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Zimbabwe wants to be a knowledge society
The Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Bill, will put in motion the strategic plan to develop telecommunications and Internet infrastructure, and enhance capacity to produce local software and hardware, The five-year ICT plan, scheduled to start this year, aims to address issues such as cyber-security; ICT utilisation and infrastructure development; e-business and e-government; and ICT investment and partnerships.
The bill will help transform Zimbabwe into a knowledge society. The plan will get finances through private-public partnerships.
The bill will help transform Zimbabwe into a knowledge society. The plan will get finances through private-public partnerships.
Biggest Technology Company
Apple Company, the maker of iPod, iPad, and Mac has pushed past Microsoft to become the world’s biggest technology company in May 2010. Apple Company is worth about $222 billion compared to Microsoft’s 218 billion. link
Botswana Innovation Hub (BIH)
Botswana has recently launched Botswana Innovation Hum (BIH) that will make Botswana to be the leading African destination for innovative businesses. The mission of BIH is to provide an attractive location for technology-driven and knowledge-intensive businesses to develop, and to compete in the global market. Contact the Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology, Private Bag 00414 , Gaborone, Botswana. Link
Mauritius Plans to adopt green computing
The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology is drafting a “green” ICT policy document, which will promote the concept and act as a roadmap to sustain present green ICT initiatives. It will also devise and implement strategies in for green ICT and e-waste management. Probably Mauritius may be the first Africa country to launch such climate saving program. Link
Man Infects Himself With Computer Virus
A scientist with a computer chip implanted in his wrist has deliberately infected himself with a computer virus. Read more about this news at
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About Us
What is ICT?
ICT is an acronym for Information and Communications Technology. Information means knowledge. One way to gain knowledge is by processing unorganised information. Communications means sending and receiving information to share knowledge. Technology refers to knowledge used to create tools. ICT involves processing, communicating and creating tools. Modern ICT is based mainly on:
•Computers
•Telecommunications
Our Philosophy
We are specialists in developing ICT syllabuses suitable for schools and also the learning materials in the form of online courses and printed textbooks, workbooks and teacher resources.
Our philosophy is very simple:
• Promote ICT in the schools for the betterment of the society.
We also provide online or onsite courses for the teachers to teach ICT programs in schools. We will create multimedia based learning materials suitable for young learners.
We are associated in creating ICT learning materials in the following countries at various levels:
1.Botswana
2.Brunei Darussalam
3.Caribbean Islands
4.Ethiopia
5.Malaysia
6.Mauritius
7.Singapore
In addition to these countries, our books and learning materials are being used in many other countries.
What we do?
•We promote ICT education in kindergartens to high schools through our learning materials.
• We work with our International consultants to develop ICT syllabuses suitable for school levels needed in any country and then create ICT learning materials through our educational publishers.
So far we have been associated with the following publishers:
1.Oxford University Press, Malaysia & Singapore
2.University of Science, Penang, Malaysia
3.Longmans/ Pearson Pvt, Singapore
4.Editions le Printemps, Mauritius
5.Caribbean Educational Publishers, Trinidad
6.Cavendish Marshall, Singapore
International consultants provide us the local ICT needs and liaise with us in creating ICT syllabuses and then learning materials. International consultants are suitably rewarded in the following ways:
1.Joint authorship
2.Onetime payments
Website: www. ictbits.com
We publish lots of learning materials on this website. Our website also provides a platform for students and teachers to share information on various aspects of ICT though blogs. You can send questions and get answers from our panel of experts.
•Computers
•Telecommunications
Our Philosophy
We are specialists in developing ICT syllabuses suitable for schools and also the learning materials in the form of online courses and printed textbooks, workbooks and teacher resources.
Our philosophy is very simple:
• Promote ICT in the schools for the betterment of the society.
We also provide online or onsite courses for the teachers to teach ICT programs in schools. We will create multimedia based learning materials suitable for young learners.
We are associated in creating ICT learning materials in the following countries at various levels:
1.Botswana
2.Brunei Darussalam
3.Caribbean Islands
4.Ethiopia
5.Malaysia
6.Mauritius
7.Singapore
In addition to these countries, our books and learning materials are being used in many other countries.
What we do?
•We promote ICT education in kindergartens to high schools through our learning materials.
• We work with our International consultants to develop ICT syllabuses suitable for school levels needed in any country and then create ICT learning materials through our educational publishers.
So far we have been associated with the following publishers:
1.Oxford University Press, Malaysia & Singapore
2.University of Science, Penang, Malaysia
3.Longmans/ Pearson Pvt, Singapore
4.Editions le Printemps, Mauritius
5.Caribbean Educational Publishers, Trinidad
6.Cavendish Marshall, Singapore
International consultants provide us the local ICT needs and liaise with us in creating ICT syllabuses and then learning materials. International consultants are suitably rewarded in the following ways:
1.Joint authorship
2.Onetime payments
Website: www. ictbits.com
We publish lots of learning materials on this website. Our website also provides a platform for students and teachers to share information on various aspects of ICT though blogs. You can send questions and get answers from our panel of experts.