CURIOSITY CURES THE KNOWLEDGE GAP - CWILI TOWNSHIP DIGITAL DOORWAY PROJECT: A CASE STUDY
Ronel Smith, Grant Cambridge, Kim Gush · 2003
Harnessing ICT for development is hampered by the lack of end-user capacity, technology illiteracy and lack of confidence to use the technology. The Digital Doorway suggests a unique approach to promoting functional computer literacy, overcoming the hurdles of technology use and unfamiliarity. We report on the initial results and learning of a Digital Doorway installation in a rural community in South Africa, and discus the way forward. It appears that children and young adults can teach themselves to use computers fluently. Language, formal education and lack of formal supervision and instruction do not seem to have a significant influence.