- ICT and Technical and Vocational Skills Development (TVSD) for youth employment and entrepreneurship;
- ICT in national education and training policies and strategies;
- Empowering marginalized populations through ICT-driven education initiatives;
- ICT applications in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) teaching/learning;
- ICT integration in education, distributed leadership and policy coherence;
- ICT and education in crisis and conflict zones and regions;
- Inclusive knowledge societies and the role of Education and ICT.
2nd Ministerial Meeting on ICT Integration in Education and training (Abidjan, June 8-9, 2016)
June 2, 2016. African Ministers in charge of Education and Training, Technical and Vocational Skills Development (TVSD), and Higher Education and Scientific Research from some 20 African countries will meeti in Abidjan next week to explore how to accelerate the use of ICT in education to build the 21st century skills needed for Africa’s development.
The ”2nd African Ministerial Forum on ICT Integration in Education and Training - Advancing inclusive knowledge societies in Africa, Implementing Africa’s Agenda 2063 and the SDGs” will take place in Abidjan, June 7-9, 2016.
The high level event will take place at Abidjan’s Heden Golf Hotel.
The Forum will share knowledge and experiences on how to effectively integrate ICTs to enhance the quality and delivery of education and equip learners with 21ST century skills to empower them to become full actors of knowledge societies.
Expert panel sessions and Ministerial round tables will explore the following themes: