The 3rd Pillar

  • The 3rd Pillar
At 8.45 a.m., Mr Mvui led Ariko’s children into the learning room. After exchanging greetings, he began the session by observing, “Your country, like others elsewhere on the continent, is aggressively embracing information and communication technology (ICT).”
“African countries,” he continued, “are promoting ICT with the conviction that it will transform their economies. For this to happen, however, the people of this country, and indeed elsewhere in Africa, must seize and make use of the ICT era, instead of the other way around.” Eric murmured something but Mr Mvui didn’t get what he said. When he looked at Rita, however, Mr Mvui saw someone at a loss………….

This story book gives learners of senior 5 – 6 an insightful and interesting glimpse into the rapidly changing 21st century and what is required of them, besides the knowledge and skills, if they are to become optimally productive in the information age/artificial intelligence era. In short, the book nurtures and promotes the right thinking for knowledge-based development, i.e. the 3rd pillar for socio-economic transformation in Uganda. 

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The learners are then motivated into job creation/wealth generation through exposure to a wide range of meaningful  business ideas

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