The African Virtual University and Growth in Africa : A Knowledge and Learning Challenge

The African Virtual University and Growth in Africa : A Knowledge and Learning Challenge

The African Virtual University (AVU) has helped reduce the digital divide in Africa and proven that modern communications technology can succeed in Africa. It has raised the profile of the continent positively and helped establish Africa as a busin...

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Main Author: Prakash, Siddhartha
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
BROADCASTING
CLASSROOMS
COLLABORATION
CONTENT DEVELOPMENT
CONTENT PROVIDERS
CREATIVITY
DIGITAL AGE
DIGITAL DIVIDE
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
ILLITERACY
INFANCY
KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
LEARNING
LEARNING CENTERS
LEARNING PROCESS
LEARNING TOOLS
LECTURES
LESSONS LEARNED
MANAGERS
MARKETING
PARTNERSHIP
PRIVATE SECTOR
PROGRAMS
PUBLIC HEALTH
SCHOLARSHIPS
SCIENTISTS
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
TELEPHONE LINES
TELEPHONES
TERTIARY EDUCATION
TRAINING COURSES
UNIVERSITIES
WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/02/5527968/african-virtual-university-growth-africa-knowledge-learning-challenge
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9741
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Summary:The African Virtual University (AVU) has helped reduce the digital divide in Africa and proven that modern communications technology can succeed in Africa. It has raised the profile of the continent positively and helped establish Africa as a business address. Today, a number of Internet and satellite companies are eager to set up businesses in Africa. Regions such as the Middle East and Central Asia have also begun to think along the lines of the AVU. AVU training courses are helping shape tomorrow's business managers, women entrepreneurs, scientists and other professionals who will make effective use of the knowledge economy, to stimulate growth and development in Africa.

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