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Technology.Innova/on.Educa/on
AfricanLeadershipinICT(ALICT)
‐AnAfricanUnionFlagshipProgram
‐ImplementedbyGESCI
‐FundedbytheMinistryforForeignAffairsofFinland
WHYALICT?
Knowledgeisincreasinglyakeyfactorofproduc/onaswellasaresourceforeconomicandsocialdevelopmentglobally
Knowledgeandinnova6onbasedbusinessesaregrowingandhave
becomeessen6alpartofallsectorsofeconomy
Thegapbetweendevelopingcountriesanddevelopedcountriesis
wideningduetotherela6velylowinvestmentsinICT,educa/onand
science,technologyandinnova/onindevelopingcountries
LeadershipinKnowledgeSociety
• Knowledgebasedsociety:• Pillars:educa6on,science,technologyandinnova6on,ICT
• Leadership:whatkindofleadershipforKnowledgebasedsociety?
• Leadershipvs.management
ALICTGOAL&PURPOSE
Goal
TobuildcapacityofAfricanleadersonICT,Educa6onandSTIforeconomic
andsocialdevelopmenttobecomeKnowledgeSocietyleadersandagents
forchangeintheirowncountryandbecatalystsforregionalcoopera/onin
thedomain
Toenhanceunderstandingwhyinvestmentsineduca/on,science,
technologyandinnova/onarecri6calforeconomicandsocialdevelopment
Purpose
ALICTwilldevelopnewmodelsforknowledgesocietycapacitybuildingandbuild
thecapacityofAfricanleadersonKnowledgeSocietyissuesincludingestablishment
ofaplaFormformul6‐stakeholdercollabora/on
CapacityBuildingModelforAfricanleadersonICT,Educa/on,Science&
Technology,andInnova/oninthecontextoftheKnowledgeSociety
Mul6‐stakeholderknowledgeexchangeplaFormbringingtogetherprivate,public
andcivilsocietytocreateKnowledgePartnerships
Buildthecapaci6esof150AfricanleadersofICT,Educa6on,STIinKSindomains
of:
• Leadershipcapacity(includingchangemanagement)
• SkillsrequiredforKS/KEdevelopment(includingICT,foresigh6ng,
strategicplanning)
• Organiza6onal/ins6tu6onaldevelopment
ALICTOUTPUTS&OUTCOMES
ALICTAPPROACHTOLEADERSHIPCAPACITYBUILDING
Source:Wordpress(2011)
Source:Wordpress(2011)
EXPERENTIALLEARNINGMODEL
Willcombineanaly6calandtheore6calprincipleswithprac/calexperience
Willallowpar6cipantstobringtheoryandprac/cetogether Willcombinetheoryandinstruc/onphaseswithmore
prac6calexperien6alphases
Par6cipantswillimplementtasksandplansintheirorganiza6onsthattheyhavelearnedduringtheimmersivetheore6calphase.
Throughthesequenceofprac6ce,experience,debriefing,theoryandfeedbackpar6cipantswillbeguidedintomorereflectedleadershipprac/ces.
Countrystudies
• ALICThasproduced4countrystudies:needsanalysisinKSdevelopment
• Thesestudiesprovideinforma6onforthecapacitybuildingneedsinKnowledgeSocietydevelopmentinthe4countries:SouthAfrica,Tanzania,ZambiaandMauri6us
• Moduledevelopmentinprogress,firstmodulesandprogrammestructurereadyinOctober
• Capacitybuildingisplannedtostartinthe4countriesandKenyainJanuary2012
CAPACITYBUILDINGMODULES
M7 KnowledgeSocietyforAfrica
M6 ICTasaToolforDevelopment
M5 Educa6onandDevelopment
M4 Innova6onandManagementSTI
M3 ForesightandFuturesThinking
M2 LeadershipinKnowledgeSociety
M1 Orienta6on
Per
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Pol
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Coh
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Map
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iety
ICT
MODULEEMPHASIS
FrameworkofKnowledgebasedSocietyandEconomy
LeadershipinthecontextofKnowledgeSocietyandchangemanagement
Fore‐sigh6ng Strategicplanning Policyformula6on
Programmanagementandevalua6on
DETAILSDura/on:7months,6meneededfrompar6cipants10hours
perweek(es6mated)
Approach:Lectures(facetofaceandonline),collabora6veprojects,individualassignments,peerreview,onlinetutoring
PlaZorms:LMS(Moodle),AlfrescoDigitalLibrary,ALICT discussionforum
Assignments:Teamwork,focusingonLeadership&ChangeintheKScontext;teamassignmentsappliedtoIndividual&organiza6onalenvironment;Teamwork:scien6ficar6cleinKScontext
Transversalelementsadded:ICTSkillsDevelopment,Mentorship/Reflec6onTandems,MonitoringandEvalua6on
QUESTIONS
Whatdoyouthinkthat“KnowledgeSociety”means(orshouldmean)intheAfricancontext?
Dotheeduca6onalstrategyandpolicyframeworksofAfricancountriessupportthebuildingofinclusiveknowledgesocie6es?Whatkindofroledoesknowledgesocietydevelopmenthaveinthesekindsofpolicies?
WhatkindsofICT‐professionalsdoAfricancountriesneedinthenearfuture?ShouldmandatoryICT‐coursesbeginfromtheprimarylevel?
DoyouthinkthatthechosenpedagogicalandmethodologicalapproachesarevalidforALICT’spurposes?Whatkindoffine‐tuningwouldtheyneed(shouldforexamplem‐learninghaveevenmoreprominentrole)?
FORMOREINFORMATION
AbouttheALICTTeam
hgp://www.gesci.org/alict‐team.html
Contact:HelenaTapper‐ALICTProgrammeManager,JuhoMikkonen‐BlendedLearningExpertandMargaretNyambura–ResearchAnalyst.E‐mail:[email protected],[email protected]@gesci.org
AbouttheProgram(includingconceptnote,KSstudyseriesandprogramplan)hgp://www.gesci.org/alict‐papers.html
