Intelecon Research2023-03-022023-03-022000-01-24CERIS - 355/DEC:16http://www.col.org/SiteCollectionDocuments/00intelecon.pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2139/54813This report sought to: 1) provide an appreciation of affairs regarding the level, range and diversity of information and communications technology (ICT) in use for learning and distance education in Commonwealth countries; 2) highlight key policy and regulatory issues relating to telecommunications and media impacting the use of ICT for education and learning, the financing and operation of infrastructure services, and the self-sustenance of projects; 3) examine the impact of technological trends on future use of ICT for learning and distance education; 4) review of the experience of multi-purpose tele-centres in selected Commonwealth countries and provide basic guidelines for successful models. Six country case studies were undertaken to examine ICT-based learning and distance education across the Commonwealth: Canada, Trinidad and Tobago, Fiji, South Africa, Mozambique, and Ghana. Each country is presented in a standard format providing full socio-economic, policy, and technological context: 1) Baseline data on the country, economy, education, and IT and telecommunications; 2) General country context; 3) Environment and function of ICT-based distance education; 4) Infrastructure and technology 5) Overview of the policy environment in the relevant sectors; 6) Sponsors: Interests, key motivations and strategies; 7) Country evaluation; and 8) Descriptions of ICT projects.enInformation technologyText