→Media
We have a wealth of resources for members of the media - and we're delighted to make them available. From our extensive collection of photographs to a range of press materials, useful contacts and even help in publicising your story, we can help in all sorts of ways. Please don't hesitate to contact us for more information.
→News Releases 2026
Ghana and eLearning Africa Sign MoU to Host 2026 Conference in Accra
The Government of Ghana has officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with eLearning Africa to host the 19th edition of the continent’s leading conference on digital education, training, and skills development. The event will take place from 3 – 5 June 2026 in Accra.
→News Releases 2025
Her Excellency President Samia Suluhu Hassan to Inaugurate eLearning Africa 2025
Her Excellency President Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of the United Republic of Tanzania, will officially open the 18th edition of eLearning Africa, taking place from 7 – 9 May 2025 at the Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre in Dar es Salaam.
Reimagining Education & Workforce Development in Dar es Salaam | May 7-9, 2025
[Dar es Salaam, February 25, 2025] – The 18th edition of eLearning Africa, the continent's leading conference and exhibition on digital education, training, and skills development, is set to take place from May 7 - 9, 2025, at the Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre in Dar es Salaam. Co-hosted by Tanzania’s Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology, this year’s conference is expected to be one of the largest in its 18-year history.
Africa’s largest Digital Learning Summit to be to be held in Dar es Salaam, May 7-9, 2025, under the Patronage of Tanzania's Minister of Education, Science and Technology
The 18th edition of the eLearning Africa Conference, the continent's largest and most influential summit on digital education, training, and skills development, will take place from May 7 to 9, 2025, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The event will be held under the esteemed patronage of Tanzania's Minister of Education, Science, and Technology, Hon. Prof. Adolf Mkenda, who will deliver an inaugural speech and participate in key discussions throughout the conference.
→News Releases 2024
eLearning Africa 2024: Shaping the Future of Education & Training through Innovation
Over 1,200 Global Participants to Convene in Kigali, Rwanda for Leading Pan-African Event taking place from May 29 – 31.
Kigali, on ICT for education Rwanda (May 23, 2024) - eLearning Africa, the continent's leading conference and exhibition, training and skills development, returns to Kigali from May 29 - 31, 2024. Co-hosted by the Ministry of Education of Rwanda and Rwanda Convention Bureau, this flagship event will bring together over 1,200 international participants from across the public and private sectors.
eLearning Africa Gears Up for Fiery Annual Debate on Digital Education
[Kigali, Rwanda, May 20, 2024] - As the 17th edition of eLearning Africa, the renowned international conference on digital learning, training and skills development, approaches, all eyes turn to the highly anticipated annual plenary debate. Scheduled to take place from May 31st in Kigali, Rwanda, this year's debate promises a stimulating clash of perspectives on the future of education in the digital age.
Exploring the Intersection of Education and Innovation in Kigali from May 29 - 31
[Kigali, April 11, 2024] – eLearning Africa, the continent's leading conference and exhibition on digital learning, training, and skills development, is set to convene its 2024 edition from 29-31 May in Kigali, Rwanda. This landmark event, co-hosted by the Ministry of Education, Rwanda, promises to bring together an unprecedented gathering of experts, educators, policymakers, business leaders, and innovators from across Africa and beyond, focusing not only on education but also on crucial aspects of training and skills development.
Africa's Leading eLearning Africa Conference 2024: Unveiling "Education Fuels Innovation, Investment Amplifies Skills"
[Kigali, August 16, 2023] - The much-anticipated annual eLearning Africa Conference and Exhibition, Africa's foremost gathering on digital education, training, and skills development, is set to convene experts, policymakers, academics, business leaders, and investors from across the African continent and around the world. The conference, running from May 29 to 31, 2024 in the vibrant city of Kigali, Rwanda, is co-hosted by the Rwandan Convention Bureau and the Rwandan Ministry of Education and is poised to address critical challenges and opportunities facing Africa's education landscape.
→News releases 2023
eLA: African Flair as AI and Innovation Mark Big Shift in Education
Digital innovation and Artificial Intelligence are set to be key themes as Africa’s top education and technology event, eLearning Africa, heads for Senegal next month, from 24-26 May. And the focus on innovation and AI marks a moment of transformation in African education, say the event’s organisers.
eLearning Africa 2023: “AN EXCEPTIONAL CONTRIBUTION TO EDUCATION, TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT” - PRESIDENT MACKY SALL ENDORSES ELEARNING AFRICA
President Macky Sall of Senegal is giving his enthusiastic backing to eLearning Africa, as the conference heads back to West Africa. The President has agreed to become the official patron of the event.
→News releases 2022
PHILOSOPHER AND FUTURIST TOP THE BILL FOR ‘FUNDAMENTAL’ DISCUSSIONS
One of Africa’s most distinguished philosophers, Professor Mogobe Ramose, will be heading to Kigali next week for eLearning Africa, the continent’s leading conference on digital learning, training and skills development. In the Rwandan capital, he will meet a ‘senior futurist,’ Dr Njeri Mwagiru of the University of Stellenbosch, and other experts for discussions about the role of learning in transforming Africa.
يقول الوزراء: "دعونا نغتنم اللحظة"
"مؤتمر التعليم الإلكتروني في إفريقيا هو اللحظة المناسبة لأفريقيا للتفكير في التحديات التي تواجه أنظمة التعليم الأفريقية وتقديم حلول مستدامة من خلال التحفيز المتميز للمواهب الأفريقية." وفقًا لما ذكرته وزير التعليم الرواندي، الدكتور/ فالنتين أوواماريا. وأضافت وزير تكنولوجيا المعلومات والاتصالات والابتكار في رواندا، بولا إنجابير، "نحن بحاجة إلى حشد أكبر من جميع مستويات الحكومة ومؤسسات القطاع الخاص لتطوير حلول فعالة من شأنها ضمان الوصول العادل ميسور التكلفة إلى اتصالات النطاق العريض من أجل تحقيق الأهداف المحددة لـ 2025. "
eLEARNING AFRICA CONFERENCE: "VAMOS AGARRAR ESTA OPORTUNIDADE MINISTROS SÃO.
"A Conferência eLearning Africa é um momento oportuno para a África refletir sobre os desafios enfrentados pelos sistemas educacionais africanos e fornecer soluções sustentáveis, estimulando de forma única os talentos africanos". De acordo com o Ministro da Educação de Ruanda, Dr. Valentine Uwamariya. Paula Ingabire, ministra das TIC e Inovação de Ruanda, acrescentou: "Precisamos de uma mobilização ainda maior de todos os níveis de governo e organizações do setor privado para desenvolver soluções eficazes que garantam acesso equitativo e acessível à conectividade de banda larga, a fim de atingir as metas estabelecidas para 2025".
Lets seize the Moment, say Ministers
African countries should “seize the moment” and take advantage of a historic opportunity for “massive, long-term, sustainable economic growth,” according to Rwanda’s Minister of ICT and Innovation, Paula Ingabire. And Rwandan Education Minister, Dr Valentine Uwamariya, warned that “failing to focus now on education, training and technology would be unforgivable.”
eLearning Africa returns to Kigali
The 15th International Conference and Exhibition on Digital Education, Training and Skills Development will take place in Rwandan Capital City, Kigali from May 11 - 13, 2022, at Kigali Convention Center with the theme of “A new purpose for Education”. eLearning Africa 2022, which is Africa's largest conference and exhibition on technology supported learning, training and skills development will be graced by experts, practitioners, policy makers and investors committed to the future of education and training. Multiple renowned speakers will look at key issues.
TooShare – the African Network Revolutionising EdTech
TooShare is an African eLearning social network platform that revolutionises education by capitalising the continents reservoir of human resources and talent.
New Tools, New Threats: Cybersecurity Virtual Exchange Offers New Solutions
The growing demand for online learning tools in Africa is accompanied by increasingly sophisticated threats to cyber security, say the organisers of a major online forum, the eLearning Africa Cybersecurity Virtual Exchange, which will take place from 26 - 28 October.
On the road to Rwanda: eLearning Africa returns to Kigali
Rwanda will host eLearning Africa in May 2022, the organisers have announced.
The Convention Centre in Kigali will be the setting for the next edition of Africa’s leading conference and exhibition on technology-assisted learning, bringing political leaders, investors and some of the world’s leading experts on education and technology to the Rwandan capital for three days of talks, workshops and a ministerial roundtable.
→News releases 2021
A Covid-19 é “uma oportunidade”, afirmam os educadores africanos num importante inquérito
Cinquenta por cento dos professores, formadores e especialistas em tecnologias da educação africanos que foram inquiridos consideram que a pandemia da Covid-19 vai acabar por ser uma oportunidade “significativa” ou “muito significativa” para a educação em África.
→News releases 2020
Covid-19 “an opportunity” say African Educators in Major New Survey
Fifty per cent of surveyed African teachers, trainers and education technology specialists think the Covid-19 pandemic will turn out to be a “significant” or “very significant” opportunity for African education.
→News releases 2019
eLearning Africa: Advancing from Abidjan
eLearning Africa shows the world “what an exciting, innovative continent Africa is” say the organisers of Africa’s leading conference on technology assisted learning and training, eLearning Africa. This year’s eLearning Africa, which took place in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire from 23 -27 October and focussed on “the keys to the future: learnability and employability” was a “great success,” they say.
Africa Gets Sneak Preview of Germany’s New Learning Platform
Participants at Africa’s top education and technology conference have been given a sneak preview of an innovative eLearning platform, which is set to be launched as part of the German Government’s digital strategy.
Expert Report to be launched in time for eLearning Africa: countries failing UN education target
African countries are still not doing enough to meet one of the UN’s most important development targets, according to a new report to be published next week.
French expertise features prominently at eLearning Africa
French expertise features prominently in the 2019 edition of Africa’s most respected technology supported education and training conference and exhibition event. This year’s eLearning Africa convenes in Abidjan on 23-25 October under the theme “learnability and employability”. The annual pan-African conference is dedicated to examining the potential for using new communications technologies to spread educational opportunity.
German engagement at Africa’s leading conference and exhibition on ICT for education
Germany will affirm its strong partnership with Africa, as experts gather to discuss “learnability and employability” at the 2019 eLearning Africa in Abidjan. This year sees the greatest-ever combined German engagement at Africa’s leading conference and exhibition on ICT for Education, Training and Skills Development. Now in its fourteenth year, the event convenes in the Ivorian capital from 23 - 25 October.
eLearning Africa is proud to host the African annual MoodleMoot workshop
Motivated by Moodle? In the mood for Moodle? Then MoodleMoot Africa 2019 is the place for you! eLearning Africa is proud to host the African annual MoodleMoot workshop at the Sofitel Abidjan Hotel Ivoire on 23 October.
Learnability and Employability Unlocking Africa’s Future Success
A large youthful population, disruptive innovative technology, and vibrant entrepreneurial activity hold the keys to unlocking Africa’s future success. It’s time to maximise their potential. Join the conversation in Abidjan this year at the Continent’s leading annual e-learning conference to enhance your capacity to contribute to this mission.
More important than Russia: How an event in Abidjan is where it’s really at
As a controversial Russia-Africa summit opens in Sochi on the Black Sea on October 24, a more modest but ultimately more significant conference will be taking place back in Africa in Abidjan, the capital of Côte d’Ivoire.
Event in Abidjan toppt mit Themen am Puls der Zeit den russisch-afrikanischen Gipfel
Am 24. Oktober beginnt in Sotschi ein umstrittenes Russland-Afrika-Gipfeltreffen. Zeitgleich findet in Abidjan, der Hauptstadt der Elfenbeinküste, eine kleinere, aber sicherlich zukunftsweisendere Konferenz statt.
Die eLearning Africa (eLA) bringt international führende Bildungs- und Technologie-Experten mit Regierungsministern, Unternehmer und Investoren an einen Tisch, um Perspektiven und Chancen für die Erweiterung des wachsenden afrikanischen Bildungssektors zu erörtern. Dabei handelt es sich um ein Kernthema der Afrikanischen Union, die den Kontinent diesbezüglich bis 2063 transformieren und im Zuge dessen neue Lerntechnologien und Aus- und Weiterbildungsmöglichkeiten etablieren will. Die Teilnehmer der Konferenz in Abidjan
diskutieren vom 23. bis 25. Oktober intensiv über dafür relevante Themenfelder und besuchen Vorträge, Workshops, Seminare und Ministertreffen. Zu den großen internationalen Organisationen, die vor Ort vertreten sind und die Agenda der Konferenz prägen, zählen die UNESCO, die Europäische Kommission, die Weltbank, die Afrikanische Union und die Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).
Learning and Training for Farming and Food: eLearning Africa Launches ‘Agriculture Track’
The organisers of Africa’s leading conference on technology assisted learning and training, eLearning Africa, have announced that, for the first time, the event will include a special programme of seminars, discussions and debates about learning and training for Africa’s farming and food sector. The decision reflects the continuing importance of agriculture in African economies, together with new opportunities and challenges for African food producers in an era of rapid technological change.
Afrikas Talente zukunftsfit machen und zum Erfolg führen
Angesichts der geplanten Einführung einer gemeinsamen Freihandelszone, des wachsenden Zugangs zu globalen Märkten und neuer, branchenübergreifend wirksamer innovativer Technologien, bereiten sich Afrikas Länder auf einen grundlegenden Wandel vor. Diese Entwicklungen greift die diesjährige eLearning Africa auf und stellt dahingehend für den Kontinent wesentliche Fragen:
Turning Talent into Skills and Skills into Success
As the African continent prepares for a period of profound change, with the launch of a drive to create a common free trade area, increasing exposure to global markets and technological innovation affecting every sector, this year’s eLearning Africa will ask some fundamental questions.
eLearning Africa 2019 - Innovative Ideenbörse für erfolgreiche Perspektiven und Talentförderung
Afrikas größte Konferenz zu Bildung, Ausbildung und Technologie hat sich in diesem Jahr dem Motto “The Keys to the Future: Learnability and Employability” verschrieben. Die eLA 2019 tagt vom 23. bis 25. Oktober im Sofitel Abidjan Hotel Ivoire in Abidjan, der Hauptstadt der Elfenbeinküste. Das Gastgeberland ist zugleich Mitveranstalter. Auch in diesem Jahr werden weltweit führende Bildungs- und Technologie-Experten zu dem Event erwartet, um über spannende neue Ansätze zu debattieren.
Africa’s Top Edtech Conference Issues Call for Papers
The organisers of eLearning Africa, the continent’s leading conference and exhibition on learning, training and technology, have issued a ‘call for papers’ from anyone interested in presenting at this year’s event, which will be held in the Sofitel Abidjan Hotel Ivoire in Cote d’Ivoire from 23 - 25 October 2019.
Going West: Top Education Conference Heads for Côte d’Ivoire
Africa’s leading conference and exhibition on technology-assisted learning and training, eLearning Africa, will head to Côte d’Ivoire this year. Organisers have confirmed that the conference, which brings together education professionals, technology experts, entrepreneurs and investors for three days of networking, discussions, briefings and debates, will be held in the West African country’s capital city, Abidjan.
→News releases 2018
eLearning Africa: Education, Training and Africa’s Growing Confidence
International experts at this year’s eLearning Africa conference, which has just taken place in Kigali, Rwanda, were upbeat about the long-term prospects for African economies. The reason, they say, is that there is a new mood of “confidence” and a growing understanding, among African political leaders and employers, of the vital importance of investment in education and training.
Summit of African Education and ICT Ministers Next Week
African Ministers of Education and Information Technology will be heading for Kigali next week. The Rwandan capital will host the annual Ministerial Round Table (MRT) meeting at eLearning Africa, the continent’s largest conference on technology assisted learning and training.
‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’: Africa’s Opportunity or a Catastrophe in Waiting?
The world is heading towards a ‘fourth industrial revolution, according to technology experts. But is this good or bad news for Africans? Does it signify the approach of a new age of opportunity, in which Africa will leapfrog its competitors, or is it more likely to be a disaster in which jobs are lost, traditional industries are destroyed and Africa enters a new age of exploitation by western companies in control of frightening new technologies?
‘Pure Inspiration’: Turning Dreams into Reality at eLA Conference on ‘Uniting Africa’
Africa’s biggest conference on learning, training and technology, eLearning Africa, will take place in Rwanda this year. Among the keynote speakers at the event, which will be held, under the patronage of the Rwandan Government, in the Kigali Convention Centre from 26 – 28 September, will be some of the biggest names in global education and technology.
Invest in Africa Now! : Partner of eLearning Africa for the future of education and training on the African continent
“From the perspectives of both learning and private sector development, it is time for Africa to leapfrog to technology for skills development in businesses” this is how M'Hamed Cherif, the founder & general director of Invest in Africa Now! describes the use of new technologies for professional training in businesses, the theme of the session that will be organised at the prestigious eLearning Africa, scheduled to take place in Kigali, Rwanda, on next 26-28 September.
African Companies Must Train or Lose Their Competitiveness in the Global Market
In September, the world’s leading experts on online learning will be in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, for eLearning Africa, the continent’s largest conference on technology assisted learning and training. Some of them are warning that a lack of focus on workplace learning and a failure to harness new technology to equip workers with vital new skills could undermine the benefits of steady economic growth in much of Africa over the last decade.
eLearning Africa: Could ICTs be the Key to Ending Hunger in Africa?
Education and technology can play an important role in ending hunger and malnutrition in Africa once and for all.
eLearning Africa: EdTech, Inspiration and African Unity
One of Africa’s most inspirational and successful women will top the bill at this year’s eLearning Africa conference in Kigali, Rwanda. A medical doctor, an academic and a businesswoman, Dr Mamphela Ramphele is also the former leader of South Africa’s Agang SA political party and a founder, with her former partner Steve Biko, of the Black Consciousness movement. She heads an exciting list of keynote speakers in a fascinating programme of discussions, workshops and debates under the overall theme of ‘Uniting Africa.’
Afrikas "Stadt der Innovation" veranstaltet Konferenz zum Thema "Afrika vereinigen"
In Ruanda können sich die Teilnehmer der eLearning Africa selbst ein Bild davon machen, wie es einer afrikanischen Regierung gelungen ist, die Vermittlung von Bildung durch den Einsatz moderner Technologien gravierend zu verändern und effektiv zu fördern.
Africa’s ‘City of Innovation’ to Host Conference on ‘Uniting Africa’
Next year Rwanda, one of Africa’s most technologically ambitious countries, will take over the Chairmanship of the African Union. It will also play host to eLearning Africa and the organisers are predicting that it will be the biggest conference in the event’s 13-year history. They believe it could play a signinficant role in pushing forward the African Union's 2063 Agenda.
→News releases 2017
eLearning Africa: Merkels Sonderbeauftragter bestätigt Deutschlands Unterstützung der digitalen Bildung in Afrika
Der von der Kanzlerin entsandte Afrika-Sonderbeauftragte gab anlässlich der Konferenz eLearning Africa in Mauritius bekannt, in welchem Umfang Deutschland Unterstützung im Bereich der digitalen Bildung leisten wird.
eLearning Africa: Merkel's Special Representative Confirms German Support for African Digital Education
The German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Special Representative for Africa was in Mauritius last week for eLearning Africa conference and he revealed the scale of German support for digital education.
eLearning Africa: Minister Announces New Technology Initiative for Primary Schools
Children at primary schools in Mauritius are to be given PC tablets as part of a major initiative co-sponsored by the Government of India.
eLearning Africa: "A major opportunity for Mauritian business"
An education technology conference scheduled to take place in Port Louis from the 27 - 29 September represents "a major opportunity for Mauritian businesses", according to conference organisers and EdTech experts. The conference, eLearning Africa, which brings together educators, entrepreneurs, learning technology experts and investors from all over the world, is the largest event of its kind in Africa. Every year, the conference is held in a different country and this year Mauritius has been chosen to host the event.
eLearning Africa: Discussion on the importance of context
Amid concern that, in the rush to embrace globalisation and the opportunities offered by new technologies, insufficient attention is being paid to local conditions and traditional African knowledge, Hon. Yogida Sawmynaden and Hon. Leela Devi Dookun-Luchoomun will join international experts at eLearning Africa to stress the importance of context in African education.
The African View of Silicon Valley
What do Africans really think about the grandiose education projects, promoted by outsiders, that promise to transform their lives? In a special debate at this year’s eLearning Africa conference, we will find out.
Ministers Make for Mauritius
African Education and ICT ministers will be heading for Mauritius at the end of September for eLearning Africa, the continent’s largest conference on technology-assisted learning and training. The ministers will take part in the annual Ministerial Round Table at the conference and the agenda for the event shows that there is likely to be a lively discussion about fundamental issues affecting the future of education in Africa.
‘Learning in Context’ | eLearning Africa programme announced
Details of this year’s eLearning Africa conference, which will take place in Mauritius from September 27-29, have been announced, with a comprehensive programme of relevant events all linking under the theme ‘Learning in Context.’ The congress coincides with UNESCO’s International Day of Universal Access to Information.
Critical Skills Gaps: Salah-Eddine Kandri Speaks on the Future of the Job Market in Africa
A World Bank report from 2014 suggested that as many as 11 million young people in Africa will be joining the job market every year for the next decade. For long-term economic growth, investment in a highly skilled workforce is hugely important. But where are the critical skills gaps in Africa today? And, more importantly, how can we fill them?
Mauritian government to host eLearning Africa 2017
The organisers of eLearning Africa, the continent’s leading conference on technology assisted learning and training, announced that the Government of Mauritius has agreed to host this year’s conference in September.
The conference will be held under the patronage of the Minister of Technology, Communication and Innovation, Hon. Mr Yogida Sawmynaden and the Minister of Education, Human Resources, Tertiary Education and Scientific Research, Hon. Mrs Leela Devi Dookun-Luchoomun. It will take place from the 27th to the 29th of September.
→News releases 2016
Egyptian Minister of Communications and Information Technology Witnesses the Official Launch of “Silicon Waha"
Cairo - 26 May 2016: On the second day of eLearning Africa, the 11th International Conference on ICT for Development, Education and Training in Africa, H.E. Yasser Elkady, the Egyptian Minister of Communications and Information Technology, witnesses the announcement of the official launch of "Silicon Waha", the new Egyptian initiative to establish and operate Science and Technology Parks throughout the country. eLearning Africa is taking place in Egypt for the first time, hosted by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) and its executive IT arm, ITIDA (Information Technology Industry Development Agency), from 24 to 26 May.
eLearning Africa: Impatient Africans “not going to wait until 2063”
There is a mood of impatience among the ministers, businessmen and education experts attending this year’s eLearning Africa conference in Cairo. Aware of the opportunity offered by information and communication technologies to spread education, training and access to information throughout Africa, many are starting to feel that 2063, the date the African Union has set for the realisation of its vision of a ‘transformed continent’, may be too long to wait. They want Africans, and particularly young people, to feel the benefits, which the combination of technology and education can bring, within the next ten years.
خلال مؤتمر ومعرض التعليم الالكتروني في افريقيا 2016:
افتتح اليوم المهندس/ ياسر القاضي وزير الاتصالات وتكنولوجيا المعلومات مؤتمر ومعرض التعليم الالكتروني في افريقيا 2016 في نسخته الحادية عشر تحت شعار "حيث تصبح الرؤى حقيقة" والذي تستضيفه مصر ممثلة في وزارة الاتصالات وتكنولوجيا المعلومات وذلك من خلال هيئة تنمية صناعة تكنولوجيا المعلومات "ايتيدا" خلال الفترة من 24 إلى 26 مايو الجاري.
African Ministers Explore Information, Communication, Education, Training and Technology Issues in Order to Achieve a "Transformed Continent".
Cairo: 24 May, 2016 – eLearning Africa 2016, the eleventh edition of the annual international conference on ICT for Development, Education and Training in Africa, launched today under the auspices of H.E. Yasser Elkady, Egypt’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology. The event’s theme is "Making Vision Reality", and it is being hosted by the Egyptian Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and its executive IT arm, ITIDA (Information Technology Industry Development Agency).
2063 Vision: Ministers move from ideas to action
African ministers attending the 9th eLearning Africa Ministerial Round Table in Cairo on May 24th are looking to turn dreams into reality.
Education and training are at the heart of the African Union’s 2063 Vision for a ‘transformed continent’ and ministers of Education, Skills, Finance and ICT from all over Africa will discuss delivery mechanisms at the annual Round Table on ICT for education, training and development.
انطلاق فعاليات مؤتمر ومعرض التعليم الإلكتروني في أفريقيا eLearning Africa 24 مايو بالقاهرة
القاهرة – مايو 2016: في إطار سعيها إلى تقديم حلول مبتكرة للتحديات التي يواجهها قطاع التعليم في مصر واستراتيجيتها الرامية إلى تسخير أدوات تكنولوجيا المعلومات والاتصالات في منظومة التعليم والبحث العلمي، تستضيف مصر ممثلة في وزارة الاتصالات وتكنولوجيا المعلومات "مؤتمر ومعرض التعليم الإلكتروني في أفريقيا لعام 2016" في نسخته الحادية عشر وذلك من خلال هيئة تنمية صناعة تكنولوجيا المعلومات "ايتيدا" الذراع التنفيذي للوزارة في القاهرة خلال الفترة من 24 إلى 26 مايو المقبل تحت شعار "حيث تصبح الرؤى حقيقة".
eLearning Africa: Sharing infrastructure must be top priority
The African Union’s Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, HE Mrs Elham Mahmood Ahmed Ibrahim, will tell participants at this year’s eLearning Africa conference that sharing infrastructure must be a top priority for African governments.
Interview with H.E. Elham Mahmoud Ahmed Ibrahim
Commissioner of Infrastructure & Energy at the African Union Commission, H.E. Dr. Ibrahim has served in the academic research and electrical energy production for 33 years. As she’ll be keynoting at eLearning Africa 2016, we took theopportunity to catch up with her to discuss infrastructure, renewable energy and the future of African ICT.
Die digitale Transformation: Afrikas Vision von Bildung
Afrikas junge Bevölkerung bietet ein enormes Potenzial für den Kontinent und steht für Wandel und Innovation. Wie sie mit Technologien aktuellen Herausforderungen begegnen können, darüber und mehr diskutieren etwa 1 200 internationale Experten, Berater und Investoren aus den Bereichen Bildung und Technologie vom 24. bis 26. Mai in Kairo auf der eLearning Africa. Sie beleuchten, wie technologische Innovationen Bildung und Ausbildung ermöglichen und verbessern können, damit Wachstum beschleunigt wird und das Leben und die Aussichten der nächsten Generation Afrikaner sich verändern.
eLearning Africa: Africa's vision for education and how it will become reality
More than 1200 international education and technology experts, advisers and investors will gather in Cairo in May to discuss how to turn the African Union’s vision of a “transformed continent” into reality. They will look at how developments in technology could enable education and training to boost growth and transform the lives and prospects of the next generation of Africans. The programme for the conference, which is published online today (Tuesday), is available at www.elearning-africa.com.
eLearning Africa: Libraries, Vision and How African Innovation Benefits the World
Exciting ideas for Africa's libraries, museums, archives and data will be an important part of this year's eLearning Africa conference, which takes place in Cairo, Egypt from May 24 - 26. Keynote speakers at the event will include Egypt's Dr Ismail Serageldin, the founder and Director of the Biblioteca Alexandrina, one of the largest and most technologically advanced libraries in the world.
eLearning Africa launches the annual Through your Lens Photo Competition
The eLearning Africa Through your Lens Photo Competition is back this year for its seventh edition, promoted by the eLearning Africa 2016 conference. Under the theme of ‘ICT Vision for Africa’, budding photographers are invited to submit pictures depicting how ICTs are improving relationships between family, group or country members in Africa. eLearning and photography enthusiasts from across Africa and the rest of the world have the chance to share their view of ICT in Africa.
African financial services sector “missing a trick” say education experts
Africa’s financial services sector is missing out on big opportunities in the rapidly growing education technology market, say the organisers of the continent’s biggest EdTech conference. They claim that African banks and financial services companies are “missing a trick” by failing to get involved and back innovative start-ups in the education technology sector.
eLearning Africa 2016: Can You Make Vision Reality?
African education experts want to hear from anyone with innovative ideas about how technology can help transform the continent.
The experts will be at eLearning Africa 2016, Africa's leading conference on technology assisted learning, where they will discuss the role of technology in achieving the African Union's vision of a "transformed continent." The theme for the conference, which is scheduled to take place in Cairo from May 24 - 26, will be 'Making Vision Reality' and the organisers are planning "a comprehensive and in-depth discussion about how the combination of learning and technology can transform Africa."
→News releases 2015
eLearning Africa Report: Farmers want more tech
Information technology is helping African farmers to become more efficient and they can't get enough of it.
That is the conclusion of a special agriculture section in this year's eLearning Africa Report, an annual review of the impact of technology on education and development.
The Report shows that Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are having a significant impact on the productivity and efficiency of the continent's agriculture. A survey of farmers, trainers and those working with ICT in agriculture reveals:
Report reveals opportunities slipping through Africa’s digital gender gap
Findings from the eLearning Africa Report 2015, which is now available free to download, reveal that, despite rapid growth in internet and mobile usage across the region, women are much less likely to get online than men. And they are still largely unrepresented in the technology sector.
“These two facts could have serious implications for the ability of African economies to use technology to catapult themselves ahead of their competitors,” said Harold Elletson, Co-Editor of the eLearning Africa Report, an annual review of the impact of technology on education and development. “Africa needs to address these issues now or it will miss out.”
eLearning Africa: African Union Warns of Threat to Skills Revolution
African leaders are warning that the continent’s lofty dreams may not be realized without a determined focus on information and communication technology (ICT), skills development and innovation.
Speaking during the opening session of the 10th edition of eLearning Africa conference, H.E. Mr. Erastus Mwencha, Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission, emphasized that the African Union’s dreams of catalyzing an education and skills revolution are not going to be easily realized, unless the current creative and innovative capacities are properly harnessed. “There is an abiding imperative for Africa to foster innovation and creative technologies as the basis for advancements in ICT and sustainable economic development. It is the duty of our governments, the private sector and all segments of our society, to participate actively in maximizing the use and application of ICTs to create competitive, knowledge economies, as well as economies of impetus. Such is the foundation of gainful capital in human resource development," Mr. Mwencha said.
eLearning Africa: Ministers Call for Urgent Investment in African Youth
African Ministers of Education and ICT today (Wednesday) issued an urgent appeal for African Governments to meet the continent’s demographic challenge by investing in African youth.
Africa is currently in the midst of a “youth bulge” and a majority of the continent’s population will soon be under the age of 25. Meeting at the annual eLearning Africa Ministerial Round Table at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, ministers and senior officials from 15 African countries said that, as the average age of Africa’s population is getting younger every year, the continent faces both a growing challenge and a significant opportunity.
eLearning Africa Report: ICTs boosting growth but teachers reluctant to change
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is the key to improving education and thus boosting growth across Africa – but there is still widespread reluctance among teachers, trainers and managers to abandon traditional methods in favour of new solutions.
That is one of the key findings in this year’s eLearning Africa Report, which will be launched this evening (Wednesday) at the eLearning Africa conference in Addis Ababa by the Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Communication and Information Technology, Dr Debretsion Gebremichael. A sneak preview of the report will also be given to African education and information technology ministers at the 8th eLearning Africa Ministerial Round Table today.
The new African language helping to heal tribal division
A new African language is helping to reduce tensions and bring young people together in areas previously torn apart by tribal violence. And academics are so impressed by the language’s potential that a social media platform promoting it will form the subject of a major presentation at this year’s eLearning Africa, the continent’s leading conference on technology-assisted learning, training and development.
Game on: Africa’s education techies compete in hackathon for social good
A first of its kind hackathon will bring together edtech (education technology) entrepreneurs from throughout Africa to explore and develop new paths and methods for sustainable change in social systems.
Taking place from May 17 – 20, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the aim of the game is in the title: over four intensive days of competitive creation, participants of the Gamify it! Hackathon! will set out to prove whether it’s possible to achieve a measurable impact towards sustainable development through fun and engagement.
eLearning Africa 2015: Ministers to discuss building on Africa’s progress in education
As attention moves from the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), political leaders will join education experts and investors at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa later this month to discuss the role technology can play in building on Africa’s progress in education, training and development.
The Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia, HE Hailemariam Desalegn; HE Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union Commission; and Guenter Nooke, Personal Representative for Africa of the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, will be among those playing a prominent role in this year’s ‘eLearning Africa,’ the continent’s leading conference on ICT supported education and training.
AFRICAN LEADERS NEED TO “LEAPFROG THE SHACKLES OF CONVENTION” SAY EXPERTS
International experts will call for African leaders to “leapfrog the shackles of convention” at a major education conference next month, in order to ensure that African economic growth is sustained by adequately trained young people. The programme for this year’s eLearning Africa, which is being co-organised by the African Union and co-hosted by the Government of Ethiopia, reflects the extraordinary breadth and pace of change underway in African education – and the challenge for new technology-based solutions to meet Africa’s growing demand for high quality education and training.
Focus on ICT for education in rural Africa
High-level presentations at eLearning Africa, Africa’s leading conference on technology for development and education, will focus on the role ICTs are playing in transforming the continent’s rural economies by improving access to information and training.
Over 70 per cent of African workers are employed in farming and the role ICTs can play in boosting agricultural growth has been identified by the African Union as a key factor in making a reality of its 2063 Vision of a “transformed continent.” The subject has been described as “critical” by African political leaders and will be one of the matters under discussion at a roundtable meeting for education and technology ministers at the conference.
Malawi utilising ICT to promote public health messages in interactive radio drama campaign
Malawi has developed an innovative and highly successful interactive communications campaign in a quest to solve problems surrounding public health in the country. Through a radio drama programme, which has reached over 55% of its target audience and encourages listeners to interact with the show using SMS and social media, key health issues, such as malaria, child health and family planning, are being tackled. The initiative, named Moyo ndi Mpamba! (Life is Precious!), will be showcased by Chancy Mauluka from the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center for Communication Programs (JHU-CCP) at the 10theLearning Africa conference on 20 – 22 May 2015 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
eLearning Africa launches the annual "Through your Lens" Photo Competition
The eLearning Africa “Through your Lens” Photo Competition is back this year for its sixth edition, promoted by the eLearning Africa 2015 conference. Under the theme of “Digital Africa: ICTs enriching communities”, budding photographers are invited to submit pictures depicting how ICTs are improving relationships between family, group or country members in Africa. eLearning and photography enthusiasts from across Africa and the rest of the world have the chance to share their view of ICT in Africa.
„Die Welt von morgen bereichern“ Die zehnte eLearning Africa kehrt nach Äthiopien zurück
Wie Rebecca Stromeyer, Geschäftsführerin der ICWE GmbH und Gründerin der eLearning Africa, kürzlich gemeinsam mit dem stellvertretenden äthiopischen Premierminister S.E. Dr. Debretsion Gebremichael, Minister für Kommunikations- und Informationstechnologie in Äthiopien, bekannt gab, wird die jährliche Konferenz für ihr zehntes Jubiläum 2015 in ihr Gründungsland Äthiopien zurückkehren. eLearning Africa ist die größte internationale Konferenz zu technologiegestützter Aus- und Weiterbildung in Afrika und findet unter der Schirmherrschaft der äthiopischen Regierung vom 20. bis zum 22. Mai 2015 in Addis Abeba statt.
Statement by Rebecca Stromeyer, CEO of ICWE GmbH, speaking at the media launch of eLearning Africa 2015 in Addis Ababa
"Honourable Minister, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,
eLearning Africa is the largest international conference on ICT for development, education and training on the African continent and it was born here in Ethiopia.
So it is both a real pleasure and an honour to be back here today, in the distinguished presence of the Deputy Prime Minister, Dr Debretsion Gebremichael, the Minister of Communication and Information Technology, to announce that next year, eLearning Africa will return to its roots."
Enriching Tomorrow: eLearning Africa 2015 Returns to Ethiopia
Rebecca Stromeyer, CEO of ICWE GmbH and Founder of eLearning Africa, joined H.E. Dr Debretsion Gebremichael, with the rank of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Communication and Information Technology of Ethiopia, today (Wednesday) to announce that the annual eLearning Africa conference will return to Ethiopia, the country of its inauguration, for its tenth anniversary edition. The conference, which is the largest international event in Africa on ICT for education, training and development, will be held in Addis Ababa from May 20th – 22nd, under the patronage of the Ethiopian Government.
→News releases 2014
REPORT: GROWING USE OF ICT IN AGRICULTURE HELPING TO "TRANSFORM AFRICA”
An influential report on education, training and development in Africa shows that the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) is beginning to have a significant impact on agriculture and may even be helping to make a reality of the African Union's 2063 Vision of a "transformed continent".
The report's editor, Dr Harold Elletson, said: "African agriculture is changing. It is steadily becoming more efficient. Much of the change is happening at the level of the smallholder farmer and it is being driven by the increased use of ICTs, which are helping to boost yields, increase choice and improve living standards.