The African Union and GESCI can now release the list of 7 African countries that will be participating in the next round of the African Leadership in ICT course which commences in October 2012. ALICT launched in January in Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya, South Africa and Mauritius.
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ALICT launches in Kenya
ALICT call for applicants extended to February 10th 2012. Download application forms here: http://www.gesci.org/call-for-applicants.html The regional African Leadershihp in ICT course launched this week in Kenya. Twenty-two senior officials from ministries and public sector institutions gathered…
Call for Applicants for African Leadership in ICT Course
Building leadership skills in using ICT for social and economic development in Africa Course Title: African Leadership in ICT (ALICT) NO COURSE FEE REQUIRED! Download application forms: http://www.gesci.org/call-for-applicants.html Key DatesApplication deadline: January 16th 2012br…
Teachers need three types of knowledge in the 21st Century
Education at all levels is considered the foundation for social and economic development the world over. Efforts to increase access to education in Africa and Kenya in particular through the introduction of free primary and secondary education have been commendable. However sharp increases in…
ICT4E in the Spotlight in Kenya
Kenya’s Citizen TV today [October 28th] hosted Permanent Secretary for Information and Communication Dr. Bitange Ndemo and Alex Twinomugisha of GESCI on its ‘Power Breakfast Show’. The show was somewhat uncontentious as both guests agreed on the fundamental importance of ICT to Education, and thus…
GESCI launch round-up
Presiding over the launch of GESCI as an international organisation at the UN Nairobi on September 29th were those who have been with GESCI since its inception and others such as the Finnish Ambassador to Kenya Sofie Emmesberger, and the Kenyan Permanent Secretary Ministry of Information and…
GESCI is pleased to announce that it is now an International non-governmental organisation
GESCI will be launched as an international non-governmental organisation on September 29th at 12.30pm at the Internet Governance Forum in Nairobi. Please send us a congratulatory message through our home page www.gesci.org! The journey from Ireland to Kenya, where international GESCI will be based,…
Reports reveal status of the Knowledge Society in Africa
GESCI have released four reports that assess the environmental, institutional and individual leadership capacity needs for the Knowledge Society in Africa. The reports provide us with a rare opportunity to get to grips with the concept of the Knowledge Society through hard data, and a breakdown of…
A Remedy for a Young Problem
The City & Guilds Centre for Skills Development (CSD) and the Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (COTVET) Ghana have officially released their TVET report, From Prejudice to Prestige: Vocational Education and Training in Ghana. This closely follows the Kenya TVET report…
Kenya Daily Nation special report on GESCI & Government Skills Development Survey
The Kenya Daily Nation published a ‘Special Report’ today, July 6th, on the TIVET baseline survey produced by the Ministry of Higher Education and Science and Technology and GESCI. The full article can be found on the GESCI site – http://www.gesci.org/technical-vocational-education-training.html. …