Hon. Dora Siliya, MP
Minister of Education
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The Call for Papers 2010 ended on Friday, January 15th following a tremendous response: eLearning Africa is delighted to announce that a new record has been set this year. eLearning stakeholders from all over the world, wishing to participate in the event, submitted 450 proposals. The eLearning Africa Review Committee is now in the process of selecting the most relevant, innovative and informative proposals covering various aspects of ICT-supported education in Africa for inclusion in the conference programme.
This year’s eLearning Africa, the fifth in the highly successful series of pan-African gatherings, will take place in Zambia under the patronage of the Zambian Minister of Education, the Honourable Ms Dora Siliya. From May 26th–28th, 2010, the continent’s largest annual assembly of eLearning and education professionals from Africa and beyond will convene in the capital, Lusaka.
Moving to Zambia in 2010, eLearning Africa continues to build and expand its worldwide network of people involved in all aspects of technology-enhanced education and training in Africa, including management and policymaking. As with previous conferences, eLearning Africa 2010 will be conducted in both English and French.
For further general information, please revisit the eLearning Africa website, which will keep you up-to-date with the latest developments and details about the conference venue, conference highlights, registration and other components of the event. Additionally, we invite you to visit the “Stay Connected” section and select your way of receiving the latest news.
“AN EXCELLENT EVENT”
eLearning Africa 2009, which took place in Dakar, Senegal from the 27th–29th May, was “an excellent event,” according to delegates who attended it. The conference, which was opened by the President of Senegal, Maitre Abdoulaye Wade, and attended by Prime Minister Souleymane Ndene Ndiaye and ten other ministers, brought the global e-learning community to west Africa for three days of intensive discussions on technology and learning.
eLearning Africa 2009 featured:
- 1350 participants from 83 countries (from A for Angola to Z for Zimbabwe going through to, for example, China, Switzerland, Urugay and, of course, Senegal)
- 336 speakers and chairpersons from approximately 50 countries
- 4 plenary sessions
- 60 parallel sessions
- 20 best practice demonstrations
- 21 pre-conference events
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Scope and Size
eLearning Africa is the most comprehensive conference on ICT for development, education and training on the Continent. Its mission is to bring people together who are actively engaged in education and in the implementation of learning technologies in schools, universities, corporate training as well as in education in the public sector. Participants are high-level decision-makers such as Ministers of Education, representatives from government agencies, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), development agencies and international organisations, senior executives from businesses, as well as practitioners from all fields of education.
Networking Across the Globe
Participant figures for the annual event have grown significantly – from 832 at the debut event in 2006 in Addis Ababa to 1350 delegates at the fourth conference in Dakar, Senegal in May 2009. Attendees come from more than 83 countries in Africa and the wider globe – a geographic and cultural richness that is unrivalled. The strong African involvement – almost 80 percent of the delegates come from the Continent – makes it a truly pan-African event.
A Growing Community
eLearning Africa is continuously building a genuine community of practice linked to the event. It actively helps to build both networks and connections that contribute to capacity-development for education in Africa. African education professionals and stakeholders can benchmark, learn and share with colleagues from all over the world. By fostering international partnerships, eLearning Africa strengthens the Continent’s numerous educational technology initiatives and projects. For the education industry, it has become the reference event for technology-enhanced learning in Africa.
Real-World Experiences
Moving from one country to another each year, the conference has built up support and interest in different parts of Africa. Allowing for a strong local input, it has provided a window on what is happening on the ground in different regions. This is reflected in a rich and diverse conference agenda that features best practices using all types of technology and different approaches. Contributions come from African governments and major development organisations, from NGOs, universities, schools, as well as from the private sector.
An Open Environment
Participants value the friendly and open atmosphere of eLearning Africa that allows networking across sectors, as well as geographical and cultural borders. The conference brings together various interest groups such as practitioners, support agencies, suppliers and researchers to a single event. This presents the unique opportunity to create a real picture of what is happening in the field in Africa.
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