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The Technology Enhanced Learning Investigation (TELI) process
Within the educational sector is a great awareness of the potential
positive use of media and ICTs in education. After a first
conference on the subject in November 1995, the Department of
Education realised that a coherent policy was needed on the use
of technology in education. In February 1996, the Ministry of
Education commissioned a group of experts to develop a national
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TELI Process
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Department of Education agreement with South African Broadcasting Commission (SABC)
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SchoolNet SA lauch
SchoolNet SA had its forerunners in a few local NGOs and ad hoc
groups founded by teachers with the aim of providing computers
and Internet to schools.
SchoolNet is currently driving several projects to roll out ICT
infrastructure in South African schools, most notably the Thintana
i-Learn Project and the Telkom Supercentres Project, which
between them are providing computer laboratories to 300 schools.
In addition, it has set up an organisation called NetDay to provide
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School-based Educational Broadcasting
In April 1998, SABC Education and the national Department of
Education commissioned a strategic planning exercise, which
culminated in a report entitled A School-Based Educational
Broadcasting Service for South Africa - Strategic Plan Developed
for the South African Broadcasting Corporation. The aim was to
prepare for the phased implementation of a school-based
educational broadcasting service that supports teaching, learning,
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Value - Chain Network by the Department of Education
All managers, educators and other key people in the education and training system need to understand the role and value of information and communication technology (ICT). Such an
understanding needs to include its educational, management and administrative use, as well
as issues of cost and sustainability. This element illustrates the need for an advocacy campaign
that shows the value and benefit to various sectors of the education and training system of
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Gauteng Online and Khanya Project Launch
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National ICT Forum established
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White paper 7 on e-education
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) was the first government departments to introduce policy for integrating ICTs in teaching and learning. The policy goal of the White Paper on e-Education (Education White Paper 7, South Africa, 2004) is “Every South African manager, administrator, teacher and learner in further education and training will be ICT capable by 2013.” The question was whether that goal had been achieved, what the challenges were, and what could be done to take the goal further -
White Paper on e-Education: PPT
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Action Plan
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ICT Draft Green Paper
There have been a lot of changes in recent years due to the rapid expansion and fast-paced
developments in technology and the emergence of new media as a result of the Internet. With the entry of
broadband in the past 10 years, the ICT landscape has changed dramatically and the Internet is
now a major medium of communication. The SA population has grown from 37.8 million to 51.7
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Action plan to 2019
The National Development Plan (NDP), highlights how important it is for the government to be active in advancing ICT's to all South Africans to prevent the digital divide. However the NDP urges the government to design their interventions effectively because opportunities have been lost because of poor interventions. Therefore good policies are needed. comparisons can be made between the first implementation of the actiion plan in 2011 to the recent regarding to the usage of ICT's. -
National integrated ICT Policy
This national policy framework for ICTs replaces the White Papers on Telecommunications. Laws such as the Electronic Communications Act and the Electronic Communications Transactions Act will where necessary be amended in line with this White Paper. -
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