Survey of ICT and Education in Africa (Volume 2) - 53 Country Reports
By Glen Farrell (Lead Editor), Shafika Isaacs (Editor) & Michael Trucano (Editor). 2007
These short reports provide general overviews of current activities and issues related to ICT use in education in individual African countries.

Survey of ICT and Education in Africa - A Summary Report, Based on 53 Country Surveys
By Glen Farrell and Shafika Isaacs. 2007 
InfoDev is helping coordinate a comprehensive study surveying the current landscape of ICT in education initiatives in Africa, and is interested in collaborating with partner organizations who may wish to be involved in this work... more

Information & Communications for Development (IC4D) - Global Trends and Policies
The World Bank, 2006
The publication provides a global overview of ICT trends and policies in developing countries, covering issues such as financing infrastructure, the importance of public-private partnerships and effective competition to extending access, using ICT in doing business and formulating national e-strategies.

Knowledge and Skill Development in Developing and Transitional Economies
The World Bank & DFID. 2006

Using Technology to Train Teachers: Appropriate Uses of ICT for Teacher Professional Development in Developing Countries
By Edmond Gaible, Mary Burns. InfoDev, 2005
This handbook is intended to help decision makers in developing-country governments and donor agencies in their efforts to utilize information and communication technologies (ICT) to improve and expand teacher professional development (TPD) activities.

Monitoring and Evaluation of ICT in Education Projects: A Handbook for Developing Countries
By Daniel A. Wagner, Bob Day, Tina James, Robert B. Kozma, Jonathan Miller, Tim Unwin. InfoDev, 2005.
This short handbook provides guidance for policymakers struggling with two key issues: What is the impact on student achievement of introducing ICTs in educational settings in developing countries? How should this impact be measured, and what are the related issues, especially as they relate to Education For All and other Millennium Development Goals?

Designing Open and Distance Learning for Teacher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Toolkit for Educators and Planners
The World Bank, 2005
This toolkit is the third in a series of recent publications by the Africa Region Human Development Department of the World Bank to share knowledge and experience on how distance education and ICTs can support education in Sub-Saharan Africa. It emphasizes the rigorous process by which new forms of distance-education programs for teacher education can be planned and implemented. The best models of established programs are considered along with the potential for incorporating, as the means become available, new modes of communication. Most forms of teacher education, particularly those concerned with qualification upgrading and ongoing professional development, will have to be based in schools. The authors demonstrate how school-based programs, appropriately resourced and supported, have the potential not only to raise significantly the number and quality of teachers, but also to improve classroom practice and school organization.

Improving Educational Quality through Interactive Radio Instruction 
Development Research Group, The World Bank, 2005
This toolkit is intended for African policymakers, education planners, and pedagogical specialists who may be considering the feasibility of using IRI in their education systems. Although, as is documented in the appendixes, considerable use had been made of IRI in Africa, there has been relatively little application of it in francophone countries.  The recent successful implementation of IRI in Guinea could serve as a catalyst for countries with similarly structured education systems. The growing interest in IRI has contributed to increased regional cooperation and collaboration as countries share experiences and resources.

Chapter 6: Responding to the Twin Challenges: Teacher, Teaching, and Technologyin Expanding Opportunities and Building Competencies for Young People: A New Agenda for Secondary Education
The World Bank, 2005
This 2005 World Bank policy paper explores the key issues facing secondary education in the 21st century, including the use of ICT in education.

Knowledge Maps: ICTs in Education (pdf - 852KB)
InfoDev: the Information for Development program. 2005
This series of “knowledge maps” outlines what is known – and what isn’t – about ICT use in education.  The “maps” address ten key topics in ICT and education.

Global Network Readiness for Education (pdf - 1.05MB)
By Colin M. Maclay, Robert Hawkins and Geoffrey S. Kirkman. 2005
Published as a joint effort between the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School and the World Bank Institute (WBI). This paper presents preliminary findings from a Pilot Project to Evaluate the Impact of Computers and the Internet on Learning in Eleven Developing Countries.

Technology in Schools: Education, ICT and the Knowledge Society (pdf - 1.71MB)
By Pedro Hepp K., Enrique Hinostroza S., Ernesto Laval M., Llucio Rebién F., 2004. 
This document describes experiences and offers analyses from ICT in education initiatives in Latin America in general, and from the Chilean “Enlaces” project in particular.  The document offers examples and insights on issues relevant to policymakers in developing countries.

Closing the Gap in Education and Technology (pdf - 16.2MB)
By David de Ferranti, Guillermo E. Perry, Indermit S. Gill, J. Luis Guasch, William F. Maloney, Carolina Sanchez-Paramo, Norbert Schady. 2003
Investing in education, opening up to new technologies through foreign trade and investment, and encouraging private sector research and development (R&D) are the keys to unlocking the potential of technology to speed up economic growth in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
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Engendering ICT: Ensuring Gender Equality in ICT for Development
The World Bank, 2003
The toolkit is divided into 10 sections and it contains checklists, evaluation tools, examples of good practices, and resources that can be used to incorporate gender into ICT projects and project components. The toolkit has been designed for general distribution to researchers, educators, and development practitioners.

ICT and MDGs: a World Bank Group Perspective. 2003
This World Bank Working Paper examines ICT in relation to the Millennium Development Goals, including a chapter about ICT and education.

Enhancing Learning Opportunities in Africa - Distance Education and Information and Communication Technologies for Learning
By Paud Murphy, Steve Anzalone, Andrea Bosch, Jeanne Moulton. 2002
This paper examines the experience of distance education and ICTs in Africa.  It reviews the supportive infrastructure, human resources, and organizational requirements for successful applications, as well as the cost implications and policy options.

Information Infrastructure: The World Bank Group's Experience
The World Bank, 2001
The study recommends that:  (a) the Bank Group restate its strategy in the broader information infrastructure, transcending its traditional focus on telecommunications, with a particular focus on optimizing the use of its instruments (lending and nonlending) and expert skills; and (b) gaps in the existing monitoring and evaluation systems be filled, at both the project and global level, to provide the necessary framework to assess the future effectiveness of the revised strategy.

Additional publications are listed in infoDev's "Quick guide: ICT and education at the World Bank"

For the recent and highlighted publications on ICT and education, click hereand search under “education, distance, technology, computers, information, communication, ICT” for best results.