Tanzania cannot afford to overlook the
importance of information and communication technology (ICT) for improved
access, equity, quality and relevance of education. In our inter-connected
world, knowledge and information are becoming corner stones for the development
of a society, as is the ability to communicate. It is our duty to prepare our
children so that they can benefit from and contribute to our country´s
development in the information age. We must therefore take advantage of the
full range of ICTs, from radio and mobile telephony to computers and the
Internet, to build the foundation for a well educated and learning knowledge
society.
The Objectives and functions for which the company is established are:
(a). To
build capacities through training, consultancy, support, research,
elimination of information gap, management, conservation & planning
and other related community based issues.
(b).To
administer the information & Communication Technology (ICT)
Education, Course contents and MIS System for providing compulsory
Information & Communication Technology (ICT) / computer education to
the Students of Government, Non-Government Schools and Related Academic
Institutions across the Country in a phased manner
(c). To
expand markets for ICT products for Educations provision and delivery
also aims to train & develop local expertise in the field of quality
assessment in management education including facilitating the
establishment of required Infrastructures as well as courseware for the
School.
(d).To
promote and disseminate Information Technology culture among existing
teachers in the State so that the benefit of information technology can
be percolated at every school level.
(e).To
develop a quality improvement system for management education materials
in Tanzania that will help to enhance the quality of schools and
simplify the learning and teaching process through simplified
visualization of different core subjects in both levels of education in
Tanzania
(f). To
assist the Ministry of Educations and Vocational Training (MoEVT) in
formulating and implementing strategy, procedures and guidelines and for
the adoption of Information & Communication Technology
(ICT)'education in Academic Institutions in Tanzania.
(g). To
provide and/ or arrange to provide all technical assistance & help
to create, organize, and maintain centralized data-warehouse,
information-repository, and software-library to be shared by all
schools. To facilitate inter-school coordination in all IT related
matters and to devise modalities for information sharing.
For more information about the Project Email Us through info@sedict.co.tz or Visit our Site www.sedict.co.tz
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