ITU Project 9RAB09018

Project No

9RAB09018

Title

Phase II Connect A School, Connect A Community Toolkit

Description

This project aims at promoting broadband school connectivity so that schools can be used as community ICT centres that ensure ICT access and use by all people, including those in rural areas, marginal urban areas and isolated areas, with a particular focus on disadvantaged and vulnerable groups such as women and girls, indigenous people, persons with disabilities and youth and children, by identifying best practices on school connectivity related to technology options for connecting schools, running school-based ICT centres and equipping schools with assistive technology for persons with disabilities through the development of an Online Toolkit Platform, Modules and training for ICT and education policy makers and regulators.

Area of Action

Technology & Network Development
Capacity Building

Status

Implemented

Time Frame

From 22/10/2009 To 31/12/2013

Related ITU Webpages

http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/sis/index.phtml

Beneficiary Countries

Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros (Union of the), Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, State of Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

Implementing Agency

ITU

Cooperation Agency

MoCIT- Saudi Arabia

Project Document

Open Document

Financial Scale (CHF)

100'000 - 500'000

Achievements

The project objective was to promote broadband school connectivity so that schools can be used as community ICT centres and be available to all people, including those in rural areas, marginal urban areas and isolated areas, with a particular focus on disadvantaged and vulnerable groups such as women, girls, indigenous people, persons with disabilities, youth and children, through the development of online Modules.

Initially the project document for the development of 3 modules, but 5 modules were developed:
• Module 1- Policies and Regulation to Promote School Connectivity.
• Module 2- Disseminating Low Cost Computing Devices in Schools.
• Module 3- Providing ICTs to Indigenous Peoples.
• Module 4- Using ICTs to promote education and job training for persons with disabilities.
• Module 5- Community ICT Centres for the Social and Economic Empowerment of Women.

For more detail info: http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Digital-Inclusion/Pages/default.aspx (Connect a School, Connect a Community toolkit)

Committed to connecting the world

Phase II Connect A School, Connect A Community Toolkit