DIGITAL INCLUSION IN EDUCATION IN ANGOLA: ADVANCES AND RETREATS

Abstract

The inclusion of technology in education in Angola marks yet another moment of transition in the Education and Teaching System, with the integration of new digital tools that have provided a new use, new learning and management standards for administrative processes. The study presented in this document aims to reflect on the digital inclusion initiatives in education in Angola, mainly in basic education. Contextualized in the domain of the inclusion of information and communication technologies in Angolan schools and focused, in particular, on existing projects, this study is part of an empirical approach of a qualitative nature, assuming a descriptive investigation. In comparative terms, the Escola Meu Kamba Project was the most solid, due to the fact that it had direct financial coverage from the State; the ProFuturo Project was the most innovative when using mobile and tactile devices, in addition to having an alternative power supply to the public network; and, finally, the E-Net project was the one that had contributed the most to Internet access by the school community. On the other hand, there are regrets about the discontinuities of both projects.