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Response to Wayne:
It is great to see so much happening around libre and
open resources for education. As you have pointed out
before, there are special needs in Africa, and the context calls for innovation. Part of the answer to your question is to facilitate communication
across initiatives, and develop a common vision and a common understanding of the context and the way forward. The context is constantly changing and we need a realistic plan leading towards
a desired future.
Here are two perspectives:
- ALL investment should go into enabling access. Only then do we even think about content, and enable this via the local communities. Actually, it is not about content - it is about learning activities which will be greatly enhanced when it is possible to engage with the global knowledge society.
- Focus on developing (libre) learning resources among those who have access. These automatically become a foundation as soon as new communities gain access. Moreover, in this process, local skills will be developed to take it forward.
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