Survey of ICT and Education in Africa : Egypt Country Report

Hamdy, Amr

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: ACADEMIC YEAR;    ACCESS TO SERVICES;    ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY;    ADSL;    ADULTS;   

RP-ID  :  46394

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. Egypt faces significantchallenges in harnessing its education system to promote itsdevelopment plans. The government has articulated a visionof an information society in which widespread access totechnology can nurture human capital, improve governmentservices, promote Egyptian culture, and support economicgrowth, and the ICT sector has been targeted as a vehiclefor this growth and social development. A national ICTpolicy has been adopted and is managed by the Ministry ofCommunication and Information Technology, of which educationis one priority. The Egyptian education initiative, launchedby the first lady, is a prominent result.