The Digitization of Africa

Limb, Peter

doi:10.1353/at.2006.0010

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“…The policy makes it clear that the government of Zimbabwe promotes the awareness and advocates the utilization of ICT in urban as well as rural areas. It also makes provision for access to quality education for men, women, people with disabilities and the aged (Isaacs, 2007;Limb, 2005).…”

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“…Zimbabwe after several years of wait and see attitude in 2005 came with an official policy on e-learning in Zimbabwe (Limb, 2005). In 1999, The Nziramasanga Education Commission in a national report recommended the promotion of the educational use of computers for teaching and learning in educational institutions in the country.…”

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Toward a Better Understanding of the Access to Education through Online Learning in the Case of Zimbabwe

ErasmusChirume¹,

KwabenaD.Ofori-Attah²

2016

IJAR

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Section: Key Findings and Discussion:-mentioning

confidence: 99%

Toward a Better Understanding of the Access to Education through Online Learning in the Case of Zimbabwe

ErasmusChirume¹,

KwabenaD.Ofori-Attah²

2016

IJAR

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“…Peter Limb, over a decade ago, pointed out that this new scramble for African resources to digitize marks a new process: "the digitization of Africa." 6 In this digitization, there is significant concern that this scramble is what Peter Lor and Johannes Britz called "information imperialism." 7 Curator Michele Pickover strikes at the heart of these issues: "What is at stake is the politics of memory in digital form and how what is selected for digitization projects frames research agendas and plays a role in curriculum strategies."…”

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Teaching South African History in the Digital Age: Collaboration, Pedagogy, and Popularizing History

Kelly¹,

Badsha²

2020

Hist. Afr.

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The digitization of African materials has made it easier than ever for students to engage with primary source documentation and undertake original research. Digitizing sources and using digital sources to teach African history has great pedagogical value, but must be done ethically. This article suggests a model for collaborative and publicly-engaged scholarship, demonstrating the potential of transnational projects and shared knowledge production while maintaining sensitivity towards questions of the hegemony of the North. The study draws on experience of a virtual internship project between North American-based university students and the South African non-profit South African History Online (SAHO).

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“…This conspicuous absence of African content must be viewed against the backdrop of globalization and the technological changes driving new developments in digital publishing and learning. Limb (2005) highlights that the new "scramble for Africa" is for information resources to digitize, which suggests that a new process is unfolding-the digitization of Africa. The challenge for all involved in this digitization of African resources is to ensure access, sustainability, and fairness in their dissemination.…”

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Promoting Open Scholarship in Africa: Benefits and Best Library Practices

Raju¹,

Adam²,

Powell³

2015

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Knowledge, as a prerequisite for development, is contingent on information. The main value of information is in its ability to be used, reused, and shared. Open access (OA) allows for the easy dissemination and preservation of information by providing all scholarly communication and knowledge at no cost to the end user. In the rapidly expanding, global knowledge-based economy, Africa's steady progress from the peripheral to the epicenter of knowledge production is not to be ignored, not least because of its reliance on OA. Such access environments and institutional repositories throughout the continent are playing significant roles in maximizing the impact of research output. This paper reveals that OA content is more citable, not simply because of the quality of the output, but instead of the advantage that OA brings in maximizing accessibility and increased citation. It goes on to show that OA will enhance the research community's existing system for evaluating and rewarding research productivity. Ultimately, OA has the ability to elevate (South) Africa, its universities and institutions, to the status of knowledge producers rather than mere knowledge consumers.

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The Digitization of Africa

Cited by 25 publications

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Toward a Better Understanding of the Access to Education through Online Learning in the Case of Zimbabwe

Toward a Better Understanding of the Access to Education through Online Learning in the Case of Zimbabwe

Teaching South African History in the Digital Age: Collaboration, Pedagogy, and Popularizing History

Promoting Open Scholarship in Africa: Benefits and Best Library Practices

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