Digital Literacy, Inclusivity and Sustainable Development in Africa

ISBN-13: 9781783305124 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022

Opis

This book seeks to explain how the global pandemic has exacerbated the already existing digital gap in Africa.

Spis treści

1. Digital Gap in Global and African Countries: Inequalities of Opportunities and COVID-19 Crisis Impact 2. E-skills and Wages in Tunisia 3. Digital Literacy in Africa: A Case Study of Kenya National Library Services 4. Digital transformation in city of Johannesburg Library Services through the provision of E-Learning services 5. National Library of Nigeria and the Promotion of Digital Equity Glory 6. Driving Digital Literacy - An Assessment of GhLA's Interventions Against the COVID-19 Impact on Library Services 7. Impact of COVID-19 on Digital Divide: Perspectives of an Educator and a Librarian in Botswana 8. Digital literacy Skills Investigation among Third Year Bachelor of Library and Information Science Students of Makerere University 9. ICT Training for Children with Hearing-Impairment 10. Underscoring the Value of Digital Literacy as a Tool for Reducing Unemployment and Enhancing Workplace Productivity 11. Backwards Design Modelling of Digital Literacy in Africa

O autorze

Helena Asamoah–Hassan is Executive Director of the African Library and Information Associations and Institutions (AfLIA). She was previously University Librarian at the Kwame University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana and was a member of the Governing Board of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) 2007-11. Helena has been consultant to a number of international organisations on library and information issues and has served and still serves on several other committees at national, regional and international levels. She is author or editor of 3 books, 3 chapters, 19 refereed conference proceedings and journal articles and over 100 conference papers.