasing demand for modern technologies and information,the education sector is welcoming progress toward theintegration of ICT into its school systems, with the help ofvarious partnerships from public and private organizations.