Status of Geoinformatics Education and Training in Sub-Saharan Africa: Initiatives Taken and Challenges

Autor/inn/en	Sumari, Neema S.; Shao, Zhengfeng; Van Genderen, John L.; Musakwa, Walter; Ujoh, Fanan; Washaya, Prosper; Gumbo, Trynos
Titel	Status of Geoinformatics Education and Training in Sub-Saharan Africa: Initiatives Taken and Challenges
Quelle	In: Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 43 (2019) 2, S.224-243 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Sumari, Neema S.) ORCID (Musakwa, Walter)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0309-8265
DOI	10.1080/03098265.2019.1599831
Schlagwörter	Geographic Information Systems; Geography Instruction; Foreign Countries; Private Sector; Public Sector; Educational Improvement; Earth Science; Curriculum Development; Capacity Building; International Cooperation; Educational Cooperation; Information Technology; Government Role; Academic Degrees; Ethiopia; Nigeria; South Africa; Tanzania; Zimbabwe + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geography education; Geography lessons; Geografieunterricht; Ausland; Privater Sektor; Öffentlicher Sektor; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Earth sciences; Geowissenschaften; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Internationale Kooperation; Internationale Zusammenarbeit; Education; cooperation; Kooperation; Informationstechnologie; Degree; Degrees; Academic level graduation; Akademischer Grad; Hochschulabschluss; Äthiopien; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik; Tansania; Simbabwe
Abstract	This paper presents an update on some of the activities that have taken place since a World Bank report; "Guidelines for Education and Training in Environmental Information Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa: Some Key Issues" was published and provides details on the current situation. It shows how organizations such as the African Association on Remote Sensing of Environment, International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, European Association of Remote Sensing Companies, Group on Earth Observation, and several others have helped to increase manpower resources in the region and strengthened institutional capacity in the field of geoinformatics, through capacity building, technology transfer, international cooperation and the provision of internal African resources. After reviewing what has happened in the field of geoinformatics education and training, we focused on current initiatives taken and challenges in five Sub-Saharan countries: Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. We reviewed GIS education and training in the private sector, government, information communications technology in higher education institutions, GIS application areas and challenges facing GIS education and training. Findings show that; change should involve education stakeholders in all levels of education and curriculum quality, regional and international cooperation through exchange programs, should be a priority for Sub-Saharan Africa countries. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01