The Impact of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on Education in Egypt

Authors

  • Sally Farid Cairo University, Egypt

Keywords:

ICT, Education, Egypt

Abstract

Egypt's government has articulated a vision of an information society in which widespread access to technology can nurture human capital, improve government services, promote Egyptian culture, and support economic growth, and the ICT sector has been targeted as a vehicle for this growth and social development, through improvement of education. The paper aims to study the impact of ICT on education in Egypt and the challenges of use the ICT in education. The paper provides literature review of the importance of ICT on education and presents Egypt's ICT policies and initiatives for education, introduces the ICT projects in education by Government of Egypt, then discusses the Egypt’s experience on ICT on education and finally analyses the impact of ICT on education.

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Author Biography

Sally Farid, Cairo University, Egypt

conomic Lecturer at Institute of African Researches and Studies,
Cairo University, Egypt

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Published

2015-06-30

How to Cite

Farid, S. (2015). The Impact of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on Education in Egypt. International Journal For Research In Business, Management And Accounting, 1(2), 72–92. Retrieved from https://ijrbma.com/index.php/bma/article/view/592

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Vol. 1 No. 2 (2015): International Journal For Research In Business, Management And Accounting |ISSN: 2455-6114

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