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In Africa the heady optimism of the independence years has given way to mounting international concern as the development process has faltered. In the education sector, despite the impressive achievements that have been made in educational systems in some African countries, the present situation provides little grounds for complacency. Symptoms of decline are evident throughout the continent. In many ways Sudan exemplifies the problems facing the continent. In recent years this nation has suffered from environmental disasters such as drought and desertification leading to famine in some parts of the country, political instability and its ramifications, and a civil war that has been going on for more than a decade. We address the impact of information technology, in particular computers, on the educational system in the Sudan. An attempt is made to analyze the situation and critical issues are discussed. We feel that these issues are common to a majority of the African countries.
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- Educational System
- Computer Education
- Introductory Programming
- Provide Computing Service
- Personal Computer Laboratory
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Sagahyroon, A.A. (1995). Computer education in developing countries: the Sudan case. In: Tinsley, J.D., van Weert, T.J. (eds) World Conference on Computers in Education VI. WCCE 1995. IFIP — The International Federation for Information Processing. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-34844-5_17
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