Modern computers with Software donated to Schools in Manyu: Information and computer technology (ICT) greatly facilitates the acquisition and absorption of knowledge. It offers unprecedented opportunities to enhance education, improve policy formulation for local government, and widens the range of opportunities for business. Furthermore, new communication such as wireless telephones and internet promises to reduce isolation and open access to knowledge in ways unimaginable.
Despite these promises, the reality in most of Africa is that of a digital divide – the gap between those who have access to and control of technology and those who do not. It therefore means that the introduction and growth of ICT in Manyu will be a most challenging undertaking. Our failure to address this challenge would mean a further widening and deepening of the existing economic and social inequalities. It also means a Manyu child may not be able to compete in the 21st century as all new jobs require some computer knowledge.
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