The last inch of the last mile challenge

Hasson, Amir Alexander

doi:10.1145/1859934.1859935

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“…It has been argued that the First Mile cannot ignore traditional economic considerations entirely (Fallis 2003) and this has been confirmed in practical experience (Adeyeye & Gardner-Stephen, 2011;Kozak 2013;Paisley & Richardson 1998;Richard & Philpot 2013). For example organisations such as United Villages have found that a bottomup grass roots understanding of supply and demand at the local level is critical in delivering the 'last inch' of the last mile (Hasson, 2010 (2004) has suggested, the private and public sectors are to work together for the greater good, it is essential that we journey together in facing the challenge of high quality e-education materials for the people of South Africa, but in a cost efficient and financially sustainable manner.…”

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confidence: 99%

The Dreams Plan: A Blupoint Strategy for e‐Education Provision in South Africa

Walls

Santer

Wills

et al. 2015

E J Info Sys Dev Countries

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Since 2004, the government of South Africa has issued a number of white papers calling for the development of a national e-education strategy. A recent study published in this journal (Mooketsi & Chigona, 2014) suggests that the current e-education strategy is not working for many communities in South Africa. This paper presents an alternative e-education strategy for South Africa known as the DREAMs plan (Digital Resources for Education And Mobility). The DREAMs plan proposes the following three conjectures. First, offline platforms are more important than online platforms for building a sustainable SA e-education strategy. Second, mobile technologies are more important than non-mobile technologies for building a sustainable SA e-education strategy. Third, sideloading cultures are more important than downloading cultures for building a sustainable SA e-education strategy. The paper finishes with some final thoughts on the place of dreaming and dreamers in the wider development agenda.

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confidence: 99%