The Orange and National Distance Learning Centre (CNED) have
partnered to facilitate access to educational content on smartphones in Africa,
reports ITRealms.
This revelation, ITRealms gathered, came during the
Global Partnership for Education Summit in Dakar, Senegal, which was attended
by Emmanuel Macron, President of France, Jean-Michel Blanquer, French Minister
of National Education, Stéphane Richard, Chairman and CEO of Orange, and
various representatives of education and training in Africa.
ITRealms also
gathered that hundreds of thousands of African students have difficulties
accessing high-quality educational content and in order to address this, Orange
launched an offer in Africa to provide access to educational content from the
best international universities and training centres.
In the fields of education and training, Orange wants to
allow everyone - student, teacher or individual - to acquire new knowledge and
skills in the best conditions, from a university, a training centre, or at
home.
Orange’s direct contribution to this ambitious project,
which is essential for development in Africa, is based on its infrastructures
and networks which allow for the distribution of this content to people in the
19 countries in Africa where it operates, wherever they are located.
In order to meet this objective, Orange and the CNED have
established this partnership to distribute educational content. With over
29,000 people registered internationally and an excellent reputation across the
world, the CNED confirms its position as a leader in Europe and French-speaking
Africa for distance learning. It now has a large database of content, covering
primary and secondary education, higher education and vocational training.
The CNED’s content will be distributed in French in ebook
format through the MondoCNED application. The content can then be downloaded
onto smartphones where it can be read on any screen size and can even be
available offline. This partnership is already available in the Democratic
Republic of the Congo and in the coming months will be introduced to other
countries (Mali, Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, etc.).
“Of all the digital revolutions, higher education and
vocational training is one of the most strategic for Africa, as the benefits of
digital technology can help train millions of managers which this continent
needs to independently take charge of its development in the long term. This
partnership with the CNED confirms the Orange Group’s commitment to this major
ambition to provide everyone with access to education through digital
services”, states Bruno Mettling, CEO of Orange Middle East and Africa.
“These new ways of learning on the move reflect the
development of the digital ecosystem. This opportunity for easy, rapid and
widespread deployment is the first step of an ambitious strategic plan and a
major driver of our development overseas. Educating, promoting career
interests, encouraging, supporting, giving confidence, providing hope and
cooperation... There is no better summary for this partnership which is based
on one of the CNED’s core values: social value. If a person reaches their
education or training target, society as a whole benefits,” affirms Michel
Reverchon-Billot, CEO of the CNED.
In addition to the CNED, other partners will be able to
offer their educational content to Orange customers, notably French online
universities, French-speaking universities and African universities which
already produce their own educational digital resources.
Uj. N. Dominic/GEE
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