Ethiopia to build nationwide e-Library system for Universities
- Monday, April 27, 2009, 1:07
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In an effort to expand the reach of the limited reference materials available to University students across the nation, the Ministry of Education (MoE) is finalising preparations to launch a nationwide electronic system.
The soon to be launched electronic library system will station its database, which will comprise all available books and other reference records from government universities, here in Addis Ababa. All of the 21 state run universities will then be linked to the database.
Presenting a nine months performance report to parliament last Thursday, Education Minister Demeke Mekonnen said installment, inspection and other support for the system will be provided by independent companies for a period of three years.
The education ministry says setbacks, such as a lack of adequate copies of books and even absence of essential books in some university, will be eased as all the books university offer students will be a click away.
Declining to detail the names of the companies that will support the system, Abera Abate, Public Relations Officer at MoE, explained to Capital the ministry has already short listed firms and an agreement will be sealed shortly.
Also capitalising on information communication technology characteristics, the education ministry is advancing its post graduate programs through tele-education.
Abera explained that the tele-education program is designed to boost university teacher numbers and capacity. One hundred trainees will benefit from the program already in operation in Addis Ababa University Engineering Faculty, with a plan to include eight other universities.
The Indian New Delhi University is partnering with the education ministry of the program. “There are ongoing efforts to have more partners from South African Universities,” Abera commented to Capital.
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