5-5 Education Issues affecting social economic development ICT Solutions Accountable Training of teachers in ICT and to motivate them to use ICT as a tool in education: teaching, planning and administration. Include compulsory ICT (ICDL) courses in teacher training curriculum and teacher refresher programmes. MIC Introduction of ICT literacy as a basic component of the formal education programmes in the country. Integration of ICT into the existing school curriculum at all levels, e.g. using UNESCO’s ICT Competency Framework by September 2010. NATCOM (Universal access) PRSP MDG Sustainable Human Development Education Universal Education Sustainable Human Development Education Universal Education Sustainable Human Development Education Universal Education Stakeholder(s) MEYS & TEC MEYS & TEC To provide free ICT distance learning opportunities in education at resource centres, cinemas and through the use of text messaging. To offer discount for Internet subscriptions to schools and public educational institutions. Establish educational server by 2010 and ICT module materials to be made available online and offline and to be accessible by all. High national illiteracy. Provide multi-purpose and adult literacy centres with audiovisual and touch-screen e-learning kiosks by 2010. MIC NATCOM MEYS ICT Policy of Sierra Leone Page 28 / 63