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dot-EDU (Digital Opportunity through Technology and Communication Partnerships-Learning Systems)
Lead Organisation	Education Development Center
Type of Project Activity	Development project with ICT4D component
Project URL	http://dot-edu.edc.org/projects/HaitiStory.htm
Brief Description	dot-EDU is an information and communication technology (ICT) intervention mechanism for USAID Missions seeking to improve education systems in their respective countries. dot-EDU seeks to assist developing countries in strengthening learning systems that improve quality, expand access, and enhance equity through carefully planned applications of digital and broadcast technologies. The dot-EDU mission has two foci. First, dot-EDU provides training and technical assistance to support USAID Missions in developing and implementing technology-assisted applications. Second, dot-EDU conducts pilot projects and prepares knowledge products using available core resources. Activities result in improved understanding, strategic planning, and implementation of technology-assisted educational applications in developing countries. dot-EDU projects are currently underway in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, India, Kenya, Macedonia, Madagascar, Namibia, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen, and Zambia.
Contact name	Roy Zimmermann
Contact email	rzimmermann@edc.org
Contact Phone/Fax	(617) 969-7100
Regular Postal Address	55 Chapel Street, Newton, Massachusetts 02458 - 1060, USA
Affiliated Organisations
Funding Agencies	U.S. Agency for International Development
Target Beneficiaries	Scholars Students
Start Date	1-01-2001
End Date	1-01-2007
Project Budget	NA
Current Status	Closed
Countr(ies) Involved	Haiti
Sector	Education
Description of ICT Components	technology-assisted educational applications digital access
Millennium Development Goals	2. Education
Project Document(s)

dot-EDU (Digital Opportunity through Technology and Communication Partnerships-Learning Systems)