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

2. “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.

3. 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.

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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.

7. 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

8. 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).

9. 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

10. IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD
Plan outlines a framework for specific priorities and actions to be implemented over a period of 5 years.
Year /15
Year /16
Year /17
Year /18
Year /19

11. 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 ( )
Year 2 ( )
Year 3 ( )
Year 4 ( )
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

12. 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.

13. Thank you