Africa Regional Internet Development Dialogue Kigali, Rwanda, 8-9 May 2017 By Paul Ronoh, Director for Programmes and Standards, ICT Authority, Kenya

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TRANSFORMING AFRICA’S EDUCATION THROUGH ICT
By: Ronoh Kipronoh P.
DIRECTOR , ICTA
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THE DIGITAL LITERACY –KENYA CASE -TRUE
STORY

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The Content
• Programme Concept/scope
• Prime Achievements
• Implementation Approaches and Power of Internet
• Key Learning and Experience

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Technology learner
Technology ‘farmer’
Technology designer
Digital Literacy 2030
Business Objective

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Programme Scope
• Integration of ICT in education in Kenya covering 24000
public primary schools with over 1.2 million digital devices
• Power connectivity to 24000 Schools
• Distribution of Digital Content to Schools
• Training of over 300,000 teachers-Continous
• Provision of Technical support to the Programme
• Set up of two assembly plants for electronic devices
• Employment creation of over 300,000 jobs –D/indirect
• Stakeholders engagement

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ACHIEVEMENTS IN
1 YEAR
Schools installed
Over 14000
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Teachers Trained
In 11000 schools [over100,000]
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Schools Ready with power , desks
OVER 22000
 Schools targeted 24000
Digital Content
Ready for Class 1 , 2 and 3
Support center
Classroom with digital devices
Assembly plant at JKUAT

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Four Attempts
• Ist attempt – Funding not enough-Poor planning
• 2nd
attempt- One bidder for Multi-Billion –Court Case
• 3rd
Attempt – Complexity to the Programme to MED—
• 4th
Attempt– All stakeholders engaged –It Took off

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‘Prime’ Preparation
• Prime Planning-Budget-
stop over preparing
• Prime Leadership
• Prime Engagement
• Prime ‘Risk’ and
Mitigation
• Prime M&E
• Prime Policies
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Chair- CEO
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Inter-Ministerial Project Steering Committee Chaired by Cs - MOICT
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Lorry is stuck team confirming the
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The Power of Internet in Deployment of DLP -Management
• 1. Portal for all the
schools-Open data-
E-readiness
assessment
• 2. Portal for
Communication/Co
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teams
• 3. Portal for
Stakeholder
Updates
• 4. Portal for Citizen

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Educational
System Portal
Power of internet Digital Content distribution
1. Access to content is
independent of the
device being used
2. Variety of content
3. Government enhance
controlled and access to
content
4. Universality of content
platform
5. Interactive content
6. Create Training and
awareness

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Power of Internet in Deployment of Digital content
Grey cloud Green Cloud
Access to content and Evaluate
Digital Content
Submitted Return for Review
Submission Return
Of content for review
Access Download
Fees to KICD
Payment Gateway
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Approved
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1. Internet used to
distribute content to
Learners
2. Devices deployed with
offline content
3. Learners to login to KICD
Cloud to update content
4. Content industry is US
13 Billion not yet
exploited
5. Content developers login
to cloud infr and submit
their content
6. Payment module
incorporated
7. Liberalization of content
development

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Challenges/Experience• Usage and access to
internet stuff-Religious
groups?
• Change of roles –
Teacher/Learner ? Who is
faster? Teacher training
• Power to schools? Huge
cost? Sustainability?
• Schools infrastructure –
classrooms?/desks?
• The changing digital
content?
• Stakeholder buy in? who
to involved? What stage?
• Policies/regulations?
Required?
• Tone at the top?
leadership?
• Which sector to lead
implementing team?
ICT/Education?
Men Transport devicesDonkeys Transport devices
Devices acrossing aRiver
Tana with Crocodiles
Some of the
infrastructure
Learner showing teacher how
To use device

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The Proof is in Kenya
• Trues Stories about ICT in
Education
• Real Issues…. Challenges and
Experience
• What you cannot get in books and
Wikipedia’’
“BUT IT WORKS IN KENYA HERE IN AFRICA”?
China took this initiative years back and

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Thanks &
Bye! Bye!!
AFRICAN CHILD NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT!!