Press Release, October 2006

eLearning Africa 2007 – Call for Proposals Has Opened

Berlin/Nairobi. The 2nd eLearning Africa conference which will take place from May 28 to 30, 2007, in Nairobi, Kenya, has opened its call for proposals. The annual event intends to become the eLearning capacity building event for the entire African continent and a forum for all stakeholders engaged in the planning and implementation of technology-supported learning and training.

Proposals for presentations for the 2007 agenda can be submitted for the following topics:

• Improving Quality and Outreach of Technical and Vocational Education (TVET) in Africa
• Unleashing the Capabilities of Universities through Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
• Empowering Women through ICT with ICT-Based Capacity Building
• Setting up and Implementing a Sustainable eLearning Project
• Designing and Delivering Online Learning
• Localisation, Customisation, and Content Development
• Introducing eLearning to the School System
• Building ICT Infrastructures to Provide Access and Connectivity in Africa
• Cutting-Edge Technology Developments for Africa
• eLearning in African Corporations
• Policy Issues and Large-scale Take-up of eLearning
• eLearning for Governments and the Public Sector
• Libraries as Access Providers to Digital Resources and Distributed Expertise
• Open Source, Open Content, and eLearning
• eLearning in Development Cooperation
• The New Africa – Europe Partnership Framework
• Research in eLearning
• Quality Development and Quality Assurance
• eLearning in Medical Education and the Fight against HIV and AIDS
• Promoting Inclusivity: e-Inclusion

A detailed list of themes can be found at www.elearning-africa.com/themes.php. Proposals (up to 500 words) can be submitted online at www.elearning-africa.com/proposals.php until December 8, 2006.

eLearning Africa 2006 is a Pan-African conference organised by ICWE GmbH and Hoffmann & Reif that focuses on ICT for development, education and training in Africa. The event will establish and link a network of decision makers from governments and administrations with universities, schools, governmental and private training providers, industry, and important partners in development cooperation. Each year a different African country will serve as the venue.

Notes for editors

eLA – eLearning Africa, 2nd International Conference on ICT for Development, Education and Training
May 28 – 30, 2007
Venue: tba
Organisers: ICWE GmbH, www.icwe.net, Hoffmann & Reif www.hoffmann-reif.com
Contact: ICWE GmbH, info@elearning-africa.com,
Tel.: +49-30-327 6140

www.eLearning-Africa.com

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