Survey of ICT and Education in Africa : Republic of Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) Country Report

This short country report, a result of larger Information for Development Program (infoDev) - supported survey of the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in education in Africa, provides a general overview of current activities and iss...

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Main Author: Fall, Babacar
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/06/10018672/survey-ict-education-africa-republic-congo-congo-brazzaville-country-report
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spelling okr-10986-106722021-04-23T14:02:51Z Survey of ICT and Education in Africa : Republic of Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) Country Report Fall, Babacar ACTION PLAN BACK UP BANDWIDTH BASIC BIRTHS PER WOMAN BUSINESSES CERTIFICATE COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES COMPUTER EQUIPMENT COMPUTER SCIENCE CUSTOM CUSTOMS DISTANCE EDUCATION DISTANCE LEARNING E-BUSINESS E-BUSINESS SERVICES E-LEARNING EDUCATION DATA EDUCATION INITIATIVES EDUCATION POLICY EDUCATION SYSTEM EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT FINANCES GENDER EQUITY GENERAL SECONDARY EDUCATION GIRLS HIGHER EDUCATION HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCE CAPACITY ICT INFLATION INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INSTALLATION INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES LEARNING RESOURCES LIFE EXPECTANCY LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH LINUX LITERACY MATERIAL MOBILE TELEPHONY MONTHLY FEE NATURAL RESOURCES OPERATING SYSTEMS PCS PERSONAL COMPUTERS PHYSICAL BARRIERS POLICY FRAMEWORK PRIMARY COMPLETION PRIMARY COMPLETION RATE PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLMENT PRIVATE SCHOOLS QUALITY TRAINING RADIO REAL TIME RESULT SATELLITE SCHOOL EDUCATION SEARCH SEARCH ENGINE SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOL SECONDARY SCHOOLS TEACHER TEACHER TRAINING TELECOM TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELEPHONE TELEPHONE NETWORKS TELEVISION UNIVERSAL EDUCATION UNIVERSITIES USER USERS USES VALUABLE VIDEO VIDEO-CONFERENCING VSAT WEB WEB SITE This short country report, a result of larger Information for Development Program (infoDev) - supported survey of the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in education in Africa, provides a general overview of current activities and issues related to ICT use in education in the country. The Republic of Congo has recently developed an official ICT policy co-ordinated by the Committee for the Promotion of Information Technologies in Congo (COPTIC). One of the priorities is to set up a national plan for ICT infrastructure, the lack of which, along with the high cost of computer products and services, is hindering the development of ICT applications in several social sectors, including education. A recent lowering of custom fees has helped to alleviate the problem somewhat. Several distance education initiatives are being developed to provide students and businesses in the Congo with an opportunity to access advanced quality training. 2012-08-13T12:40:12Z 2012-08-13T12:40:12Z 2007-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/06/10018672/survey-ict-education-africa-republic-congo-congo-brazzaville-country-report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10672 English InfoDev ICT and Education Series CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa Congo, Republic of
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topic ACTION PLAN
BACK UP
BANDWIDTH
BASIC
BIRTHS PER WOMAN
BUSINESSES
CERTIFICATE
COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
COMPUTER EQUIPMENT
COMPUTER SCIENCE
CUSTOM
CUSTOMS
DISTANCE EDUCATION
DISTANCE LEARNING
E-BUSINESS
E-BUSINESS SERVICES
E-LEARNING
EDUCATION DATA
EDUCATION INITIATIVES
EDUCATION POLICY
EDUCATION SYSTEM
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
ENGINEERING
EQUIPMENT
FINANCES
GENDER EQUITY
GENERAL SECONDARY EDUCATION
GIRLS
HIGHER EDUCATION
HUMAN RESOURCE
HUMAN RESOURCE CAPACITY
ICT
INFLATION
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INSTALLATION
INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER
INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
LEARNING RESOURCES
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH
LINUX
LITERACY
MATERIAL
MOBILE TELEPHONY
MONTHLY FEE
NATURAL RESOURCES
OPERATING SYSTEMS
PCS
PERSONAL COMPUTERS
PHYSICAL BARRIERS
POLICY FRAMEWORK
PRIMARY COMPLETION
PRIMARY COMPLETION RATE
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLMENT
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
QUALITY TRAINING
RADIO
REAL TIME
RESULT
SATELLITE
SCHOOL EDUCATION
SEARCH
SEARCH ENGINE
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
TEACHER
TEACHER TRAINING
TELECOM
TELECOMMUNICATION
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TELEPHONE
TELEPHONE NETWORKS
TELEVISION
UNIVERSAL EDUCATION
UNIVERSITIES
USER
USERS
USES
VALUABLE
VIDEO
VIDEO-CONFERENCING
VSAT
WEB
WEB SITE
spellingShingle ACTION PLAN
BACK UP
BANDWIDTH
BASIC
BIRTHS PER WOMAN
BUSINESSES
CERTIFICATE
COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
COMPUTER EQUIPMENT
COMPUTER SCIENCE
CUSTOM
CUSTOMS
DISTANCE EDUCATION
DISTANCE LEARNING
E-BUSINESS
E-BUSINESS SERVICES
E-LEARNING
EDUCATION DATA
EDUCATION INITIATIVES
EDUCATION POLICY
EDUCATION SYSTEM
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
ENGINEERING
EQUIPMENT
FINANCES
GENDER EQUITY
GENERAL SECONDARY EDUCATION
GIRLS
HIGHER EDUCATION
HUMAN RESOURCE
HUMAN RESOURCE CAPACITY
ICT
INFLATION
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INSTALLATION
INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER
INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
LEARNING RESOURCES
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH
LINUX
LITERACY
MATERIAL
MOBILE TELEPHONY
MONTHLY FEE
NATURAL RESOURCES
OPERATING SYSTEMS
PCS
PERSONAL COMPUTERS
PHYSICAL BARRIERS
POLICY FRAMEWORK
PRIMARY COMPLETION
PRIMARY COMPLETION RATE
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLMENT
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
QUALITY TRAINING
RADIO
REAL TIME
RESULT
SATELLITE
SCHOOL EDUCATION
SEARCH
SEARCH ENGINE
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
TEACHER
TEACHER TRAINING
TELECOM
TELECOMMUNICATION
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TELEPHONE
TELEPHONE NETWORKS
TELEVISION
UNIVERSAL EDUCATION
UNIVERSITIES
USER
USERS
USES
VALUABLE
VIDEO
VIDEO-CONFERENCING
VSAT
WEB
WEB SITE
Fall, Babacar
Survey of ICT and Education in Africa : Republic of Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) Country Report
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Congo, Republic of
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description This short country report, a result of larger Information for Development Program (infoDev) - supported survey of the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in education in Africa, provides a general overview of current activities and issues related to ICT use in education in the country. The Republic of Congo has recently developed an official ICT policy co-ordinated by the Committee for the Promotion of Information Technologies in Congo (COPTIC). One of the priorities is to set up a national plan for ICT infrastructure, the lack of which, along with the high cost of computer products and services, is hindering the development of ICT applications in several social sectors, including education. A recent lowering of custom fees has helped to alleviate the problem somewhat. Several distance education initiatives are being developed to provide students and businesses in the Congo with an opportunity to access advanced quality training.
format Publications & Research :: Brief
author Fall, Babacar
author_facet Fall, Babacar
author_sort Fall, Babacar
title Survey of ICT and Education in Africa : Republic of Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) Country Report
title_short Survey of ICT and Education in Africa : Republic of Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) Country Report
title_full Survey of ICT and Education in Africa : Republic of Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) Country Report
title_fullStr Survey of ICT and Education in Africa : Republic of Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) Country Report
title_full_unstemmed Survey of ICT and Education in Africa : Republic of Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) Country Report
title_sort survey of ict and education in africa : republic of congo (congo-brazzaville) country report
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/06/10018672/survey-ict-education-africa-republic-congo-congo-brazzaville-country-report
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10672
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