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                                                                            European
                                                                           Commission




                                            Republic of Senegal




                           4th International Conference on
                    ICT for Development, Education and Training
             An Annual Event for Developing eLearning Capacities in Africa




Post-Conference Report
Le Méridien Président, Dakar, Senegal
May 27 – 29, 2009

www.elearning-africa.com

Platinum Sponsor:       Gold Sponsors:                             Silver Sponsors:




Sponsors :


                                           Learning Together




Supporting African Participation:                                                          Official Carrier:
THE EVENT




After the success of the eLearning Africa conferences held in Ethiopia (2006),
Kenya (2007) and Ghana (2008), eLearning Africa moved to West Africa and                             Country Representation
became the first pan-African conference on technology-enhanced learning in a                                      Senegal
francophone country. The conference was successfully held in French and English                                   27,2%

and attracted 1350 eLearning users, newcomers, providers and experts from 83
countries, who gathered at the Le Méridien President Hotel in Dakar, Senegal                                                             Other*
                                                                                                                                         33,2%
from May 27th – 29th, 2009. It included plenary sessions with world-class experts,               Nigeria
                                                                                                 12,1%
smaller presentation and special focus sessions, practical demonstrations and
debates on specific topics, as well as various informal networking opportunities             South Africa
                                                                                              4,5%
where practitioners shared their experiences, ideas, new information and                           Kenya                             Sweden
                                                                                                   4,7%                               1,9%
perspectives.                                                                                              Ghana                   UK
                                                                                                           2,9% Uganda France USA 3,0%
                                                                                                                              3,3%
                                                                                                                 2,8%
This year’s conference brought together a diverse group of practitioners, experts,                                      4,4%

donors, suppliers and others interested in using the tools of the information                * Algeria, Angola, Australia, Austria,
revolution to improve the educational and training opportunities available to                Belgium, Benin, Botswana, Burkina
the people of Africa. eLearning Africa once again served as a continental hub                Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada,
for major international and African corporations, as well as for development                 Chad, China, Comoros, Congo,
organisations, who used the event to hold their own meetings before or after                 Congo (DRC), Croatia, Denmark,
the gathering in Dakar. Last but not least, the success of the conference was also           Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland,
due to the excellent cooperation with the Ministry of Education of Senegal. The
local eLA09 Committee and above all our partner, the Government IT Agency
                                                                                             Gabon, Gambia, Germany, Greece,
                                                                                             Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Ireland,
                                                                                                                                                  1
(ADIE) under the inspirational guidance of Mouhamed Tidiane Seck, provided                   Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jordan,
the organisers with tremendous support, especially in situations where on-site               Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Macedonia,
support was essential. The Ministry’s commitment was highlighted in the speech               Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali,
by His Excellency Abdoulaye Wade, President of Senegal, when he stressed the                 Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique,
importance of technology in education and how this pan-African conference                    Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Niger,
serves as a powerful tool to reach the goal of technology for all.                           Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar,
                                                                                             Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia,
                                                                                             Sierra Leone, Somalia, Spain, Sri
  CONFERENCE PROGRAMME                                                                       Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Switzerland,
                                                                                             Tanzania, The Netherlands, Togo,
Learn, Share, Network – those were the keywords at the 4th eLearning Africa                  Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates,
Conference on ICT for Development, Education and Training.                                   Uruguay, Zambia, Zimbabwe
eLearning Africa 2009 featured:
    1350 participants from 83 countries
    318 speakers and chairpersons from 58 countries                                               Region Representation

    4 plenary sessions                                                                                                               Africa
                                                                                                                                     76,7%
    60 parallel sessions
    20 best practice demonstrations
    21 pre-conference events
                                                                                            North/Latin
The conference programming team received several hundred proposals for                       America
                                                                                              4,4%
the various sessions, which were divided into the following themes: Learning,
                                                                                                       Europe
eLearning and Pedagogy; Designing eLearning Systems; Sector Strategies;                                17,0%
                                                                                                                 Australia/   Asia
Infrastructure and Access Solutions; Capacity Development; Content Development                                  New Zealand   1,4%
                                                                                                                  0,4%
                                                                                                                  0 4%
and Delivery; Research, Monitoring and Evaluation; Reaching the Education For
All Goals; Resource Mobilisation and Partnerships; Policy and Planning.


  COMMENTS

  “Let me congratulate you and your team for the great success of the Conference. Its organisation, management, quality of audience
  and presentations, everything has been at the highest level. I hope that I will be able to attend the next one in Zambia.”
  Gérard Rwagasana, National University of Rwanda, Rwanda
PLENARY SESSIONS

                                                The Opening Plenary took place on Thursday, May 28th and was split into an
                                                “official part” and a “scientific part”. The “official part” featured His Excellency
                                                Abdoulaye Wade, the President of the Republic of Senegal who outlined his
                                                vision for radical change in African education, criticising European governments
                                                for restricting access to African students to educational institutions in their
                                                countries. The President summed up the relevance of eLearning Africa, saying:
                                                “At a time when Europe closes its doors, eLearning is the answer for African
                                                students.”
                                                Other keynote presentations, from Mouhamed Tidiane Seck, ADIE, Republic
                                                of Senegal and Henry Chasia, Executive Deputy Chairperson, NEPAD e-Africa
                                                Commission, South Africa, centred on the role technology-supported learning
                                                plays in increasing education and training opportunities for African citizens.
                                                The “scientific part” was led by Hon Moustapha Sourang, Minister of Secondary,
                                                Regional Academic Centers and Universities, Republic of Senegal. Speakers in
                                                the session included Abdou Salam Sall, Rector, Université Cheikh Anta Diop,
                                                Republic of Senegal; Stephen Dukker, CEO, NComputing, USA; and Tim Unwin,
                                                UNESCO Chair in ICT4D, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK.
                                                His Excellency Ibrahima Cheikh Diong, Minister, Adviser to the President of
                                                the Republic of Senegal, chaired the Evening Plenary which drew attention to
                                                e-Education initiatives and the importance of partnerships. The minister was
                                                joined by Cheick Modibo Diarra, Chairman for Africa, Microsoft Corporation,
                                                South Africa; Nancy Hafkin, Director, Knowledge Working, USA; Abdoullah
                                                Cissé, Rector, Université de Bambey, Republic of Senegal; and Artur Dyro,
                                                Managing Director, Young Digital Planet SA, Poland.
                                                The Friday morning plenary led by His Excellency Abdourahim Agne, Minister
                                                of Telecommunications, ICTs, Road Transport and Railways, Republic of Senegal,
                                                brought several thought leaders together to exchange their ideas on how best
                                                to make use of the latest developments in teaching and learning to achieve
2                                               Education for All in Africa. The keynote speakers in this session were Hon Gabriel
                                                Namulambe, Minister of Science, Technology and Vocational Training, Republic
                                                of Zambia; Ferruh Gurtas, Corporate Affairs Director, Middle East, Turkey and
                                                Africa, Intel Corporation, Turkey; Aissatou Sow, Chief Executive, Digital Links,
                                                UK; and Yvonne Biggins, Manager of Education Business Development for
                                                EMEA, SMART Technologies, Canada.


    eLEARNING AFRICA DEBATE

                                                The Conference debated two propositions about the role and importance of
                                                technology in education in Africa. Chairpersons for the debate were Harold
                                                Elletson, Director, The New Security Foundation, UK and Khalil Guèye, Director,
                                                OPENRANGE Media Strategies, Washington, USA. Discussing the role of
                                                technology in African education were Neil Butcher, Project Consultant, OER
                                                Africa, South Africa; Astrid Dufborg, Lead Specialist, Sida, Swedish International
                                                Development Cooperation Agency, Sweden; Stephen Dukker, CEO, NComputing,
                                                USA; Mor Seck, GDLN/AADLC, Republic of Senegal; Nnenna Nwakanma,
                                                NNENNA.org, Ivory Coast; and John Maurice Traxler, Director, Learning Lab,
                                                University of Wolverhampton, UK. The audience became very much involved in
                                                the heated debate, resulting in the liveliest closing ceremony ever.


    COMMENTS

    “I'm very happy to congratulate the entire team which worked very hard to make eLearning Africa 2009 a success, as usual. The
    innovations introduced this year have been very important, such as the plenary end of conference debate which revealed great
    concerns of participants on the way technology is to be implemented in Africa, and the recommendation to make it be known by
    decision makers all over the world.”
    Gaston Donnat Bappa, Microlog, Cameroon

    “Thank you very much for a wonderful conference. I would love to be part of next year's proceedings as the conference has allowed
    me to network, present our research and have lots of interesting discussions. Congratulations on all your hard work, both before
    and during the conference.
    I look forward to seeing the pics, videos, and docs that you will be sending to us, delegates.[...]I really, really had a great time,
    intellectually challenging and professionally motivating, so I am, as we say in Southern Africa, 'chaffed about it'.”
    Karen Ferreira-Meyers, University of Swaziland, Swaziland
PARALLEL SESSIONS




This year’s programme was based on 10 themes which covered a large palette of important topics for ICT in education
and development. The specific element of this year’s programme was its bilingual aspect: of the 60 parallel sessions, 11
sessions were held in French, 23 sessions in English and 26 sessions were bilingual with simultaneous translation.
The session formats were structured to be highly interactive – presentation sessions and panel discussions always included
participant interaction.
This year’s themes were:
    Learning, eLearning and Pedagogy (PED)                          Content Development and Delivery (CON)
    Designing eLearning Systems (DES)                               Research, Monitoring and Evaluation (RES)
    Sector Strategies (SEC)                                         Reaching the Education For All Goals (DEV)
    Infrastructure and Access Solutions (INF)                       Resource Mobilisation and Partnerships (PAR)
    Capacity Development (CAP)                                      Policy and Planning (POL)



  PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS

An important aspect of eLearning Africa is always the optional pre-conference
events which were held on Wednesday, May 27th. In 5 full-day and 16 half-
day almost 50% bilingual seminars and workshops, participants had the op-
                                                                                                                              3
portunity to deepen and extend their practical knowledge in different fields
of relevant topics concerning ICT for education and development. The choice
of subjects was the largest ever at eLearning Africa and the numbers of experts
and participants at the different events was extremely high.
This year’s pre-conference events were:

    3rd UNESCO – UNEVOC TVET                    Le Certificat Informatique et
    Summit on “Access and Inclusion:            Internet (C2i) : Atout majeur de
    Improving TVET Through ICT-                 productivité pour les entreprises
    Based Information and Learning              et les administrations
    Solutions
                                                Forum for Education in West
    The AVU eLearning Day                       Africa (FEWA)/ Forum de
                                                l’Education pour l’Afrique de
    Technology-Supported Learning                                                     COMMENTS
    for Environmental Education                 l’Ouest (FEAO)
    Social Networking Technologies              Getting the Most out of               “This year’s conference was above
    for Teaching and Learning                   eLearning Africa 2009: The            previous standards. I feel very hon-
    Transformation                              Newcomer’s Guide                      ored of chairing the very interesting
                                                                                      session.”
    Building Capacity: Invest in                Mobile Learning for All
                                                                                      Litsa Panayotopoulos, OTE Academy,
    the Future by Investing in the
                                                “Storytelling @ eLearning Africa”     Greece
    Present
    Introducing and Teaching Mobile             Universities 2.0: Global Learning     “Very well organised event with a di-
    Application Development                     Organisations?                        verse and interesting programme. The
                                                                                      high-level endorsement of the event
    Presentation Skills                         How Should a Master’s                 from senior decision makers means
                                                Programme in Educational              the event is good value for money
    Open ECBCheck – A Community-
                                                Technology be Responsive to the       for supporting existing commercial
    Based Quality Label                                                               relationships and for evaluating new
                                                Needs of Africa?
    Building on Multi-Stakeholder                                                     opportunities.”
    eLearning Centre Models as                  A Hands-On Guide to Using an          Paul Coyne, Emerald Group Publish-
    Rapid eLearning Multiplicators in           Open Source Virtual Learning          ing Limited, UK
    Africa                                      Environment (Moodle)
                                                                                      “Very good effort! Getting even
    Demonstrations of Telemedicine              W3C Senegal Office Public              more exciting and entrenched into
                                                Launch                                the arena of major global events.”
    Effective Evaluation
                                                                                      Dr Elijah I. Omwenga, University of
    – A Participatory Workshop to               NEPAD e-Schools Group of              Nairobi, Kenya
    Improve Practice                            Experts
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME IN SUMMARY

                                                The eLearning Africa conference programme also included a variety of Special
                                                Focus Sessions led by principal organisations in the field of African education
                                                and training. In its session, UNESCO gave an overview of its actions in the field
                                                of education. NComputing offered a session which focused on the political
                                                and educational imperatives driving the decision to create the Computer for
                                                Every Child initiative. Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) provided a
                                                session where Francophone activities in the fields of pooling resources to boost
                                                the integration of ICT into education were discussed.
                                                In this year’s agenda, health featured significantly with presentations
                                                about numerous examples of new perspectives for health and eLearning
                                                practitioners. These were presented by such organisations as the International
                                                Institute for Communication and Development, University of Lome, Togo;
                                                Ministry of Higher Education and Research, France; University Cheikh
                                                Anta Diop, Republic of Senegal; SOS / Youth and Challenges, Burkina Faso;
                                                Ministry of Telecommunications, Posts and ICT, Republic of Senegal; CNRS,
                                                Senegal; University of Cocody Abidjan, Ivory Coast; REIMICOM, Mali;
                                                University of Education Winneba, Ghana; Johns Hopkins University’s Center
                                                for Communication Programs (JHU/CCP), USA; Ministry of Health and Social
                                                Welfare, Tanzania; common sense – eLearning training consultants GmbH,
                                                Austria; Tanzania Training Centre for Orthopaedic Technologists (TATCOT),
                                                Tanzania; and GIMPA – Distance Learning Centre, Ghana.
                                                Finding ways to support learners and schools in rural Africa continues to be
                                                a crucial challenge. A session chaired by Gaston Donnat Bappa, Microlog,
                                                Cameroon with presentations from Samson Apantaku, University of Agriculture,
                                                Abeokuta, Nigeria; Leantile Nthaga, BCA, Botswana; Charles Fodya, Chancellor
                                                College, Malawi; and Gabriel Cohn Bendit, Education For All Network in Africa
                                                (REPTA), France provided real working examples of how ICTs are being used to
                                                bridge the gap for rural learners.

4    COMMENT                                    Microsoft held a session where an innovative partnership-driven approach
                                                affordably to introduce ICT to rural schools was explored. Speakers in this
    “eLearning Africa was very fruitful         session included Kevin Connolly, Microsoft Unlimited Potential, South Africa
    and there are a lot of things I have        and Dave Andrews, Astralab, South Africa.
    learnt from this conference.
    Currently, I am compiling a report          Sessions dedicated to eLearning and the environment certainly attracted
    which I would like to share with my         quite some interest from conference participants. These included a session on
    college. I intend to pick out technolo-     mainstreaming eLearning for the environment chaired by Gerard Cunningham,
    gies and organisations which we can         United Nations Environment Programme, Kenya and a lively debate on eWaste
    employ and involve, respectively, in        led by Shafika Isaacs, Microsoft Unlimited Potential, South Africa.
    our eLearning project. After this con-
    ference, it is now very exciting and        Open Educational Resources (OER) continued to attract attention and sessions
    easier to work on our project and we        dedicated to this topic included a discussion with Neil Butcher, OER Africa,
    are now doing it with a much wider
                                                South Africa; Paul Coyne, Emerald Group Publishing, UK; and Michèle Deane,
    vision.”
                                                Open University, UK. The presenters in this session chaired by Maggy Beukes-
    Charles Fodya, Chancellor College,          Amiss, NOLNrT/eLC, Namibia articulated their views based on their experiences
    Malawi                                      in a growing OER movement in Africa.
                                                Continuing in the same vein, Catherine Ngugi, OER Africa, Kenya led a very
                                                interesting debate on open source which continues to be a very important topic
    SECTOR ANALYSIS                             for eLearning Africa participants. The debate included panellists such as Felix
                                                Kayode Olakulehin, Regional Training & Research Institute for ODL, National
                                                Open University of Nigeria, Nigeria; Nnenna Nwakanma, NNENNA.org, Ivory
    The sectoral composition of par-
                                                Coast; and Silvia Aimasso, FOSSFA, Ghana.
    ticipants comprised stakeholders
    from all key areas connected with           Partnering and Networking Sessions were a new addition at eLearning Africa
    eLearning in Africa.                        2009 and were designed to help people find partners for specific projects.
                                                These included two sessions led by Leonard Mware, Computer Aid, Kenya,
         Sector Representation                  who was joined by Tove Sorensen, WHO Collaborating Centre for Telemedicine
                                                and E-Health, Norway; Belinda Tynan, University of New England, Australia;
                                                Philippe Méro, Education Impact, France; Ignatz Heinz, Avallain Education for
    Education                        Business
      41%                             27%
                                                Development, Switzerland; Lars Strupeit, International Institute for Industrial
                                                Environmental Economics, Lund University, Sweden; Willy Ngaka, Uganda Rural
                                                Literacy and Community Development Association (URLCODA), Uganda and
                                                Richard Straub, European Learning Industry Group (ELIG), Belgium.
                                                Game-Based Learning and Edutainment proved to be a very popular topic with
     Associations                               presentations from Dorothy Leab, Agence de Médecine Préventive (AMP),
       NGOs
        7%              Government
                                                Mathilde Landier, Radio France Internationale, France; Susanne Fuchs, Deutsche
                         Intl Orgs              Welle, Germany; and Évelyne Paquier, TV5MONDE, France. This session was
                           25%
                                                chaired by Tom Wambeke, ITC-ILO (United Nations), Italy.
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME IN SUMMARY

The conference agenda also contained sessions where academic research
                                                                                             Participant Satisfaction 2009
outcomes related to the use and take-up of technology in developing countries
were highlighted. These sessions were organised by Thierry Karsenti from the
University of Montreal, Canada in the context of the CRDI’s Panafrican Research                   Overall Evaluation
Agenda on the Pedagogical Integration of Information and Communications                         Conference Programme
Technologies. These sessions featured presentations by Alioune Mustapha
Diouf, University Cheikh Anta Diop, Republic of Senegal; N’Guessan Claude                         Very Worthwhile
Koutou, University of Cocody Abidjan, Ivory Coast; Mohammed Maiga, ISFRA,                               57%

Mali; Harriet Kidombo, University of Nairobi, Kenya; Alice Nankya Ndidde,
Makerere University, Uganda; and Nkehsera Claire Ndangle, Educational
Research Network for West and Central Africa, Cameroon.
In a highly interesting session entitled eLearning and Post-Conflict Situations,            Not Given
chaired by Harold Elletson, The New Security Foundation, UK, presenters                       3%

described their experiences whereby eLearning has been used to considerable                Not Worthwhile
effect in enhancing opportunities in highly difficult circumstances.                             1%                   Worthwhile
                                                                                                                       41%
Universities continue to play an important role both in terms of the research
they carry out into improving systems and services for African learners, as well
as through their experience in implementing institution-wide ICT-supported
learning services. Universities represented at eLearning Africa this year included
University of Cheick Anta Diop in Senegal, University of Education Winneba
in Ghana, African Virtual University in Senegal, Makere University in Uganda,
University of Nairobi in Kenya, University of Zambia in Zambia and many others
from all corners of the continent.
The conference agenda also included the eLearning Africa Demonstration
and Best Practice Area where prototypes and working examples of tools and
applications, as well as excellent examples of eLearning aimed at African
learners were on show.

                                                                                                                                      5
  HIGH-LEVEL REPRESENTATION AT eLEARNING AFRICA
The conference benefited from the presence and input of several ministers and high-level education administrators.
They included:

      His Excellency Abdoulaye Wade, President of the                The Hon José Antonio da Cruz Almeida, Ministre
      Republic of Senegal                                            des infrastructure, de Transportes et de la
                                                                     Communications da la Guinée-Bissau, Guinée-Bissau
      The Hon Souleymane Ndéné Ndiaye, Prime Minister
      of the Republic of Senegal                                     The Hon Albert Pahimi Padacke, Minister of Post,
                                                                     Information Technologies and Communication,
      The Hon Prof Moustapha Sourang, Minister of                    Republic of Chad
      Secondary Education, Regional University Centres
      and Universities, Republic of Senegal                          The Hon Vera Douarte, Minister of Education et
                                                                     Higher Education, Cape Verde
      The Hon Ibrahima Cheikh Diong, Minister, Adviser
                                                                     The Hon Fabien Onovo-Ngoua, Minister of Higher
      to the President of the Republic of Senegal
                                                                     Education, Scientific Research and Technological
      The Hon Abdourahim Agne, Minister of                           Development, Gabon
      Telecommunications, ICTs, Road Transport and                   The Hon Laure Olga Gondjout, Minister of
      Railways, Republic of Senegal                                  Communication, Post, Telecommunications and ICT,
      The Hon Gabriel Namulambe, Minister of Science,                Gabon
      Technology and Vocational Training, Republic of                The Hon Dr Joseph S. Annan, Deputy Minister of
      Zambia                                                         Education-Tertiary & ICT, Ghana
      The Hon Prof Jumanne Abdullah Maghembe,                        The Hon Yonton B. Kesselly, Assistant Minister
      Minister of Education Tanzania, Tanzania                       Vocational & Technical Education, Liberia


  COMMENTS

 “I must say I am proud to be associated with the eLearning       “Thank you for the excellent organisation of the conference
 Africa Conference. eLA is a powerful vehicle for popularizing    and the exhibition! We made a lot of new contacts and we are
 and accelerating eLearning roll out in Africa. Too many of our   confident that some new partnerships may develop from these
 communities are increasingly being left out of developments,     initial meetings. We may certainly be interested in attending
 and eLearning is one of the most powerful tools to avail op-     the next eLearning Africa event in Zambia.”
 portunities.”
                                                                  Lars Strupeit & Katsiaryna Paulavets, International Institute for
 Thomson Sinkala, University of Zambia, Zambia                    Industrial Environmental Economics, Lund University, Sweden
SPONSORS

    eLearning Africa enjoyed the support of the following sponsors:

    Platinum Sponsor:     Gold Sponsors:                               Silver Sponsors:




    Sponsors :


                                                   Learning Together




      EXHIBITORS

                                                eLearning Africa 2009 was accompanied by a parallel exhibition that established
                                                itself as a central meeting and networking point within the conference and pro-
                                                vided participants with the opportunity to find out about the latest services and
                                                products available. Expressive appreciation of the display and presentations was
                                                articulated by representatives and attendees alike.
                                                                               List of Exhibitors 2009

                                                  Agence de l'Informatique de l'État        InWEnt – Internationale
                                                  (ADIE)                                    Weiterbildung und Entwicklung
                                                  Agence de Médecine Préventive             gGmbH Capacity Building
                                                  (AMP)                                     International, Germany
                                                  Agence de Régulation des Télé-            Kenya e-Learning Center (KeLC)
                                                  communications et des Postes              LPLUS GmbH
                                                  (ARTP)
6                                                 AMREF: Africa's Flying Doctors
                                                                                            Microsoft
                                                                                            Ministère de l'Education Nationale,
                                                  Avallain Education For
                                                                                            sous direction des TICE
                                                  Development (E4D)
                                                                                            Ministère des Télécommunications,
                                                  CELCAT
                                                                                            des TICS, des Transports terrestres
                                                  common sense eLearning &                  et des Transports ferroviaires
                                                  training consultants GmbH
                                                                                            Ministry of Education - Zambia
                                                  Computer Zentrum Strausberg
                                                  GmbH                                      MM Telcom, Corp.
                                                  CyberSmart! Africa                        NComputing
                                                  Designmate (I) PVT LTL.                   NOLNet
                                                  Eiffel-Corp                               ONLINEFORMAPRO
                                                  eInstruction                              Oracle
                                                  Emerald Group Publishing Limited
      COMMENTS                                                                              Pearson
                                                  European Learning Industry Group
                                                                                            RFI - Radio France Internationale
                                                  (ELIG)
      “Thanks for your help and support                                                     Sky 2 Net LTD
      with this event. Our guys on-site           Fintech Associates Limited
      found it an excellent event and made        Formateix SPRL                            SMART Technologies
      good contacts.”
                                                  Fronter                                   Sonatel
      David Angwin, Wyse Technology, UK
                                                  Gatlin International LLC                  Sun Microsystems, Inc.
      “I just wanted to say, on behalf of the     Global Development Learning               The African Virtual University
      whole team: many thanks for a great         Network, World Bank Institute
      great show and the outstanding                                                        Trivantis Corporation
      support from ICWE before and                GNSE Group
                                                                                            TV5MONDE
      during the show! We met many high           Huawei Technologies
      level people and had a great time!                                                    UNISCIEL (Université des Sciences
                                                  ICDL Africa                               en Ligne)
      Great thought leadership event and
      outstanding audience!”                      Incremedia Ltd
                                                                                            Université médicale virtuelle
      Geraldine Rizzo, NComputing, UK             Integrated Technology Group (ITG)         francophone UMVF
                                                  Intel Corporation                         Université Virtuelle Environnement
      “This conference provided CyberS-
      mart! with an excellent networking &        International Institute for Commu-        & Développement durable (UVED)
      market opportunity! We’ll be back!”         nication and Development (IICD)
                                                                                            University of Hertfordshire
      James Teicher, CyberSmart!                  International Institute for
                                                                                            Wyse Technology
      Education, USA                              Industrial Environmental
                                                  Economics at Lund University              YOUNG DIGITAL PLANET S.A.
COMMENTS
                                      “Very well done! I am truly impressed with ICWE’s capability in gathering over 1200
                                      people throughout Africa and have such a smooth running of a 2 – 3 day event.
                                      Congratulations for a job extremely well done.”
                                      Rama George-Alleyne, Global Development Learning Network, USA

                                      “Excellent organisation. Friendly staff. Very good turnout of participants.”
                                      Batoul Ajlouni, Integrated Technology Group, Jordan

                                      “An excellent event. Full marks to the organisers.”
                                      Iqbal Siddiqui, Designmate, India

                                      “A big thumbs up and keep up the good work. Hope to see you again!!”
                                      Philise Rasugu, The African Virtual University, Kenya

                                      “Thank you for the conference, it was superbly organised. Now, I am looking for-
                                      ward to seeing the results.”
                                      Ilan Weichselbaum, Sky 2 Net, Israel

                                      “My demonstration was a huge success and we will keep you informed of possible
                                      collaborative efforts that this demonstration initiated. It was a pleasure to meet
                                      like-minded individuals working in the area of rural development.”
                                      Justin Mupinda, World Links, Zimbabwe

                                      “The conference brings almost the whole of Africa together to discuss important is-
                                      sues such as education and development despite the existing political, religious and
                                      cultural differences and that is a very important step in uniting the Continent.”
                                      John Stephen Oluoch, Cordio East Africa, Kenya

                                      “This conference was excellent.”
                                      Richard John Self, University of Derby, UK

                                      “A very successful conference.”
                                      Jerome Terpase Dooga, University of Jos, Nigeria

                                      “Really think you are doing a great job, I am already advertising for next year.”
                                      Susanna Ackermann, Learnthings Africa, South Africa
                                                                                                                               7
                                      “I found this conference to be well organised, planned and run in sometimes dif-
                                      ficult circumstances. Well done and thank you. If I have a paper to present next year,
                                      I will certainly see you in Zambia!!”
                                      Peta Bezuidenhout, Rhodes University, South Africa

                                      “Continue the good challenging work. We are getting there. You are a great team
                                      and we should succeed at all costs.”
                                      Morecome Mumba, ZESCO Limited, Zambia

                                      “eLearning Africa 2009 has been very inspiring to me!”
                                      Ibrahima Sory Coumbassa, Université de Conakry, Guinea

                                      “I'm glad that I participated in the eLearning Africa Conference in Dakar, Senegal. It
                                      gave me a wider horizon and broadened my views.”
                                      Peace Abraham, AfriHUB Nig Ltd, Nigeria

                                      “I was impressed and satisfied with the overall organisation and management of the
                                      4th eLA Conference. Kudos to ICWE, Dakar Government and eLA Planning Commit-
                                      tee and all participants.”
                                      Agnes Akuvi Adjabeng, Environmental Protection Agency, Ghana

                                      “Thanks for organising such an inspiring event!”
                                      Rob van den Bogaard, The Netherlands




ORGANISERS

ICWE GmbH                                                    ICWE GmbH

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is the world’s largest annual international eLearning        www.icwe.net
conference and has been convening since 1995:                www.elearning-africa.com
www.online-educa.com                                         info@elearning-africa.com
5th International Conference on
   ICT for Development, Education and Training
An Annual Event for Developing eLearning Capacities in Africa




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                  May 26 – 28, 2010
                     Lusaka, Zambia

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eLearning Africa 2009

  • 1. Under the Patronage of: Supported by: European Commission Republic of Senegal 4th International Conference on ICT for Development, Education and Training An Annual Event for Developing eLearning Capacities in Africa Post-Conference Report Le Méridien Président, Dakar, Senegal May 27 – 29, 2009 www.elearning-africa.com Platinum Sponsor: Gold Sponsors: Silver Sponsors: Sponsors : Learning Together Supporting African Participation: Official Carrier:
  • 2. THE EVENT After the success of the eLearning Africa conferences held in Ethiopia (2006), Kenya (2007) and Ghana (2008), eLearning Africa moved to West Africa and Country Representation became the first pan-African conference on technology-enhanced learning in a Senegal francophone country. The conference was successfully held in French and English 27,2% and attracted 1350 eLearning users, newcomers, providers and experts from 83 countries, who gathered at the Le Méridien President Hotel in Dakar, Senegal Other* 33,2% from May 27th – 29th, 2009. It included plenary sessions with world-class experts, Nigeria 12,1% smaller presentation and special focus sessions, practical demonstrations and debates on specific topics, as well as various informal networking opportunities South Africa 4,5% where practitioners shared their experiences, ideas, new information and Kenya Sweden 4,7% 1,9% perspectives. Ghana UK 2,9% Uganda France USA 3,0% 3,3% 2,8% This year’s conference brought together a diverse group of practitioners, experts, 4,4% donors, suppliers and others interested in using the tools of the information * Algeria, Angola, Australia, Austria, revolution to improve the educational and training opportunities available to Belgium, Benin, Botswana, Burkina the people of Africa. eLearning Africa once again served as a continental hub Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, for major international and African corporations, as well as for development Chad, China, Comoros, Congo, organisations, who used the event to hold their own meetings before or after Congo (DRC), Croatia, Denmark, the gathering in Dakar. Last but not least, the success of the conference was also Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, due to the excellent cooperation with the Ministry of Education of Senegal. The local eLA09 Committee and above all our partner, the Government IT Agency Gabon, Gambia, Germany, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Ireland, 1 (ADIE) under the inspirational guidance of Mouhamed Tidiane Seck, provided Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jordan, the organisers with tremendous support, especially in situations where on-site Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Macedonia, support was essential. The Ministry’s commitment was highlighted in the speech Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, by His Excellency Abdoulaye Wade, President of Senegal, when he stressed the Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, importance of technology in education and how this pan-African conference Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Niger, serves as a powerful tool to reach the goal of technology for all. Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Spain, Sri CONFERENCE PROGRAMME Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Switzerland, Tanzania, The Netherlands, Togo, Learn, Share, Network – those were the keywords at the 4th eLearning Africa Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Conference on ICT for Development, Education and Training. Uruguay, Zambia, Zimbabwe eLearning Africa 2009 featured: 1350 participants from 83 countries 318 speakers and chairpersons from 58 countries Region Representation 4 plenary sessions Africa 76,7% 60 parallel sessions 20 best practice demonstrations 21 pre-conference events North/Latin The conference programming team received several hundred proposals for America 4,4% the various sessions, which were divided into the following themes: Learning, Europe eLearning and Pedagogy; Designing eLearning Systems; Sector Strategies; 17,0% Australia/ Asia Infrastructure and Access Solutions; Capacity Development; Content Development New Zealand 1,4% 0,4% 0 4% and Delivery; Research, Monitoring and Evaluation; Reaching the Education For All Goals; Resource Mobilisation and Partnerships; Policy and Planning. COMMENTS “Let me congratulate you and your team for the great success of the Conference. Its organisation, management, quality of audience and presentations, everything has been at the highest level. I hope that I will be able to attend the next one in Zambia.” Gérard Rwagasana, National University of Rwanda, Rwanda
  • 3. PLENARY SESSIONS The Opening Plenary took place on Thursday, May 28th and was split into an “official part” and a “scientific part”. The “official part” featured His Excellency Abdoulaye Wade, the President of the Republic of Senegal who outlined his vision for radical change in African education, criticising European governments for restricting access to African students to educational institutions in their countries. The President summed up the relevance of eLearning Africa, saying: “At a time when Europe closes its doors, eLearning is the answer for African students.” Other keynote presentations, from Mouhamed Tidiane Seck, ADIE, Republic of Senegal and Henry Chasia, Executive Deputy Chairperson, NEPAD e-Africa Commission, South Africa, centred on the role technology-supported learning plays in increasing education and training opportunities for African citizens. The “scientific part” was led by Hon Moustapha Sourang, Minister of Secondary, Regional Academic Centers and Universities, Republic of Senegal. Speakers in the session included Abdou Salam Sall, Rector, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Republic of Senegal; Stephen Dukker, CEO, NComputing, USA; and Tim Unwin, UNESCO Chair in ICT4D, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK. His Excellency Ibrahima Cheikh Diong, Minister, Adviser to the President of the Republic of Senegal, chaired the Evening Plenary which drew attention to e-Education initiatives and the importance of partnerships. The minister was joined by Cheick Modibo Diarra, Chairman for Africa, Microsoft Corporation, South Africa; Nancy Hafkin, Director, Knowledge Working, USA; Abdoullah Cissé, Rector, Université de Bambey, Republic of Senegal; and Artur Dyro, Managing Director, Young Digital Planet SA, Poland. The Friday morning plenary led by His Excellency Abdourahim Agne, Minister of Telecommunications, ICTs, Road Transport and Railways, Republic of Senegal, brought several thought leaders together to exchange their ideas on how best to make use of the latest developments in teaching and learning to achieve 2 Education for All in Africa. The keynote speakers in this session were Hon Gabriel Namulambe, Minister of Science, Technology and Vocational Training, Republic of Zambia; Ferruh Gurtas, Corporate Affairs Director, Middle East, Turkey and Africa, Intel Corporation, Turkey; Aissatou Sow, Chief Executive, Digital Links, UK; and Yvonne Biggins, Manager of Education Business Development for EMEA, SMART Technologies, Canada. eLEARNING AFRICA DEBATE The Conference debated two propositions about the role and importance of technology in education in Africa. Chairpersons for the debate were Harold Elletson, Director, The New Security Foundation, UK and Khalil Guèye, Director, OPENRANGE Media Strategies, Washington, USA. Discussing the role of technology in African education were Neil Butcher, Project Consultant, OER Africa, South Africa; Astrid Dufborg, Lead Specialist, Sida, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, Sweden; Stephen Dukker, CEO, NComputing, USA; Mor Seck, GDLN/AADLC, Republic of Senegal; Nnenna Nwakanma, NNENNA.org, Ivory Coast; and John Maurice Traxler, Director, Learning Lab, University of Wolverhampton, UK. The audience became very much involved in the heated debate, resulting in the liveliest closing ceremony ever. COMMENTS “I'm very happy to congratulate the entire team which worked very hard to make eLearning Africa 2009 a success, as usual. The innovations introduced this year have been very important, such as the plenary end of conference debate which revealed great concerns of participants on the way technology is to be implemented in Africa, and the recommendation to make it be known by decision makers all over the world.” Gaston Donnat Bappa, Microlog, Cameroon “Thank you very much for a wonderful conference. I would love to be part of next year's proceedings as the conference has allowed me to network, present our research and have lots of interesting discussions. Congratulations on all your hard work, both before and during the conference. I look forward to seeing the pics, videos, and docs that you will be sending to us, delegates.[...]I really, really had a great time, intellectually challenging and professionally motivating, so I am, as we say in Southern Africa, 'chaffed about it'.” Karen Ferreira-Meyers, University of Swaziland, Swaziland
  • 4. PARALLEL SESSIONS This year’s programme was based on 10 themes which covered a large palette of important topics for ICT in education and development. The specific element of this year’s programme was its bilingual aspect: of the 60 parallel sessions, 11 sessions were held in French, 23 sessions in English and 26 sessions were bilingual with simultaneous translation. The session formats were structured to be highly interactive – presentation sessions and panel discussions always included participant interaction. This year’s themes were: Learning, eLearning and Pedagogy (PED) Content Development and Delivery (CON) Designing eLearning Systems (DES) Research, Monitoring and Evaluation (RES) Sector Strategies (SEC) Reaching the Education For All Goals (DEV) Infrastructure and Access Solutions (INF) Resource Mobilisation and Partnerships (PAR) Capacity Development (CAP) Policy and Planning (POL) PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS An important aspect of eLearning Africa is always the optional pre-conference events which were held on Wednesday, May 27th. In 5 full-day and 16 half- day almost 50% bilingual seminars and workshops, participants had the op- 3 portunity to deepen and extend their practical knowledge in different fields of relevant topics concerning ICT for education and development. The choice of subjects was the largest ever at eLearning Africa and the numbers of experts and participants at the different events was extremely high. This year’s pre-conference events were: 3rd UNESCO – UNEVOC TVET Le Certificat Informatique et Summit on “Access and Inclusion: Internet (C2i) : Atout majeur de Improving TVET Through ICT- productivité pour les entreprises Based Information and Learning et les administrations Solutions Forum for Education in West The AVU eLearning Day Africa (FEWA)/ Forum de l’Education pour l’Afrique de Technology-Supported Learning COMMENTS for Environmental Education l’Ouest (FEAO) Social Networking Technologies Getting the Most out of “This year’s conference was above for Teaching and Learning eLearning Africa 2009: The previous standards. I feel very hon- Transformation Newcomer’s Guide ored of chairing the very interesting session.” Building Capacity: Invest in Mobile Learning for All Litsa Panayotopoulos, OTE Academy, the Future by Investing in the “Storytelling @ eLearning Africa” Greece Present Introducing and Teaching Mobile Universities 2.0: Global Learning “Very well organised event with a di- Application Development Organisations? verse and interesting programme. The high-level endorsement of the event Presentation Skills How Should a Master’s from senior decision makers means Programme in Educational the event is good value for money Open ECBCheck – A Community- Technology be Responsive to the for supporting existing commercial Based Quality Label relationships and for evaluating new Needs of Africa? Building on Multi-Stakeholder opportunities.” eLearning Centre Models as A Hands-On Guide to Using an Paul Coyne, Emerald Group Publish- Rapid eLearning Multiplicators in Open Source Virtual Learning ing Limited, UK Africa Environment (Moodle) “Very good effort! Getting even Demonstrations of Telemedicine W3C Senegal Office Public more exciting and entrenched into Launch the arena of major global events.” Effective Evaluation Dr Elijah I. Omwenga, University of – A Participatory Workshop to NEPAD e-Schools Group of Nairobi, Kenya Improve Practice Experts
  • 5. CONFERENCE PROGRAMME IN SUMMARY The eLearning Africa conference programme also included a variety of Special Focus Sessions led by principal organisations in the field of African education and training. In its session, UNESCO gave an overview of its actions in the field of education. NComputing offered a session which focused on the political and educational imperatives driving the decision to create the Computer for Every Child initiative. Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) provided a session where Francophone activities in the fields of pooling resources to boost the integration of ICT into education were discussed. In this year’s agenda, health featured significantly with presentations about numerous examples of new perspectives for health and eLearning practitioners. These were presented by such organisations as the International Institute for Communication and Development, University of Lome, Togo; Ministry of Higher Education and Research, France; University Cheikh Anta Diop, Republic of Senegal; SOS / Youth and Challenges, Burkina Faso; Ministry of Telecommunications, Posts and ICT, Republic of Senegal; CNRS, Senegal; University of Cocody Abidjan, Ivory Coast; REIMICOM, Mali; University of Education Winneba, Ghana; Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Communication Programs (JHU/CCP), USA; Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Tanzania; common sense – eLearning training consultants GmbH, Austria; Tanzania Training Centre for Orthopaedic Technologists (TATCOT), Tanzania; and GIMPA – Distance Learning Centre, Ghana. Finding ways to support learners and schools in rural Africa continues to be a crucial challenge. A session chaired by Gaston Donnat Bappa, Microlog, Cameroon with presentations from Samson Apantaku, University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria; Leantile Nthaga, BCA, Botswana; Charles Fodya, Chancellor College, Malawi; and Gabriel Cohn Bendit, Education For All Network in Africa (REPTA), France provided real working examples of how ICTs are being used to bridge the gap for rural learners. 4 COMMENT Microsoft held a session where an innovative partnership-driven approach affordably to introduce ICT to rural schools was explored. Speakers in this “eLearning Africa was very fruitful session included Kevin Connolly, Microsoft Unlimited Potential, South Africa and there are a lot of things I have and Dave Andrews, Astralab, South Africa. learnt from this conference. Currently, I am compiling a report Sessions dedicated to eLearning and the environment certainly attracted which I would like to share with my quite some interest from conference participants. These included a session on college. I intend to pick out technolo- mainstreaming eLearning for the environment chaired by Gerard Cunningham, gies and organisations which we can United Nations Environment Programme, Kenya and a lively debate on eWaste employ and involve, respectively, in led by Shafika Isaacs, Microsoft Unlimited Potential, South Africa. our eLearning project. After this con- ference, it is now very exciting and Open Educational Resources (OER) continued to attract attention and sessions easier to work on our project and we dedicated to this topic included a discussion with Neil Butcher, OER Africa, are now doing it with a much wider South Africa; Paul Coyne, Emerald Group Publishing, UK; and Michèle Deane, vision.” Open University, UK. The presenters in this session chaired by Maggy Beukes- Charles Fodya, Chancellor College, Amiss, NOLNrT/eLC, Namibia articulated their views based on their experiences Malawi in a growing OER movement in Africa. Continuing in the same vein, Catherine Ngugi, OER Africa, Kenya led a very interesting debate on open source which continues to be a very important topic SECTOR ANALYSIS for eLearning Africa participants. The debate included panellists such as Felix Kayode Olakulehin, Regional Training & Research Institute for ODL, National Open University of Nigeria, Nigeria; Nnenna Nwakanma, NNENNA.org, Ivory The sectoral composition of par- Coast; and Silvia Aimasso, FOSSFA, Ghana. ticipants comprised stakeholders from all key areas connected with Partnering and Networking Sessions were a new addition at eLearning Africa eLearning in Africa. 2009 and were designed to help people find partners for specific projects. These included two sessions led by Leonard Mware, Computer Aid, Kenya, Sector Representation who was joined by Tove Sorensen, WHO Collaborating Centre for Telemedicine and E-Health, Norway; Belinda Tynan, University of New England, Australia; Philippe Méro, Education Impact, France; Ignatz Heinz, Avallain Education for Education Business 41% 27% Development, Switzerland; Lars Strupeit, International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics, Lund University, Sweden; Willy Ngaka, Uganda Rural Literacy and Community Development Association (URLCODA), Uganda and Richard Straub, European Learning Industry Group (ELIG), Belgium. Game-Based Learning and Edutainment proved to be a very popular topic with Associations presentations from Dorothy Leab, Agence de Médecine Préventive (AMP), NGOs 7% Government Mathilde Landier, Radio France Internationale, France; Susanne Fuchs, Deutsche Intl Orgs Welle, Germany; and Évelyne Paquier, TV5MONDE, France. This session was 25% chaired by Tom Wambeke, ITC-ILO (United Nations), Italy.
  • 6. CONFERENCE PROGRAMME IN SUMMARY The conference agenda also contained sessions where academic research Participant Satisfaction 2009 outcomes related to the use and take-up of technology in developing countries were highlighted. These sessions were organised by Thierry Karsenti from the University of Montreal, Canada in the context of the CRDI’s Panafrican Research Overall Evaluation Agenda on the Pedagogical Integration of Information and Communications Conference Programme Technologies. These sessions featured presentations by Alioune Mustapha Diouf, University Cheikh Anta Diop, Republic of Senegal; N’Guessan Claude Very Worthwhile Koutou, University of Cocody Abidjan, Ivory Coast; Mohammed Maiga, ISFRA, 57% Mali; Harriet Kidombo, University of Nairobi, Kenya; Alice Nankya Ndidde, Makerere University, Uganda; and Nkehsera Claire Ndangle, Educational Research Network for West and Central Africa, Cameroon. In a highly interesting session entitled eLearning and Post-Conflict Situations, Not Given chaired by Harold Elletson, The New Security Foundation, UK, presenters 3% described their experiences whereby eLearning has been used to considerable Not Worthwhile effect in enhancing opportunities in highly difficult circumstances. 1% Worthwhile 41% Universities continue to play an important role both in terms of the research they carry out into improving systems and services for African learners, as well as through their experience in implementing institution-wide ICT-supported learning services. Universities represented at eLearning Africa this year included University of Cheick Anta Diop in Senegal, University of Education Winneba in Ghana, African Virtual University in Senegal, Makere University in Uganda, University of Nairobi in Kenya, University of Zambia in Zambia and many others from all corners of the continent. The conference agenda also included the eLearning Africa Demonstration and Best Practice Area where prototypes and working examples of tools and applications, as well as excellent examples of eLearning aimed at African learners were on show. 5 HIGH-LEVEL REPRESENTATION AT eLEARNING AFRICA The conference benefited from the presence and input of several ministers and high-level education administrators. They included: His Excellency Abdoulaye Wade, President of the The Hon José Antonio da Cruz Almeida, Ministre Republic of Senegal des infrastructure, de Transportes et de la Communications da la Guinée-Bissau, Guinée-Bissau The Hon Souleymane Ndéné Ndiaye, Prime Minister of the Republic of Senegal The Hon Albert Pahimi Padacke, Minister of Post, Information Technologies and Communication, The Hon Prof Moustapha Sourang, Minister of Republic of Chad Secondary Education, Regional University Centres and Universities, Republic of Senegal The Hon Vera Douarte, Minister of Education et Higher Education, Cape Verde The Hon Ibrahima Cheikh Diong, Minister, Adviser The Hon Fabien Onovo-Ngoua, Minister of Higher to the President of the Republic of Senegal Education, Scientific Research and Technological The Hon Abdourahim Agne, Minister of Development, Gabon Telecommunications, ICTs, Road Transport and The Hon Laure Olga Gondjout, Minister of Railways, Republic of Senegal Communication, Post, Telecommunications and ICT, The Hon Gabriel Namulambe, Minister of Science, Gabon Technology and Vocational Training, Republic of The Hon Dr Joseph S. Annan, Deputy Minister of Zambia Education-Tertiary & ICT, Ghana The Hon Prof Jumanne Abdullah Maghembe, The Hon Yonton B. Kesselly, Assistant Minister Minister of Education Tanzania, Tanzania Vocational & Technical Education, Liberia COMMENTS “I must say I am proud to be associated with the eLearning “Thank you for the excellent organisation of the conference Africa Conference. eLA is a powerful vehicle for popularizing and the exhibition! We made a lot of new contacts and we are and accelerating eLearning roll out in Africa. Too many of our confident that some new partnerships may develop from these communities are increasingly being left out of developments, initial meetings. We may certainly be interested in attending and eLearning is one of the most powerful tools to avail op- the next eLearning Africa event in Zambia.” portunities.” Lars Strupeit & Katsiaryna Paulavets, International Institute for Thomson Sinkala, University of Zambia, Zambia Industrial Environmental Economics, Lund University, Sweden
  • 7. SPONSORS eLearning Africa enjoyed the support of the following sponsors: Platinum Sponsor: Gold Sponsors: Silver Sponsors: Sponsors : Learning Together EXHIBITORS eLearning Africa 2009 was accompanied by a parallel exhibition that established itself as a central meeting and networking point within the conference and pro- vided participants with the opportunity to find out about the latest services and products available. Expressive appreciation of the display and presentations was articulated by representatives and attendees alike. List of Exhibitors 2009 Agence de l'Informatique de l'État InWEnt – Internationale (ADIE) Weiterbildung und Entwicklung Agence de Médecine Préventive gGmbH Capacity Building (AMP) International, Germany Agence de Régulation des Télé- Kenya e-Learning Center (KeLC) communications et des Postes LPLUS GmbH (ARTP) 6 AMREF: Africa's Flying Doctors Microsoft Ministère de l'Education Nationale, Avallain Education For sous direction des TICE Development (E4D) Ministère des Télécommunications, CELCAT des TICS, des Transports terrestres common sense eLearning & et des Transports ferroviaires training consultants GmbH Ministry of Education - Zambia Computer Zentrum Strausberg GmbH MM Telcom, Corp. CyberSmart! Africa NComputing Designmate (I) PVT LTL. NOLNet Eiffel-Corp ONLINEFORMAPRO eInstruction Oracle Emerald Group Publishing Limited COMMENTS Pearson European Learning Industry Group RFI - Radio France Internationale (ELIG) “Thanks for your help and support Sky 2 Net LTD with this event. Our guys on-site Fintech Associates Limited found it an excellent event and made Formateix SPRL SMART Technologies good contacts.” Fronter Sonatel David Angwin, Wyse Technology, UK Gatlin International LLC Sun Microsystems, Inc. “I just wanted to say, on behalf of the Global Development Learning The African Virtual University whole team: many thanks for a great Network, World Bank Institute great show and the outstanding Trivantis Corporation support from ICWE before and GNSE Group TV5MONDE during the show! We met many high Huawei Technologies level people and had a great time! UNISCIEL (Université des Sciences ICDL Africa en Ligne) Great thought leadership event and outstanding audience!” Incremedia Ltd Université médicale virtuelle Geraldine Rizzo, NComputing, UK Integrated Technology Group (ITG) francophone UMVF Intel Corporation Université Virtuelle Environnement “This conference provided CyberS- mart! with an excellent networking & International Institute for Commu- & Développement durable (UVED) market opportunity! We’ll be back!” nication and Development (IICD) University of Hertfordshire James Teicher, CyberSmart! International Institute for Wyse Technology Education, USA Industrial Environmental Economics at Lund University YOUNG DIGITAL PLANET S.A.
  • 8. COMMENTS “Very well done! I am truly impressed with ICWE’s capability in gathering over 1200 people throughout Africa and have such a smooth running of a 2 – 3 day event. Congratulations for a job extremely well done.” Rama George-Alleyne, Global Development Learning Network, USA “Excellent organisation. Friendly staff. Very good turnout of participants.” Batoul Ajlouni, Integrated Technology Group, Jordan “An excellent event. Full marks to the organisers.” Iqbal Siddiqui, Designmate, India “A big thumbs up and keep up the good work. Hope to see you again!!” Philise Rasugu, The African Virtual University, Kenya “Thank you for the conference, it was superbly organised. Now, I am looking for- ward to seeing the results.” Ilan Weichselbaum, Sky 2 Net, Israel “My demonstration was a huge success and we will keep you informed of possible collaborative efforts that this demonstration initiated. It was a pleasure to meet like-minded individuals working in the area of rural development.” Justin Mupinda, World Links, Zimbabwe “The conference brings almost the whole of Africa together to discuss important is- sues such as education and development despite the existing political, religious and cultural differences and that is a very important step in uniting the Continent.” John Stephen Oluoch, Cordio East Africa, Kenya “This conference was excellent.” Richard John Self, University of Derby, UK “A very successful conference.” Jerome Terpase Dooga, University of Jos, Nigeria “Really think you are doing a great job, I am already advertising for next year.” Susanna Ackermann, Learnthings Africa, South Africa 7 “I found this conference to be well organised, planned and run in sometimes dif- ficult circumstances. Well done and thank you. If I have a paper to present next year, I will certainly see you in Zambia!!” Peta Bezuidenhout, Rhodes University, South Africa “Continue the good challenging work. We are getting there. You are a great team and we should succeed at all costs.” Morecome Mumba, ZESCO Limited, Zambia “eLearning Africa 2009 has been very inspiring to me!” Ibrahima Sory Coumbassa, Université de Conakry, Guinea “I'm glad that I participated in the eLearning Africa Conference in Dakar, Senegal. It gave me a wider horizon and broadened my views.” Peace Abraham, AfriHUB Nig Ltd, Nigeria “I was impressed and satisfied with the overall organisation and management of the 4th eLA Conference. Kudos to ICWE, Dakar Government and eLA Planning Commit- tee and all participants.” Agnes Akuvi Adjabeng, Environmental Protection Agency, Ghana “Thanks for organising such an inspiring event!” Rob van den Bogaard, The Netherlands ORGANISERS ICWE GmbH ICWE GmbH ICWE GmbH is an international conference organiser Leibnizstrasse 32 • 10625 Berlin • Germany with a focus on education and training. Tel: +49 (0)30 310 18 18-0 The company’s flagship event “ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN” Fax: +49 (0)30 324 98 33 is the world’s largest annual international eLearning www.icwe.net conference and has been convening since 1995: www.elearning-africa.com www.online-educa.com info@elearning-africa.com
  • 9. 5th International Conference on ICT for Development, Education and Training An Annual Event for Developing eLearning Capacities in Africa MARK YOUR CALENDAR! May 26 – 28, 2010 Lusaka, Zambia