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Building and Sustaining National ICT/Education Agencies : Lessons from Costa Rica (Omar Dengo Foundation). / Carla Jimenez Iglesias.
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- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Jimenez Iglesias, Carla.
- Series:
- Systems Approach for Better Education Results (SABER)
- World Bank e-Library.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Education.
- Education For All.
- Educational Institutions & Facilities.
- Information and Communication Technologies.
- Information Technology.
- Local Subjects:
- Education.
- Education For All.
- Educational Institutions & Facilities.
- Information and Communication Technologies.
- Information Technology.
- Other Title:
- Building and Sustaining National ICT/Education Agencies
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, 2016.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- Since its creation over 25 years ago, the Omar Dengo Foundation (ODF) has played a critical role in developments related to use of educational technologies in schools in Costa Rica. The integration of technology in Costa Rican public schools took off in 1987 with the creation by the Ministry of Public Education of the National Program of Educational Informatics, which became the flagship program of the newly created Omar Dengo Foundation. This paper explores the development of ODF as a key partner institution to the Costa Rican Ministry of Public Education and how changes in key legislation went hand-in-hand with ODF's growth and impact. It explores key lessons learned for policymakers looking for insights on how an external ICT/education agency can work productively in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Education and other government agencies to serve as main implementation agency for a large scale, national ICT in education initiative.
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