The Rwandan government views Information and Communication Technology (ICT) as a key tool for transforming the economy, with the education sector playing an important role in developing the necessary human resources. Since 2000 there has been a big push to introduce computers into schools and integrate ICT into the education curriculum through a…

This is the first detailed study of the character and particularity of China's rapidly growing education and training cooperation with Kenya. Set against the 50-year history of Kenya's engagement with China, it pays special attention to the human resources targets of the Forum for China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) from 2000. It argues that the…

The paper examines e-government development in Africa. This study is based on the Cape Gateway project in South Africa, a leading e-government initiative on the continent. We observe that African countries have jumped on the e-government band wagon by looking mostly at the benefits without a clear risk assessment. We argue that African countries…

Illustrates approaches to what training can and should do for the development process of a country, including alternative styles of training, needs analysis, planning and design models, evaluation, and passive versus active learning. (SK)

Through investment in human beings, appropriate education contributes to the development of a milieu favorable to economic progress. Thus, the building of a modern nation depends upon the development of people and the organization of human activity. (Author/GC)

The three essays in this publication consider the relationship between human capital investment and economic development, particularly in the context of developing countries. The first article (by Aklilu Habte) reviews the experiences of the World Bank in lending for education, curriculum development, and vocational training. The role of education…

Due to the "education explosion," countries are producing large numbers of educated unemployed, who are unwilling to work in the traditional sector and unable to work in the trade sector. Educational goals must be reassessed in terms of furthering national development. (WI)

This study explores the recent trend where African countries have shown a decline in expansion of their school systems and in replacing expatriates engaged in vital public and private activity. The study explores policy options and traces the evolution of World Bank ideas and actions to help practitioners design policies and programs better…

In this publication, one of a series dealing with economic and social development, references to the literature on human resource development have been organized under nine major subject headings: human resources in economic development, economics of human resources, manpower requirements, rational utilization of human resources, the strategies of…

In the Caribbean, women's programs have focused on women's reproductive roles, to the detriment of equal opportunities in education, training, access to jobs, land, and credit. This deprives developing nations of the full contribution of women to social and economic development. (SK)

This document reports on a project that developed, through case studies of various countries, empirical evidence of the impact of curriculum content and method on national economic, social, and political growth. Specific problems studied were (1) occupational education and training for development, (2) education's role in the formation of social…

This book is part of a series of studies dealing with educational economics and the efficiency of various forms of education. This volume is concerned with the topic of nonformal education, particularly as it might be applied in developing nations that are still largely rural. The author does not attempt to develop a definitive economic analysis…

Summaries of proceedings are presented for the eighth and ninth International Manpower Seminars, 1967. The order in which the contents of this volume was assembled follows the general pattern of both seminars: (1) Human Resources in Economic and Social Growth--Basic Concepts, (2) Population and Employment Policies and Measures, (3) Manpower…

Cites lessons gained from activities of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the United States Agency for International Development. (SB)

The authors agree that cooperative education is a positive concept with real benefits for African nations, but it has to be modified to suit the environment of Africa and that continent's special problems. Issues of its acceptability, the size of the industrial base, elitist attitudes, and mass illiteracy are also discussed. (SK)