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About the Partnership for 21st Century Skills

The Partnership for 21st Century Skills is a unique alliance of education,
business and government leaders committed to helping educators prepare
students for success in the 21st century.

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The Partnership for 21st Century Skills, the
leading advocacy organization transforming learning in the 21st century,
and the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) have worked
collaboratively to release the Science ICT Literacy Map, providing
educators with a framework for integrating 21st century skills into K-12
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The Partnership for 21st Century Skills Releases Science ICT Literacy Map

Every country in this group now has an independent telecom regulator
overseeing the further development of the sector.

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"The Partnership's ICT Literacy Map series represents significant progress
in making the teaching and learning of core academic subjects more relevant
to the demands of the 21st century," said Douglas Levin, board member for
the Partnership and Director of Education Policy for the cable industry's
education foundation, Cable in the Classroom.21stcenturyskills. "We are pleased to
have collaborated with the Partnership for 21st Century Skills on a tool
that is particularly valuable in helping science educators improve student
learning.

Research and Markets: Explosive Growth of Mobile Telephony in Central and Eastern Africa

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The Partnership for
21st Century Skills is a tax-exempt 501 (c) 3 organization.org.newscom. The incumbent PTOs in
several of the countries have been partially privatised with others to follow
in the near future, including major markets such as Kenya.

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The Science ICT Literacy Map demonstrates how educators can develop science
lessons that combine 21st century learning skills, such as information and
communication skills, with 21st century tools, such as the Internet and
multi-media production tools. The map guides K-12 educators through a wide
range of learning skill examples, as emphasized in the Partnership's
report, Learning for the 21st Century , and cites specific student outcomes
demonstrating ICT Literacy success for grades four, eight and 12.

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The Science ICT Literacy Map is the fourth in a series of ICT Literacy Maps
available to educators to assist them in integrating 21st century skills
into curricula.

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Member organizations include:
Apple, Cable in the Classroom, Cisco Systems, Inc. Following in its
footsteps, neighbouring Tanzania and Uganda will also introduce new
competition frameworks in 2005, deregulating among other things the use of
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephony.

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Low fixed-line teledensity and Internet penetration and the explosive
growth of mobile telephony (particularly prepaid) are the chief
characteristics of the telecom markets in the Central and Eastern region of
Africa.com/reports/c13878

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Senior Manager
Research and Markets
press@researchandmarkets.

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Based in Washington, DC and Tucson, Arizona, the Partnership for 21st
Century Skills is administered by Infotech Strategies.

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The Science ICT Literacy Map is the fourth in a series
of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Literacy Maps, which are
designed to help educators make the transition to 21st century teaching and
learning."

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"The Science ICT Literacy Map is a practical tool that will help educators
enhance their lesson plans with 21st century skills and give students a
more thorough educational experience," said Gerald Wheeler, executive
director of the National Science Teachers Association.org.com/reports /c13878) has announced the addition
of 2005 - Africa Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband Central and Eastern Region to
their offering.
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"These are practical tools
designed to enhance lesson plans and, ultimately, better prepare today's
students for tomorrow's workplace and the demands of global citizenry. The ICT Literacy Maps are also currently available for
geography , mathematics and English.21stcenturyskills.researchandmarkets.researchandmarkets.

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All of the Partnership 's resources are
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Each country has its own chapter and covers the following subjects:

- Key Statistics
- Market Overview
- Regulatory Environment
- Major Players
- Infrastructure
- Fixed network Services
- Data
- Internet
- Broadband
- Convergence
- Mobile Communications
- Broadcasting

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