2011 (Spring) - Dominican Republic ICT Presentation

ICT and the Digital Divide: A Participatory Solution with a

Dominican Flavor

EdPA 5104 - Alfonso Sintjago

Why ICT? – Digital Divide

Rapidly growing and developing sectors

Maximize the dissemination of knowledge

Enhanced ability for collaboration

Enhanced ability to communicate

A space for marginalized voices

Seen as fun / captivating Free Data!

Information Everywhere

Why the Dominican Republic (D.R.)?

Vestiges of Colonization History of Inequality Relationship with Haiti Historical linkages with the U.S.A. Economic Changes Recent Introduction of ICT Problems with its Education

System Limited Human Capital and

Research

General Background ICT

Telephone – 1876 Radio - 1893 Television – 1940 Apple Lisa - 1984 Mobile phone – 1974 Internet -1990 Voice over IP - 2004

General Background D.R.

Discovered 1492 Second Largest

Caribbean Nation High Poverty Rate Spanish Speaking

Country Primarily Mixed or of

African Descent Haiti – US Relations Democratic Since 1978

Education Today in the D.R.

VariablesDominic

an Republic

Comparison - Group

Primary Enrollment (GER) - 2008 104 116

(Region)

Secondary Enrollment (GER) -

200875

89 (Region)

Public Expenditure as % of GDP - 2007

2.2 (120th)

4.5 (World)

Literacy Rate (+15) - 2008 88.2 91.0

(Region)

Literacy Rate (Under 15) - 2008 95.8 96.9

(Region)

New ICT Institutions – D.R. Technological Institute of the Americas (ITLA)

founded on 2000 The Dominican Telecommunication Institute

(INDOTEL) funded on 1998 The Cyberpark of Santo Domingo founded on 2001 New Network Access Point (NAP) of the Caribbean

built on 2008 (INTEC, 2010)

ICT Program – D.R.

Rural Connectivity Program Community Technology Center Program Educando.edu.do Program Red Wan Program Virtual Areas for Education (AVES) Software development – ITLA - INTEC

Community Technology Centers “My greatest and best wish is for the technological

centers, is that you, boys and girls like yourselves, will integrate at what is the world of computers, to the information and knowledge society. That each one of you together with your families will carry the window of how to use the technologies of information and communication as a tool to develop. The Dominican has so much energy that I truly wish that the technology centers could become the great high way that takes us towards development, progress, and to our wellbeing, so that you can help in any way you wish to develop a more just society, with greater equity, and above all inclusive.”

CTC’s Locations

Problems1- Lack of Community Participation (1st and 2nd Stage)2- Foreign in Nature (manuals, equipment, appearance) 3- Continued Dependency on Foreign Equipment (ITLA,

INTEC)4- Lack of Primary and Secondary ICT 4 All Programs

(OLPD, Programming and Computer Literacy within the Curriculum, Mobile Learning)

5- Malfunctions / Lack of Repairs <- Foreign Tech6- Lack of a Comprehensive Approach (OLPD, Mobile,

Games, Curriculum, All Levels)7- Lack of Scale – Limited Scale – Voluntary

Participation (Conflict with 1st)

Mobile Expansion

The Dominican Republic has a cell phone use rate of 0.91 cellular phones per person in the Dominican Republic (INDOTEL, 2010) – Yet There are No Major Mobile Learning Programs!

Comprehensive and Participatory Use of OERs -

Brought to Scale

What is Next?

Leapfrogging Futures!

What was not covered?

Migration Remittances Relationship with

the United States Deeper overview of

ICT4D theories and policies

Pros and Cons of Different ICTs

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