E-EDUCATION IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THE BASIC EDUCATION SECTOR 2014 – 2019

“Every South African learner in GET & FET will be ICT capable by 2013” PROBLEM STATEMENT Goal of the White Paper on e-Education (2004) is yet to be achieved. “Every South African learner in GET & FET will be ICT capable by 2013” Basic Education sector is unable to leverage on the potential of ICTs to improve the quality, accessibility, equity and learner attainment.

BACKGROUND Limited ICT infrastructure available in schools nationally by 2010: 6 245 schools (25%) had computers for teaching and learning, 13 011 (51%) had ICT for administrative purposes. ICT infrastructure disparities among and within provinces. Major PDE constraints include: Inadequate or lack of budget. Shortage of necessary resources (human & physical). Inadequate state of e-readiness at schools (human & physical). Competing priorities.

E-EDUCATION INITIATIVES AUDIT 2013 Audit of ICT initiatives in all provinces was conducted in 2013 Audit findings on e-Education implementation: Implementation visible but slow paced Private sector & NGOs played significant role but ICT initiatives uncoordinated, unsustainable, scattered & unfocused hence limited impact Initiatives not comprehensive(No training/content) Lack or inadequate human capacity Lack or inadequate connectivity

E-EDUCATION IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 2014 - 2019 Plan aims to increase access to ICT to support curriculum delivery & improve learner attainment. Plan updates & adds detail to the White Paper on e-Education (2004) as well as sets new targets for ICT access in schools Plan is mainly grounded on 4 strategic objectives: Electronic content resource development and distribution ICT professional development for management, teaching and learning Access to ICT infrastructure Connectivity

KEY FACTORS TO CONSIDER New Government policies, plans (NDP) & priorities; Lessons learnt (Khanya & GoL); Available technologies & suitability; Phased implementation approached; Standards for Internet access for schools; Use of FOSS & OERs; Delineated roles & responsibilities of stakeholders; Advisory oversight committee; Access to quality educational material; Dissemination of school-based best practice; Monitoring & evaluation of the new e-Education initiative.

STRUCTURE OF PLAN The plan consists of two parts: Part 1: Implementation Approach Section 1: Introduction Section 2: Implementation Approach Section 3: Deliverables and Activities to be led by the DBE Section 4: Deliverables and Activities to be led by PEDs Section 5: Deliverables to be led by the DTPS Section 6: Enabling the implementation of the e-education Part 2: Individual Provincial Implementation Plans Section 7: Individual Provincial Implementation Plans

IMPLEMENTATION APPROACH National targets will guide the implementation. Benchmarks and annual targets will be set for each strategic objective> No. of schools with ICT facilities (Admin & Teaching & Learning ) No. of schools with access to connectivity (Admin & Teaching & Learning ) No. of schools with access to offline & online electronic content resources. No. of teachers at various ICT skills proficiency levels (basic, intermediate & advanced).

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES Department of Basic Education (DBE) will lead: Electronic content resource development and distribution Provincial Education Departments (PDEs) will lead : ICT professional development for management, teaching and learning Access to ICT infrastructure Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services will lead: Connectivity

IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD Plan outlines a framework for specific priorities and actions to be implemented over a period of 5 years. Year 1- 2014/15 Year 2- 2015/16 Year 3- 2016/17 Year 4- 2017/18 Year 5- 2018/19

Activity 4: Rollout the Educational Network This activity will lead to the utilization of the connectivity provided to schools facilitating the access to the e-administrative Virtual Private Network (VPN), e-learning Virtual Private Network; and use of electronic means to communicate with Provincial offices. The Educational Network is currently under construction (dbecloud) Breakdown and numeric targets for schools connectivity for the next 5 years in line with National Broadband Policy SCHOOLS' CONNECTIVITY Nationally number of schools Base line Schools without connectivity Year 1 (2014-2015) Year 2 (2015-16) Year 3 (2016-17) Year 4 (2017-18) Connected schools for Admin % of Connected schools for Admin Connected schools for T&L % of connected schools for Teaching & Learning Admin Purpose Teaching & Learning 30% of schools have access to the e-admin VPN 30% of all schools have access to e-education VPN 50% of all schools have access to the e-admin VPN 50% of all schools have access to e-education VPN 80% of all schools have access to the e-admin VPN 65% of all schools have access to an ICT facility for T&l 100% of all schools have access to the e-admin VPN 80% of all schools have access to an ICT facility for T&l 24434 7076 29 5227 21 17358 19207 5207 5762 8679 9604 13886 12485 15366 EC 5562 255 5 5307 1669 1592 2781 2654 4450 3450 4246 FS 1327 843 64 275 484 1052 145 316 242 526 387 684 842 GP 2183 1489 68 2097 96 694 86 208 26 347 43 555 56 69 KZN 5937 1405 24 853 14 4532 5084 1360 1525 2266 2542 3626 3305 4067 LP 3924   1177 1962 3139 2551 MP 1948 162 8 1786 584 536 974 893 1558 1161 1429 NC 553 354 137 25 199 416 60 125 100 159 270 333 NW 1542 238 15 1304 391 652 848 1043 WC 1458 1443 99 1210 83 248 74 124 12 161 198

PRE-REQUISITES FOR SUCCESS Adequate funding for e-Education implementation nationally Management structures to give effect to this Plan: Advisory Oversight Committee (HEDCOM ICT Sub-committee) ICT Inter-provincial forum Partnerships for e-Education implementation Department of Telecommunications & Postal Services (DTPS) Department of Science & Technology (DST) Department of Higher Education & Training (DHET) Private sector & NGOs Coordination of a national system for e-Education implementation.

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