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'''SchoolNet Africa''' is a non-government organization dedicated to | '''SchoolNet Africa''' is a non-government organization dedicated to improving the access to quality and efficient education through ICT. It collaborates with students, teachers, policymakers and practitioners through country-based schoolnet organisations across Africa. SchoolNet Africa is based in Johannesburg, South Africa. <ref> | ||
[http://www.schoolnet-africa.org/english/about_aekw.html About the African Education Knowledge Warehouse]</ref> | [http://www.schoolnet-africa.org/english/about_aekw.html About the African Education Knowledge Warehouse]</ref> | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
The idea to establish SchoolNet Africa began in September 1999 when International Develoment Research Centre (IDRC) Acacia Program hosted a workshop in Cape Town. It was | The idea to establish SchoolNet Africa began in September, 1999, when the [[IDRC|International Develoment Research Centre ]](IDRC) Acacia Program hosted a workshop in Cape Town. It was attended by representatives from 10 African countries. During the workshop, the participants develop a case statement, which was formally endorsed during the African Development Forum (ADF) hosted by the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in November, 1999. A business plan for SchoolNet Africa was developed through the IDRC's support. In 2000, the business plan was presented during a workshop on school networking in Africa held in Okahandja, Namibia. An Interim Steering Committee was created during the workshop, which was attended by more than one hundred representatives from ministries of education and the the private sectors of 20 African countries. In 2001, SchoolNet Africa was established in partnership with the Open Society Institute for Southern Africa (OSISA) after a formal endorsement from the Interim Steering Committee. <ref> | ||
[http://www.schoolnet-africa.org/english/about_aekw.html History]</ref> | [http://www.schoolnet-africa.org/english/about_aekw.html History]</ref> | ||
==SchoolNet Africa and ICANN== | ==SchoolNet Africa and ICANN== | ||
SchoolNet Africa | SchoolNet Africa has been an [[ALS|At-large Structure]] (ALS) in ICANN's At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) since 2008. <ref>[http://192.0.33.82/lurker/message/20080205.130301.dac57e5b.nl.html At-Large Structure Certification]</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Type: | NGO |
| Industry: | ICT |
| Founded: | 2001 |
| Headquarters: | Johannesburg |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Email: | nafi.mbodj[at]schoolnetafrica.org |
| Website: | www.schoolnet-africa.org |
| Key People | |
| Professor Babacar Fall, President | |
SchoolNet Africa is a non-government organization dedicated to improving the access to quality and efficient education through ICT. It collaborates with students, teachers, policymakers and practitioners through country-based schoolnet organisations across Africa. SchoolNet Africa is based in Johannesburg, South Africa. [1]
Background[edit | edit source]
The idea to establish SchoolNet Africa began in September, 1999, when the International Develoment Research Centre (IDRC) Acacia Program hosted a workshop in Cape Town. It was attended by representatives from 10 African countries. During the workshop, the participants develop a case statement, which was formally endorsed during the African Development Forum (ADF) hosted by the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in November, 1999. A business plan for SchoolNet Africa was developed through the IDRC's support. In 2000, the business plan was presented during a workshop on school networking in Africa held in Okahandja, Namibia. An Interim Steering Committee was created during the workshop, which was attended by more than one hundred representatives from ministries of education and the the private sectors of 20 African countries. In 2001, SchoolNet Africa was established in partnership with the Open Society Institute for Southern Africa (OSISA) after a formal endorsement from the Interim Steering Committee. [2]
SchoolNet Africa and ICANN[edit | edit source]
SchoolNet Africa has been an At-large Structure (ALS) in ICANN's At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) since 2008. [3]