How is Education fostered by PAVs and CMCs in Mozambique?

Sara Vannini, Dr. Isabella Rega, Prof. Dr. Lorenzo Cantoni

Specific Goals: •  To create for the first time a map of the current number,

typology and localization of PAVs in Mozambique;

Aims of the presentation

Specific Goals: •  To create for the first time a map of the current number,

typology and localization of PAVs in Mozambique; •  To introduce Community Multimedia Centres (CMCs)

and which the governmental programs regarding them;

Aims of the presentation

Specific Goals: •  To create for the first time a map of the current number,

typology and localization of PAVs in Mozambique; •  To introduce Community Multimedia Centres (CMCs)

and which the governmental programs regarding them; •  To draw a map of the education services CMCs offer to

the population, thus helping quantify the magnitude of the phenomenon in the country.

Aims of the presentation

Aims of the presentation

General Goals: •  Serve as a frame from which to draw samples (both

at a research and at a governmental level);

Aims of the presentation

General Goals: •  Serve as a frame from which to draw samples (both

at a research and at a governmental level); •  Facilitate analysis by making it possible to

differentiate findings by type of establishment;

Aims of the presentation

General Goals: •  Serve as a frame from which to draw samples (both

at a research and at a governmental level); •  Facilitate analysis by making it possible to

differentiate findings by type of establishment; •  Participate in the Global Impact Study to help

quantify the magnitude of the public access ICT phenomenon globally.

A Public Access to ICTs Venue (PAV) is a place where the general public can use a

computer and connect to the Internet…

Public Access Venues

A Public Access to ICTs Venue (PAV) is a place where the general public can use a

computer and connect to the Internet…

No matter whether… •  It is a stand alone facility; •  The service is paid for or free.

www.globalimpactstudy.org

Public Access Venues

The Context: Mozambique

Why Mozambique?

1.  Mozambique is one of the countries that was selected for UNESCO’s CMCs scale-up program;

The Context: Mozambique

Why Mozambique?

1.  Mozambique is one of the countries that was selected for UNESCO’s CMCs scale-up program;

2.  The Government of Mozambique will set up new CMCs in the very next years;

The Context: Mozambique

Why Mozambique?

1.  Mozambique is one of the countries that was selected for UNESCO’s CMCs scale-up program;

2.  The Government of Mozambique will set up new CMCs in the very next years;

3.  Missing study;

The Context: Mozambique

Why Mozambique?

1.  Mozambique is one of the countries that was selected for UNESCO’s CMCs scale-up program;

2.  The Government of Mozambique will set up new CMCs in the very next years;

3.  Missing study; 4.  Overview needed!

The Context: Mozambique

The Context: Mozambique

•  Method by TASCHA’s Global Impact Study inventory (www.globalimpactstudy.org);

•  Retrieval of information by official sources, literature review;

•  Survey to the CMCs carried on by telephone at a national level (technology availability, people involved, services and training offered to the communities…).

Methodology

63 official PAVs in Mozambique:

•  40 Multimedia Community Centres (CMCs) •  14 Cybercafés •  6 Millennium Villages •  2 Telecentres •  1 “Cyber Bus”

Results: PAVs’ Number and Typology

Results: # of PAVs per macro regions

Total # Total CMCs Others Total / region

South Maputo 15 8 7

25 (15 CMCs) Gaza 6 4 2

Inhambane 4 3 1

Centre

Zambezia 6 4 2

19 (11 CMCs) Manica 4 3 1

Sofala 4 1 3

Tete 5 3 2

North

Nampula 11 6 5

19 (14 CMCs) Cabo Delgado 4 4 0

Niassa 4 4 0

# Total CMCs: 40

# CMCs still not fully working: 4

# CMCs fully working: 36

# CMCs that did not respond to our phone survey: 13

# CMCs that responded to our phone survey: 23

Results

Results: Offered courses per macro regions

Word,  ppt,  xls  

Access  Internet  (Explorer)  

Foreign  Languages  (EN,  FR)  

Computer  maintenance  for  

volunteers  

External  training  for  

volunteers  

Internal  training  for  

volunteers  

Tot  CMCs  offering  ICT  

training  

SOUTH   8   1   3   0   1   5   6   8  

CENTRE   3   0   1   0   0   2   2   3  

NORTH   6   0   1   1   1   3   4   6  

TOT.   17   1   5   1   2   10   12   17  

Results: Offered courses per macro regions

Total  #  of  CMCs  that  responded  to  our  survey  

Tot  #  CMCs  offering  ICT  

training  to  the  community  

%  on  the  tot  CMCs  that  responded  

SOUTH   8   8   100%  

CENTRE   7   3   43%  

NORTH   8   6   75%  

TOT.   23   17   74%  

Thank You!

Sara Vannini, Dr. Isabella Rega, Prof. PhD Lorenzo Cantoni

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