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   p o l i c y s i m u l a t i o n, c o s t i n g a n d         beneficiaries of this proposal. With
   budgeting, etc.)                                             credible ICT components integrated
 ●ICTs in education                                             into the sector plans, together with
 M a n y c o u nt r i e s h ave s t r e n g t h e n e d         appropriate ICT tools and contents
 their education development plans for                          d e v e l o p e d, t e a c h e r s, p u p i l s a n d
 achieving EFA. However, some education                         their parents will be the ultimate
 pla n s rema i n at t he level of p ol icy                     beneficiaries.
 statements and do not include reliable                        II.2 Immediate objectives
 statistics nor credible information on                         This proposal aims to assist Member
 resource projections. In some others,                          States in strengthening the ICT policy
 fu r t her ef for t s w i l l b e ne e de d t o                and component of their national
 specify operational strategies for policy                      education sector plans, in making better
 implementation. National ICT policies and                      use of ICTs for educational management
 strategies for supporting EFA are weak in                      and in promoting ICTs as tools of
 most plans, there is need to strengthen                        educational provision, with special
 the ICT component. This requires the                           emphasis on teacher training.
 p rov i s ion of a s s i s t a nc e i n order t o             II.3 Proposed activities
 further strengthen institutional capacities                    UNE SCO will provide technical
 in the field of ICT policy design and                          assistance for capacity building in
 implementation and to render credible the                      t h e I C T-r e l a t e d a r e a s i d e n t i f i e d
 ICT components of these plans.                                 as priorities by Member States. To
II. Strategy and implementation arrangements                    this end, country proposals will be
 II.1 Target beneficiaries                                      developed within the overall framework
   Four countries will be supported under                       of the four components indicated below,
   this project: these include Mongolia,                        but the specific areas for support will
   DPR Korea, and Uzbekistan that were                          be detailed on the basis of the actual
   s upp or t e d u n der t he p rev iou s F I T                needs and priorities of each of the
   project funded by the Republic of                            countries concerned. The project will
   Korea, as well as an African country                         be in line with and complementary to
   to be selected. National educational                         its Regular Programme on support to
   authorities, including policy and decision                   national sector planning. These will
   makers, and educational planners and                         help further strengthen the capacity of
   managers will be the prime targets                           UNESCO to fully respond to Member
   of this proposal. Other stakeholders,                        States’ requests.
   e sp e c i a l ly t ho s e de a l i n g w it h t h e         The four interlinked project components
   management of ICTs in education, will                        a r e: (i) s t r e n g t h e n i n g t h e I C T
   be the secondary but also important                          c o mp on e nt of t h e nat iona l s e c t o r

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