
Closing the Digital Gap in Africa
Author(s) -
Anna Bon
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2372-4501
pISSN - 1084-0613
DOI - 10.6017/ihe.2011.64.8552
Subject(s) - closing (real estate) , icts , information and communications technology , digital divide , knowledge management , knowledge society , political science , public relations , business , economic growth , computer science , economics , law
African universities need information and communication technologies (ICTs) to enhance teaching and learning, to participate in collaborative research networks and to deliver high-level ICT experts for society. By adopting ICTs in an innovative way, higher education in Africa can pave the road towards the global knowledge society.