Education
Africa: Making literacy a priority
2008-11-07, Issue 405
http://pambazuka.org/en/category/education/51835
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How can we address the issue of the information and knowledge society without first dealing with the fact that almost a sixth of the world's population remains illiterate, and thus excluded from the possibility of effectively participating in a knowledge-driven society? What good are the advantages afforded by the new ICTs for the more than 860 million who cannot read and write?


Issa G. Shivji (2009) Where is Uhuru?.