What-Fi

 Rationale 

In a knowledge economy with an increasing demand for education, many developing nations have turned to various forms of ed-tech and ICT in education, including devices, e-learning, distance learning, online learning, and Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) operating under Course Management Systems (CMS) as alternatives and/or addendums to the typical classroom.  With a device and a reasonable internet connection, one can receive quality education resources from around the world, including top institutions such as at MIT and Stanford.  However, there is an underlying cost in and outside of the financial domain for these forms of learning.  Given this development, policy is rapidly being developed to support or denigrate incorporation into education.

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The purpose of this site is to explore the current infrastructure, policy frameworks, plans, and on-the-ground realities of ed-tech in rural African development to inform sound, practical policy.  I chose the name "What-Fi" to represent "What WiFi".  This is to represent the question "What is the current capacity in the region and what policies are in place?"  In the various forms of media on the site, it hopes to explore technological development in the sector of education and implications for the future in solving issues of access, quality, and practicality in the Sub-Saharan African region.

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For the purpose of this site, Sub-Saharan Africa will rarely be referred to collectively.  To be more precise and focus on geographical and historically linked regions, this site will defer to regions as East, West, North, Central, and Southern Africa.  More will be discussed on this matter in my blog and the subsequent research.