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This year’s edition of eLearning Africa kicked off in Dakar, Senegal focusing on among others, how African economies are growing rapidly, driven by the development of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), and how the continent can leverage on the growing opportunities to build the needful skillsets through eLearning.
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The session stressed the ‘vital role of education in securing Africa’s future prosperity; how technology is enabling the spread of education’s benefits across the continent, facilitating the sharing of African knowledge with the world;’ and equally important, why policies and actions are required across boards achieve Africa’s potential through technology and education.
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The speakers at the opening plenary included the Prime Minister of Senegal Amadou Ba; founding chairman of Zenith Bank-The Gambia, also serving as Vice President for Academic Affairs & Provost, Professor of IT & Computing at American University of Nigeria, Prof. Muhammadou M.O. Kah; Madame Caroline St-Hilaire; Pierre Goudiaby Atépa, a distinguished architect, entrepreneur and tech-education enthusiast; and Lady Mariéme Jamme, Senegalese-born French-British educator, businesswoman and technology activist.
A new African model of learning
rime Minister Amadou Ba told the audience including attendees at the eLearning Africa 2023 workshops and conference as well as exhibitors that technology diffusion and a dynamic approach to education will help to close the knowledge and skill gaps for millions of people on the continent.
He highlighted the need for a new African model of learning, equipping individuals with the skills to compete and cooperate. He
Amadou Ba, who commended the organisers of the event, said Senegal remains committed to promoting education using technology as a tool for development and welcomes collaborations within and outside the continent to drive this goal.
The eLearning Africa 2023 featured pre-conference workshops, exhibition hall, and two captivating plenary sessions allowing for full exploration of potentials of eLearning on the continent, the major individual and corporate drivers of eLearning, and the sharing of innovative ideas around the major themes of eLearning Africa 2023.
“We hope that every participant had the opportunity to network, meet fascinating individuals, and engage in thought-provoking discussions, paving the way for a brighter future in African education,” organisers posted.
Speakers at eLearning 2023
The event featured high level speakers, some of whom were Candice Sankarsingh, common sense eLearning, Austria; Francisca Oladipo, Thomas Adewumi University, Nigeria; Satu Järvinen, University of Eastern Finland, IMPDET, Finland; Jimena Pereyra, UNESCO IIEP, France; Matthew Ames, University of Global Health Equity, Oluwakemi Olurinola, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Nigeria; Emmanuel Abba, Logeak Solutions LTD, Nigeria; Christopher Addo, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana; Adewale Adesina, NOUN, Nigeria; Morakinyo Akintolu, UNESCO Chair on Open Distance Learning, University of South Africa, South Africa; Tutaleni Asino, Oklahoma State University & United States International University, USA; Abir Guettiti, ETS Global, The Netherlands; Ghada El Khayat, Alexandria University, Egypt; and André Dietrich, Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany
Others were Isso Bayala, Quincy College, USA; Sheila Jagannathan, World Bank, USA; André Chateau Akue Asseko, IMT Nord-Europe, France; Rwanda; Ndung’u Kahihu, CAP Youth Empowerment Institute (CAP YEI)/CAP Workforce Development Institute, Kenya; Joshua Lange, Digital Financial Aid Corporation, USA; Michael Onyango, Distributed Ledgers & Artificial Intelligence TaskForce, Government of Kenya, Kenya; Donald Clark, Wildfire Learning, UK; Alexandra Bohra Ruhr West University of Applied Science, Germany; Rachida Ajhoun; Tom Wambeke, ITCILO, Italy; Dayn Amade, Fundação Tablet Comunitario, Mozambique; Anna Amft, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Ethiopia; Trina Angelone, GlobalED, USA; and Mohammed-V University, ENSIAS, Morocco.
Among the sponsors and partners were atingi, British Council, Avanti, catalyst, class Technologies Inc, didacta, Institute of La Francophonie for Education and Training (Institut de la Francophonie pour l’éducation et la formation (IFEF), Checkpoint eLearning, Nomad Education, IT Edge News. Africa, Orange, and UNESCO among others
By Editor@IT Edge News.Africa
